Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Luxury car crashes into building, driver flees
Police are investigating after a Porsche SUV crashed into a building in Kelowna, and the driver was no where to be found. Officers responded to the crash site in the 1900-block area of Enterprise Way ...
Apr 20, 2022
Snowbirds to return to Okanagan
It has been eight years since the Canadian Snowbirds performed a show in the Central Okanagan, but they will be back this summer. On July 9 and 10, the jets will perform over Okanagan Lake. Kelowna In...
Apr 20, 2022
Rockets’ goalie snares MVP award
The Kelowna Rockets have announced the winners of their regular season awards presented by Tourism Kelowna. It's the first time that the team has handed out awards since the 2019-20 season. The player...
Apr 20, 2022
Cannabis industry leaders hold summit in Kelowna
The state of the B.C. and Canadian cannabis sector is among the topics of discussion at the BC Cannabis Summit which starts today in Kelowna, on the day known in cannabis culture as 420. The three-day...
Apr 20, 2022
New general manager for SilverStar
A new person will soon be in charge of operations at SilverStar Mountain Resort. The Vernon area resort, which is owned by the U.S. company POWDR, has announced that ski industry veteran Herwig Demsch...
Apr 20, 2022
Kelowna bringing in more e-scooters, e-bikes
Kelowna residents will have more alternative modes of transportation to access this year. The city has bolstered its Bikeshare Micromobility Permit Program by bringing in Lime e-scooters and Spin e-bi...
Apr 20, 2022
Door-to-door scammer attempts to defraud Kelowna residents
A door-to-door scammer reportedly attempted to defraud a Kelowna resident by collecting cash donations for a fictitious cause. The Kelowna RCMP say at around 4 p.m. Monday, April 11, they received a r...
Apr 19, 2022
“Mama Let Him Play” rocker Jerry Doucette dies
Canadian musician Jerry Doucette, whose smooth hits “Mama Let Him Play” and “Nobody” planted his band Doucette in the yacht rock movement of the late 1970s has died at 70. His ...
Apr 19, 2022
Use helmets and lights: Police call for cyclists to ride safe
Wearing a helmet, having the proper lighting at night and following the rules of the road. Those are things RCMP are asking of cyclists as more people get out on the roads. Some riders may not be awar...
Apr 19, 2022
Province provides wildfire reduction grants in Kamloops Fire Centre
The B.C. government has announced $3.5 million dollars in grants to 26 local governments and First Nations in the Kamloops Fire Centre. The funds will be used to support wildfire-risk reduction projec...
Apr 19, 2022