Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Student dies after bus hit by van
A teenager from Quebec passed away in Kelowna General Hospital from injuries suffered in an accident near Castlegar. The 18-year-old woman was among 16 students traveling in a BC Transit bus when it w...
Jul 05, 2022
Snowbirds to perform over Okanagan Lake
Some special guests will help Kelowna International Airport celebrate its 75th anniversary. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will perform an air demonstration over Okanagan Lake in Kelowna this coming Sa...
Jul 04, 2022
Swimming advisory issued for beach
Swimming is not recommended at a beach in Lake Country. Interior Health has issued a swimming advisory for Reiswig Regional Park, which is operated by the Regional District of Central Okanagan, due to...
Jul 04, 2022
Five impaired drivers stopped within seven hours
RCMP removed five impaired drivers from the road within seven hours on Canada Day in Lake Country. Between 7 p.m. July 1 and 2 a.m. July 2, Mounties conducted two CounterAttack road checks to target i...
Jul 04, 2022
Shuswap resident collects $1M lottery prize
A resident of a small Shuswap community is the talk of the town after a big lottery win. Larry Anderson of Tappen says he is still in shock after securing a $1-million prize from the June 8, 2022 Lott...
Jul 04, 2022
Flood Watch issued for Mission Creek
The B.C. River Forecast Centre is upgrading Mission Creek’s High Streamflow Advisory to a Flood Watch. The centre said the wet weather observed throughout the region over the past 24 hours has i...
Jul 04, 2022
RCMP investigating fatal UTV crash
Charges could be laid against a driver after a fatal crash of an ultra terrain vehicle (UTV) in Lake Country. On Saturday, July 2, at 4:15 a.m., Lake Country RCMP received a report of a UTV roll-over ...
Jul 03, 2022
B.C. RCMP identify twin brothers as B.C. bank shooting suspects
Twin brothers in their early 20s were responsible for the shooting that injured numerous police officers at a bank in Saanich, B.C., earlier this week, RCMP alleged Saturday. Mounties spokesman Cpl. A...
Jul 02, 2022
COVID-19 cases declining in Interior and B.C., staying flat in Vernon
Data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows overall instances of COVID-19 are on the decline in the Interior and in British Columbia, but cases are staying flat in Vernon. The report f...
Jun 30, 2022
Ukrainian refugees welcomed to Okanagan
Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war in their country have been welcomed to Kelowna. RCMP say about 100 Ukrainians, who will be living in the Central Okanagan and surrounding area, were in attendance at...
Jun 30, 2022