Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
New Kelowna budget carries 3.9% tax hike
Kelowna Council has approved its 2022 financial plan which has a tax increase of 3.94 per cent. That translates to an additional $86 a year for the average residential property. The budget includes $3...
Apr 25, 2022
Chocolate and empathy: Advice from an outreach volunteer
Life has few universal truths, but Carly La Berge has discovered one of them - the unifying power of chocolate. "People run up to us saying, 'candy, candy, candy'," she says, describing her work as a ...
Apr 25, 2022
Trail closed during dam project
Work is starting on the Frazer Lake Dam located in Kelowna’s Upper Mission. The city is advising trail users that the trail link across the dam is closed until the end of July due to the deploym...
Apr 25, 2022
Horse show pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee
A horse show to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s historic run on the throne will be held next month in Armstrong. The Armstrong Regional Co-op and the Okanagan Military Tattoo Society are presenting ...
Apr 25, 2022
Dogs play valuable role with search and rescue teams
Dogs have become important members of search and rescue teams, and in some cases, have helped to save lives. But it takes a lot of training to get a dog ready for that type of duty, and with that in m...
Apr 25, 2022
Police use taser to arrest weapons suspect
A report of a man with a gun near a Kelowna park led to a large police response. The incident near Rutland Centennial Park was called in around 10:00 a.m. Saturday (Apr. 23). “Witnesses observed...
Apr 24, 2022
BCHL broadcaster removed after racist comment
A broadcaster for a B.C. Hockey League team has apologized on social media for making racist comments that got him pulled off the air in the middle of a game. Alberni Valley Bulldogs colour commentato...
Apr 24, 2022
Coroner reopens investigation into Okanagan woman’s death
B.C.’s chief coroner has re-opened an investigation into the death of 56-year-old Arlene Westervelt who drowned in Okanagan Lake in 2016 while canoeing with her husband in Lake Country. The coro...
Apr 23, 2022
Open burning season is underway
It’s open burning season in the Central Okanagan, which continues until Saturday, April 30. Until then, when conditions allow, all eligible property owners, farmers and other large lot owners wi...
Apr 22, 2022
Day of Giving raises close to $1M
It was a major show of support for mental health care in the Kelowna area. The sixth annual Day of Giving put on by the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation, raised over $969,000 as of midnight April 2...
Apr 22, 2022