Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Police have issued a warning to people who use drugs after an alarming number of overdose deaths in Kelowna and West Kelowna. RCMP in those Okanagan cities said as of 3:30 p.m. today (Sept. 24), offic...

The Lake Country Chamber of Commerce will hold an all-candidates forum on Sept. 28. It will be at Creekside Theatre at 6:30 p.m. More details are provided below. There are seven candidates running for...

An Okanagan craft distillery has seen incredible interest in a lottery to buy one of its most popular products. Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery will announce the winners of their 10th anniversary ed...

The B.C. government is providing parents with financial relief for their child care costs. Starting in December, parents will save as much as $550 per month for each child they have in participating l...

The B.C. government is investing in community-led projects to better protect people in the Thompson-Okanagan region from wildfires. The B.C. Community Forest Association has partnered with 15 communit...

The puck drops on the 61st season of the BC Hockey League Friday night. Nine games are scheduled including the Vernon Vipers at the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (6:45 p.m. pre-game show on 107.5 Beach Radio...

The last of Canada’s COVID-19 border restrictions will disappear at the end of this month with the expiry of a cabinet order affecting mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of internati...

The Regional District of central Okanagan (RDCO) is returning to an odd and even outdoor irrigation schedule. Unless otherwise designated, customers of the six water systems must follow the schedule l...

The City of Merritt in the B.C. Interior is launching a four-day work week pilot program in hopes of attracting, recruiting and retaining municipal workers. Merritt's chief administrative officer says...

A Kelowna man was in disbelief and denial for a full day after finding out he had a lottery ticket worth $500,000. Lorne Hradecki checked his Lotto 6/49 ticket for the August 31 Extra draw on the BCLC...