Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
UBCO students create mural in Kelowna
UBC Okanagan (UBCO) fourth-year visual arts students have installed a mural in the Lower Mission area of Kelowna. The mural went up on the corner of Pandosy St. and West Ave, and Visual Arts Instructo...
Jun 21, 2022
Classical Music Festival set to go in Vernon, Kelowna
The seventh annual Classical Music Festival begins this week. The festival will see 27 performances in Vernon and Kelowna between June 23 and July 16. The event kicks off on Thursday, June 23 in Verno...
Jun 21, 2022
War medals returned to rightful owner
Kelowna RCMP have returned stolen medals and documents to their rightful owner. Corporal Amadeo Vecchio returned the WW1 Canadian Discharge Certificate and WW2 Canadian war medals to Michael Wintermut...
Jun 21, 2022
RDCO to hold hazardous Waste Round Up
North Westside Rd. residents will have a chance to dispose of household hazardous waste products. The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) will provide residents with valid ID an opportunity t...
Jun 21, 2022
Survey shows Kelowna residents enjoy high quality of life
The results of the 2022 Citizen Survey show residents have a high quality of life. The results show that 90 per cent of respondents rate the quality of life as good or very good. The survey also found...
Jun 20, 2022
Applications open for $10/day child care providers
British Columbians may soon have more access to $10 a day child care. The province has opened applications for child care providers looking to offer the low-cost service for local families. The expans...
Jun 20, 2022
High Streamflow Advisory issued for Mission Creek
Mission Creek and its tributaries are under a High Streamflow Advisory. The B.C. River Forecast Centre issued the advisory Sunday, June 19, as 25 millimetres of precipitation has increased the flows. ...
Jun 20, 2022
Carey Price, Shea Weber join heavy hitters for charity game
Current and former NHL’ers will step up to the plate next week to support Kelowna health care. The HOMEBASE Charity Slo-Pitch event, presented by Raymond James, will be held Friday, June 24 at 6...
Jun 17, 2022
Information sought after daytime sexual assault
The RCMP is warning the public of a sexual assault in Kelowna and is asking for information that can help forward the case. Police say a woman was walking along Springfield Road and Hollywood Road Sou...
Jun 17, 2022
Bill from MPs Arnold, Caputo would change wording of child pornography laws
The opposition Conservative MPs for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo and North Okanagan-Shuswap have teamed up in an effort to change wording in the Criminal Code of Canada surrounding child pornography. The...
Jun 17, 2022