Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Picket line in Kamloops as BCGEU begins strike action
The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency says it will begin targeted job action at select BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres Monday (Au...
Aug 15, 2022
Altercation outside night club leads to man’s death
Police are looking to talk to witnesses after an incident outside a Kelowna night club resulted in a man’s death. On Friday (August 12), at around 11:00 p.m., RCMP officers witnessed an altercat...
Aug 14, 2022
Okanagan family among thousands using BC Children’s Hospital each year
A Lake Country resident is sharing her child’s story in support of the BC Children's Hospital Foundation and the Dream Lottery. Toni Nicholls says her four-year old daughter Rylie is currently u...
Aug 13, 2022
BCGEU issues strike notice
The union representing about 33,000 staff in the BC Public Service Agency has issued a 72-hour strike notice to the government employer. BC General Employees Union president Stephanie Smith says membe...
Aug 13, 2022
Heroic actions during emergency honoured by RCMP
A lifeguard has been honoured by RCMP for his bravery during an emergency at an Okanagan children’s facility. On July 29, 2022, a speeding boat struck the dock at Green Bay Bible camp in West Ke...
Aug 12, 2022
Active wildfires in region at 44, new fire near Westwold
As of Sunday morning, there are 166 active wildfires in B.C., including 44 in the Kamloops Fire Centre and 65 in the Southeast Fire Centre. The BC Wildfire Service reports one new fire in the North Ok...
Aug 12, 2022
Hundreds of lightning strikes hit B.C. as severe thunderstorms roll through
Severe thunderstorms have torn through British Columbia’s Interior, delivering hundreds of lightning strikes to areas already ranked at a high to extreme risk for wildfires. The BC Wildfire Serv...
Aug 12, 2022
Okanagan cherries find new market in Asia
Cherries grown in the Okanagan are going to South Korea. Canada’s Market Access Secretariat has announced that Canadian cherries have been granted market access to South Korea, and that the firs...
Aug 12, 2022
Former mayor not seeking re-election
West Kelowna councillor Doug Findlater says he will not be running for re-election in October. Findlater has been a part of politics on the west side for almost 20 years, including ten years as mayor ...
Aug 11, 2022
Evacuation orders lifted for more properties near Keremeos wildfire
The Regional District of Okanagan Similakmeen Emergency Operations Centre (RDOS EOC) has lifted more evacuation orders for properties in Olalla. The RDOS EOC said the orders for the community of Olall...
Aug 11, 2022