Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Police seek witnesses and video on suspicious deaths
The investigation into the discovery of two bodies at a home in Coldstream has police hoping someone saw something or caught it on video. The bodies were found by RCMP in a mobile home in the Kalview ...
Jan 19, 2023
Wildfire work creating smoke
Wildfire prevention work is being conducted over the two to three weeks on the northeast side of Mt. Boucherie above Hudson Road Elementary. The City of West Kelowna says smoke from the project may be...
Jan 19, 2023
License plate slogans fail to make grade
The Insurance Corporation of BC says a third of nearly 9,500 requests it received for personalized licence plates last year were rejected. It says slogans that were not allowed include ZOOOM, U2SLOW a...
Jan 19, 2023
Erratic driver leads cops to drugs
Police say an alleged drug dealer was arrested while waiting in his vehicle after causing safety concerns on the streets of West Kelowna. RCMP received a report of a silver Hyundai driving erratically...
Jan 19, 2023
Rockets make history with new captain
The Kelowna Rockets have chosen their new captain who made a name for himself at the recent World Junior tournament in Halifax and Moncton. Gabriel Szturc is the 28th captain in franchise history, tak...
Jan 19, 2023
New web page dedicated to zero-emission vehicle projects in Canada
Finding information on supports available for zero emission vehicle (ZEV) projects has been simplified. The Canadian government has launched a new landing page for ZEV infrastructure projects. Julie D...
Jan 19, 2023
City moves to stop freedom rallies
The City of Kelowna is asking the courts to intervene and stop ongoing anti-vaccine and anti-mandate protests over a swath of the downtown core. In a petition filed in British Columbia Supreme Court, ...
Jan 18, 2023
Lynx Air cancelling service between Kelowna and Vancouver
An affordable option for people traveling between the B.C. Interior and the coast is being taken off the table. Lynx Air will no longer offer flights between Kelowna International Airport (YLW) and Va...
Jan 18, 2023
RCMP hosting second Coffee with a Cop
Mounties in Kelowna will be available to meet with members of the public Thursday (Jan. 19) as part of its Coffee with a Cop initiative. People will be able to sit down and have a cup of java and open...
Jan 18, 2023
Zellers to return in Canada
Zellers is making a comeback. HBC has announced the planned locations for its first 25 Zellers store experiences within Hudson’s Bay. The locations will complement the first-ever Zellers.ca ecom...
Jan 18, 2023