Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

UPDATE: 5: a.m. Dec. 25 Several B.C. highways remain closed due to the hazard of avalanches. #BCHwys closures due to High Avalanche Hazard#BCHwy1 – #HopeBC to #BostonBar #BCHwy1 – #Sicamou...

Many Canadians will be saying “good riddance” to 2022 as it draws to a close, a new poll suggests, with more people comparing it unfavourably to 2021 than saying it was a better year. Poll...

Ferocious winter weather grounded flights and stranded nine Via Rail trains between Ontario and Quebec on Saturday as snow, freezing rain, high winds and rain hammered much of the country and plunged ...

Kelowna residents are encouraged to move parked vehicles off roadways, especially in snow route areas where parking bans are still active. "We are seeing roads that our operators can't service because...

RCMP is reminding drivers to take extra caution when travelling on the roads today. “The snowfall that started last night has caused accidents and extreme slippery conditions, particularly when ...

Environment Canada ended the extreme cold warning for the North and Central Okanagan Thursday evening, but then issued a snowfall warning. The weather agency said a Pacific frontal system is moving fr...

UPDATE: Dec. 24, 2022 While the cancellations and delays continue for flights in and out of the Kelowna and Vancouver airports, there is at least one positive so far today. Vancouver International Air...

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) was called out to Greystokes Provincial Park late Wednesday, Dec. 21, to help rescue an injured snowmobiler. COSAR received a report that the female rider ha...

A prolific offender has been taken into custody by Kelowna RCMP. Trevor Parkstrom, a 47-year-old Lake Country man, is alleged to have committed significant numbers of property crimes across the Okanag...

Nine dogs, including six puppies, were seized from a property in the North Okanagan by the BC SPCA for being mistreated. The dogs included two adult Golden retrievers, six puppies and a pregnant Austr...