Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Canada announces decriminalization plan for drug users in B.C.
British Columbians who possess up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs for personal use will not be arrested or charged starting early next year. That was part of the province’s request for an exemptio...
May 31, 2022
Another hotel proposed for airport area
Another hotel could be in the works for the area around the Kelowna airport. Marriott would like to build a six-storey, 200 room hotel on Fleet Court and Kelowna Council will give it consideration. Fo...
May 31, 2022
Text alerts for toxic drugs now available in Interior
A new health alert system has been launched across Interior Health in response to the ongoing toxic drug emergency. The Toxic Drug Alerts system uses text messaging to send alerts as a public health m...
May 31, 2022
Woman alleged to have started fires along highway
Quick action by the public allowed RCMP to arrest a woman who allegedly lit two brush fires along a North Okanagan highway. Police say witnesses were trying to put out the fires on Highway 97A near Da...
May 30, 2022
Homicide under investigation after man’s body found
Police are investigating a homicide in the North Okanagan after a man’s body was found on 6 Mile Creek Road on the Okanagan Indian Band reserve. The Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU)...
May 30, 2022
Liberals table firearms-control bill that includes national handgun freeze
A national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns is a central feature of firearm-control legislation tabled today by the federal Liberals. The government says the bill would also allow for t...
May 30, 2022
Open houses set for North Westside study
Residents of North Westside Road communities within the Central Okanagan West electoral area are invited to attend some upcoming information open houses. Representatives from the North Westside Govern...
May 30, 2022
Suspect arrested in bizarre car theft
Police say a suspect in a possible car jacking in Kelowna is expected to face multiple charges. On Saturday, May 28 at around 6:40 p.m., RCMP received a report that a vehicle had been stolen directly ...
May 29, 2022
ATV crash victims evacuated from off-road area
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue members came to the aid of people injured in an off-road crash. Twelve COSAR members responded to a call-out from BC Emergency Health Services on Saturday afternoon ...
May 29, 2022
Apartment building evacuated due to fire
Residents of a Kelowna high rise building had to evacuated this morning due to a fire. The Kelowna Fire Department responded to an alarm in a complex in the 1400 block of St. Paul Street just after 3:...
May 29, 2022