Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Provincial fund to support jobs in B.C.’s rural communities
The B.C. Government is rolling out a new fund to support the economies of rural, remote and Indigenous communities in the province. Premier David Eby announced Tuesday that his government is establish...
Jan 17, 2023
Taxi driver assaulted
A man has been arrested in connection with an assault on a taxi driver in Kelowna. A cab operator told police he was driving a customer to the Raymer Road and Riley Court area early this morning (Jan....
Jan 17, 2023
Kelowna golf course sold to Vernon company
Kelowna’s Tower Ranch Golf and Country Club has been purchased by Durali Properties, a Vernon-based company, from Edmonton-based Carrington Group of Companies. Financial details of the transacti...
Jan 17, 2023
Canada’s alcohol industry says warning labels about health risks unnecessary
Canada’s alcohol industry is pushing back against a call for mandatory warning labels on booze containers as suggested in new guidance that also greatly limits the recommended amount Canadians s...
Jan 17, 2023
UPDATE: Bodies found in Coldstream home
UPDATE: Jan. 18, 2023 No updates from RCMP as yet today on the identity of the two suspected homicide victims in Coldstream. The bodies were found by police in a mobile home on Clerke Road Tuesday mor...
Jan 17, 2023
Theft suspect caught with hammer in hand
RCMP responded to a call from a Kelowna business owner stating he had real-time video surveillance footage that a man was attempting to break into his business. He claimed the suspect was using a hamm...
Jan 16, 2023
First complex care homes to open in Kelowna and Kamloops
The first complex care housing sites in Kelowna and Kamloops are expected to open in the coming weeks. The provincially-funded facilities have on-site health care and social supports designed for peop...
Jan 16, 2023
School support staff vote strongly in favour of job action
School support workers in the Central Okanagan have delivered a powerful vote in favour of job action. The workers in 46 schools from Peachland and West Kelowna to Kelowna, Lake Country, and the Regio...
Jan 16, 2023
Vernon/Coldstream leads B.C. with death total in 2022
The North Okanagan health area had the highest death toll in all of B.C. last year. A report from B.C. Vital Statistics shows a total of 826 deaths were recorded in the Vernon Centre/Coldstream Commun...
Jan 16, 2023
New B.C. curling champions crowned
British Columbia’s 2023 curling champions are from Vancouver and Victoria. Clancy Grandy’s team from the Vancouver Curling Club won the women’s title, while Jacques Gauthier of the V...
Jan 16, 2023