Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Police have closed Highway 97 between Lake Country and Kelowna as an assault is being investigated. Kelowna and Lake Country RCMP said the assault occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 6...

The labour force figures for the area that includes Vernon and the North Okanagan saw some fluctuations last month. Statistics Canada says the Thompson-Okanagan economic region had an unadjusted unemp...

A provincial state memorial service will be held for the late former-premier, John Horgan. The event will be held in at the Q Centre in Colwood, outside Victoria, Sunday, December 15. A number of dign...

A road safety advocate group is reminding drivers to be safe with holiday travels. Road Safety at Work said there was an average of 800 car crashes in B.C. per day last December, which included a mont...

Kelowna and area residents wishing to remember loved ones over the holidays who have passed can hang a decoration at the Tree of Memories. As of Monday, Dec. 2, the City of Kelowna was allowing people...

The world-famous Canadian artistic gymnastics production group will be performing in Kelowna. Cirque du Soleil will run six performances of its new show, Crystal, at Prospera Place from May 22-25, 202...

Kelowna and Lake Country City Councils will host a special budget meetings to discuss proposed financial plans. Kelowna Council will deliberate the preliminary 2025 budget at a special, all-day meetin...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Board of Directors have elected its leaders, after a very tight race. Both Kelowna City Councillor, Loyal Woolridge, and Blair Ireland, Mayor of Lake ...

Mounties have increased their presence at night in Kelowna following an assault of a youth earlier this fall. In late September a female youth was allegedly assault by a group of youths, who were late...

The inaugural Kelowna Hockey Fest raised thousands of dollars for the YMCA of Southern Interior B.C. The hockey festival, held at Prospera Place in downtown Kelowna on August 23, 2024, raised over $20...