Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The public will be able to have their say on what they would like to see at Rock the Lake 2023. The online survey will be used to gather feedback on this year’s event, and help shape next year&#...

The Lake Country Fire Department responded to a fire at George Elliott Secondary School Wednesday afternoon. The fire was limited to the roof and exterior wall of the auxiliary gymnasium outside the g...

Provincial and federal support is being provided for agricultural innovation projects throughout the B.C., including one in the Okanagan. The B.C. and Canadian governments are supporting 10 projects t...

Three new, but relatively small, wildfires have been ignited in the region. The B.C. Wildfire Service said two of the three fires that sparked Tuesday, Aug. 16, were located near Kamloops. One fire, w...

Mounties in Kelowna were forced to pursue a suspect involved in multiple vehicle collisions, but were unsuccessful in the chase. An RCMP officer was investigating an unrelated traffic collision at the...

Jennifer Cole says the decision to set up a lottery subscription on BCLC's PlayNow.com in May was one of the best of her life. It led to her winning a life-changing $31-million jackpot just months lat...

A Kelowna man died in an early-morning crash in West Kelowna. RCMP said an off-duty officer was on their way to work when they came across a collision at Boucherie Road and Highway 97 around 4:55 a.m....

RCMP have released images of a person who may have been involved in a homicide outside a Kelowna night club. On Friday (Aug. 12), at around 11:00 p.m., police officers witnessed an altercation between...

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. will be hosting webinars and workshops to provide resources for people affected by dementia. The society will hold several webinars through the end of summer and into the...

The body of missing man from Surrey has been recovered from Okanagan Lake. RCMP say Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) located the 26-year-old victim today using an underwater drop camera at t...