Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A 1.7-kilometre section of the Mission Creek Greenway recreational trail in Kelowna remains off-limits to the public. The Regional District of Central Okanagan says heavy equipment and crews are worki...

A Vernon woman said she has launched a recall petition against Vernon-Monashee NDP MLA Harwinder Sandhu in the hopes it will trigger more recalls across B.C. Genevieve Ring, the proponent of the recal...

Crews battling the wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 500 properties in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan are taking advantage of calm winds and stable conditions to bolster...

The lone American team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is pulling out of the upcoming season because it can't find enough players who have had their COVID-19 shots. Canada’s p...

Police say an arrest of a street-entrenched person in Kelowna shows the challenges their officers have to deal with every day. Mounties were called to the waterfront walkway on Sunday around 11:30 a.m...

The City of Kelowna wants residents to remember the three Ps when they are…doing their business. City staff say nothing should be flushed down the toilet other than the three Ps: pee, poop and (...

There is a heightened level of interest locally in this evening’s “The Amazing Race Canada” as the popular show touches down in Vernon. The episode will air tonight at 9 p.m. on CTV,...

The Central Okanagan School District is remembering the legacy of a former long-time district leader. “It is with sad hearts that we announce that Dr. Ron Rubadeau passed away on Wednesday, Aug....

It was three days of rocking and rolling in downtown Kelowna, as Rock the Lake returned to Prospera Place after a lengthy COVID-induced hiatus. And both the fans and the bands were eager to be back in...

A highway crash involving a car and a semi truck in the Shuswap had a deadly outcome. RCMP say at around 11:00 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 7), a Toyota driven by a local man was travelling west in the 5000 bloc...