Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Cooler temperatures and additional moisture in the air is expected to have helped keep the wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C. at a less aggressive pace, according to an update posted by the B.C. Wildf...

The New Democrat Party in British Columbia says it will elect a new leader this December. A statement issued today says the campaign period will officially start Sunday. The party says voting will beg...

UPDATE Sunday, July 17 Environment Canada has issued a special air quality advisory for the Fraser Canyon due to the smoke coming from a wildfire that broke out Thursday nearly two kilometres northwes...

Recreationalists can once again use a section of the Mission Creek Greenway trail in Kelowna, but other parts remain off-limits due to ongoing repairs. Regional district of Central Okanagan parks staf...

Armstrong will host two days of live metal music and camping this weekend. Armstrong MetalFest 2022 is underway at the IPE Fairgrounds and Hassen Arena today and Saturday. The event is making its retu...

UPDATE: 4:00 p.m. (The Canadian Press) Officials say a wildfire burning near Lytton is out of control but spreading in the opposite direction of the village. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says...

Less than a year after Pattison Media returned 104.7 The Lizard to the Kelowna airwaves, the station with a lizard logo has acquired the broadcast rights to the hockey team with the Ogopogo logo. The ...

UPDATE (4:35 p.m.) The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says a wildfire west of Lytton, that ignited at 12:45 p.m. today (July 14), has grown to 25 hectares. Rob Schweitzer, director, Fire Centre Operatio...

At the most recent annual general meeting of the BC Hockey League, the board of governors voted to update the names of several year-end awards, as well as adding a pair of new trophies. Over the next ...

Three drivers who were using their cell phones while driving through the accident scene in Spallumcheen Tuesday have been charged. The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said several drivers were observed usi...