Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting several new wildfires in the Okanagan and Shuswap areas. That includes two new fires south of Kelowna, one near Lebanon Creek and another near Liddell Creek east...

The MP for Kelowna-Lake Country is calling on the Liberal government to improve services at the Kelowna passport office. Tracy Gray points out the Kelowna Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) is the fastest...

UPDATE: Monday, Aug. 8 RCMP are expected to release details later today on a serious crash south of Vernon last Friday morning (Aug. 5). At least two vehicles were involved: a pickup truck and an SUV,...

Passenger numbers have bounced back in a big way at the Kelowna Airport. Invest Kelowna says over 770,000 people used YLW in the first six months of this year. That’s up 311 per cent, or 583,000...

More residents have been ordered to evacuate due to the Keremeos Creek wildfire southwest of Penticton. An estimated 38 homes in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen were issued evacuation or...

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is reporting some slight increases to the COVID-19 cases in the province. The report from the week of July 24 to 30 found there were nine cases in the Verno...

The family-owned CedarCreek Estate Winery has received a prestigious award. The Kelowna vineyard, which has been producing wines in the area for over 40 years, was named winery of the year at the 2022...

RCMP are reminding people to be cautious when it comes to online friendships, especially if it involves sending money to someone. Kelowna RCMP received a complaint from a Kelowna man who developed wha...

Someone appears to be intentionally killing trees on public property in Kelowna The city’s parks staff is hoping the public can provide information on who is responsible after several acts of va...

Provincial fire officials say conditions point to an increased risk of wildfires in the Interior this month. British Columbia, and the Interior in particular, saw hotter than usual temperatures and dr...