Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Interior and B.C. seeing fewer COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and deaths are on the decline across the province, including in the Interior. The weekly COVID-19 report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) showed the...
May 19, 2022
Fresh coat of blacktop for Okanagan roads
Highways and side roads in the Southern Interior will be getting over $100 million in upgrades this year. The B.C. government has announced plans for paving projects covering more than 450 kilometres ...
May 19, 2022
Summer activities bring risk of rattlesnake encounters
People are being advised to be safe and on the lookout for rattlesnakes when enjoying outdoor activities. The Northern Pacific rattlesnake, which is native to the North Okanagan, can be identified by ...
May 19, 2022
Number of British Columbians accessing EI dropped in March
British Columbia saw the number of employment insurance (EI) beneficiaries fall in March. Preliminary figures from Statistics Canada show there were 49,410 residents accessing regular EI benefits in M...
May 19, 2022
UPDATE: Truck drivers taken to hospital after highway crash
The drivers of two transport trucks were taken to hospital, one via air ambulance helicopter, after a collision on the Trans Canada Highway west of Sicamous. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) confi...
May 19, 2022
Bryan Adams brings tour to Okanagan
It will be a concert to remember. Bryan Adams has announced a cross-Canada tour that will include a show at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Friday, November 11. The legendary Canadian singer and songwrit...
May 19, 2022
Search mission turns into a rescue
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue members were called out Tuesday to search for two guests who went missing from the Chute Lake Lodge near Naramata. The mission was made more complex as one of the gu...
May 18, 2022
Stolen snowboards recovered
The Kelowna RCMP is trying to reunite three high-end snowboards with their rightful owners. The snowboards were recovered following a traffic stop on a U-Haul on April 23. An officer had observed the ...
May 18, 2022
May long weekend brings increased risk of collisions: ICBC
The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia is asking people to be safe and cautious when travelling over the May Long Weekend. Data from ICBC shows that, on average, there are 1,800 crashes through...
May 18, 2022
Mission Creek Greenway expansion official opening
Central Okanagan residents are invited to celebrate the official opening of the expanded Mission Creek Greenway and more than a quarter century of fundraising support by the Friends of Mission Creek. ...
May 18, 2022