Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
North, Central Okanagan close out year with increased home sales
December was more of a seller’s market in the North and Central Okanagan. The Association of Interior Realtors data from the final month of 2024 showed that there were 83 homes sold in the North...
Jan 07, 2025
Vernon properties see decline in assessed value
B.C. Assessment released it’s annual residential property assessment report Tuesday, Jan. 2, which shows the values of homes in Vernon declining slightly. The agency that evaluates the worth of ...
Jan 02, 2025
Local campaign to help at-risk youth
A local group has launched a campaign to help youth struggling with or at risk of homelessness. BGC Okanagan has launched its Prevent Youth Homelessness Campaign to help bring youth in from the cold. ...
Dec 31, 2024
Oliver, Olivia the most popular baby names in B.C. in 2024
The most popular male baby name in the province has changed. There were 216 Olivers born in B.C. in 2024, surpassing Noah, which was the previous year’s most popular name. There were also 172 Ol...
Dec 31, 2024
Kelowna RCMP seize firearm, weapon in stolen vehicle
Police in Kelowna seized drugs and a loaded weapon from a stolen vehicle. On the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 18, Kelowna RCMP’s Proactive Enforcement Unit located a vehicle that was stolen from V...
Dec 23, 2024
Over 280-million trees planted in B.C. in 2024
The province oversaw the planting of more than a quarter of a billion trees over the year. Through the B.C. Government’s reforestation efforts, more than 280-million trees were planted throughou...
Dec 23, 2024
City of Kelowna successful in its purchase of the former Hell’s Angels Clubhouse
The former Hell’s Angles Clubhouse in Kelowna has been sold to the city. The government finalized the sale of the property valued at roughly $1.25-million seized by the Province through the Civi...
Dec 19, 2024
No-criminality in death of woman in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP have determined the death of a woman this past summer was not criminal in nature. The Serious Crime Unit investigated the death after the body of a 28-year old woman was located in the la...
Dec 18, 2024
Snow warnings issued for area highways
Environment Canada is warning that heavy snow could fall on the Okanagan Connector, Coquihalla and Trans-Canada. The weather agency issued a Snowfall Warning for the Connector and for Highway 1 betwee...
Dec 17, 2024
Airline expansion bringing flights between Kelowna and Toronto
People wishing to travel between the Okanagan and Ontario will have more options in the spring of 2025. Porter Airlines is expanding its services in B.C., and among the new routes is one between Kelow...
Dec 17, 2024