Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The Schubert Centre in Vernon was packed with people coming out to see Pierre Poilievre speak. Poilievre, the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, visited Vernon S...

Talks between unionized members of B.C.’s public service and their employer have hit an impasse after weeks of negotiations leading up to the expiry of their contract on March 31. The B.C. Gener...

A Kelowna business group is joining the three Liberal MLAs in the area to call for a new provincial riding in the Central Okanagan. The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce made its case to the Electoral Bound...

The B.C. Government has approved 84 sites to host $10-a-day child care, including facilities in Lumby and Kelowna. The sites were selected after applying to be part of the Universal Child Care Prototy...

Statistics Canada is reporting a rise in the unemployment rate for the economic region that includes Vernon and the Okanagan. After recording a jobless rate of 5.9 per cent in both January and Februar...

Restaurants, bars and liquor manufacturers that have added patios during the pandemic now have more time to apply to make those temporary service areas permanent. The province is extending temporary e...

The first weekly report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) identified 459 new cases of COVID-19 and 39 hospitalizations in the Interior. The figures were compiled between March 27 and Ap...

British Columbia is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 reporting. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) will start releasing weekly updates on Thursday, April 7. The first report will i...

Police Service Dog Mysan played a key role in catching two men who fled from Kelowna RCMP. Mounties were called to a construction site in the area of Highway 33 and Pyman Road at around 4 a.m. Wednesd...

The BC Hockey League will be well represented in the 2022 NCAA Men's Hockey Championship which is down to the Frozen Four. The BCHL says 21 of its former players will be participating. The universitie...