Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
City offers warming bus to help people get out of the cold
A 24-passenger bus will be parked overnight at Kelowna's designated outdoor sheltering site, providing a safe place for people sheltering outside to warm up as temperatures dip. The bus is supplied by...
Dec 01, 2022
Crisis response teams get more staff and operating hours
Crisis response teams are being expanded in Kelowna and Kamloops. Interior Health and the RCMP announced today (Dec. 1) that additional staff will be hired in both cities and operating hours will be e...
Dec 01, 2022
Invasive mussels being kept at bay in Okanagan
The results are in, and the Okanagan and Similkameen Invasive Species Society (OASISS) is once again celebrating another year free of invasive mussels in the Okanagan. The society has been monitoring ...
Dec 01, 2022
Police provide advice to avoid parking lot pirates
A little bit of prevention can help keep thieves from playing the Grinch this holiday season. RCMP is reminding shoppers to be car smart and to not leave purchased packages unattended on your backseat...
Dec 01, 2022
RCMP seeing more calls in downtown
Kelowna RCMP are seeing fewer calls for service this year, but more in the downtown area. Supt. Kara Triance updated city council on public safety and crime data between April 1 to September 30, 2022....
Dec 01, 2022
Parking rates rising at Kelowna Airport
People using the parking facilities at Kelowna International Airport should be prepared to pay more starting in the new year. Kelowna council has approved parking fee increases at YLW effective Januar...
Nov 30, 2022
Gospel Mission reaches campaign goal
It’s being called a huge victory. Kelowna’s Gospel Mission has announced its Christmas Match Campaign has reached the $216,000 goal. “Three cheers for everyone who contributed to a s...
Nov 30, 2022
Illicit drug death toll continues to rise for Vernon, Okanagan
The number of lives lost to illicit toxic drug poisonings continues to rise in the area. A report from the B.C. Coroner’s Service identified three suspected illicit drug deaths in Vernon in Octo...
Nov 30, 2022
Bedard and Pats take OT win over Rockets at sold-out game
Connor Bedard was held to one assist as his Regina Pats pulled out a 6-5 win in overtime over the Kelowna Rockets before a sold out crowd at Prospera Place Tuesday. Bedard, the 17-year-old projected f...
Nov 30, 2022
Goddess calendar raises funds for safe shelter program
Ashley Duggan says her goal was to create something beautiful out of all the chaos the last two years. The Vernon photographer, and owner of Vixen Photo Studio, partnered with Amylee Artistry and Hi F...
Nov 30, 2022