Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Local MPs appointed to Conservative shadow cabinet
The federal representatives for Vernon and Kelowna have been appointed to the Conservative shadow cabinet under new party leader Pierre Poilievre. Mel Arnold, member of Parliament for North Okanagan-S...
Oct 12, 2022
Invasion of the stink bugs: Pest thrives in B.C.’s warm October
An aromatic insect shaped like a shield is lurking around homes and feasting on stone fruits in parts of southern British Columbia. The brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species in Canada, is th...
Oct 12, 2022
UPDATE: New wildfires in Okanagan
UPDATE: 6:00 a.m. Oct. 12, 2022 A small wildfire in behind Trader’s Cove in West Kelowna was started by lightning according to BC Wildfire. The McDougall Creek fire was measured at 1.6 hectares ...
Oct 11, 2022
Free flu shots now available for B.C. residents
As of today, British Columbia residents, aged six months and older, can get a free flu shot at participating pharmacies, health authority clinics or at some primary-care providers’ offices. Infl...
Oct 11, 2022
RCMP arrest Vernon man with drugs and weapons
Kelowna RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle parked on the side of the street, with a loud music playing and a man inside who appeared to be unconscious. When officers attended the scene on the mor...
Oct 11, 2022
New BC Parks reservation record set
A record number of people made reservations for campsites, day-use passes, backcountry permits, cabins and picnic shelters in provincial parks this season. More than 317,000 reservations were made on ...
Oct 11, 2022
Rockets name leadership group
The Kelowna Rockets has announced their leadership group for the 2022-23 WHL season, naming Colton Dach the 27th captain in franchise history. “Colton is our choice this season as captain of the...
Oct 11, 2022
Structure fire spreads to nearby trees
City and provincial firefighters battled a blaze spread by the wind in Kelowna Monday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m. on Oct. 10, the Kelowna Fire Department responded to multiple reports of a structure...
Oct 11, 2022
Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Vernon teenager
A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Vernon teenager who moved to England last year after meeting him online. Essex Police said Monday that Jack Sepple will spend a m...
Oct 11, 2022
Impaired driver gets too close for comfort
The parking lot apparently wasn’t big enough for one driver in West Kelowna. Officers from the West Kelowna RCMP prevented an impaired driver from operating their vehicle in a busy parking lot n...
Oct 10, 2022