Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Special prize for Father’s Day Car Raffle
A Mustang convertible is the grand prize of this year’s Father’s Day car raffle. The raffle for the Child Advocacy Centre (CAC) is returning as part of the Boyd Autobody & Glass Father...
Apr 06, 2022
Face Homelessness campaign seeks to reduce stigma
The Central Okanagan Journey Home Society's Face Homelessness public awareness campaign to reduce stigma launched today. The society says stigma can perpetuate homelessness by worsening conditions for...
Apr 06, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases down in B.C.
Wednesday was a relatively quiet day on B.C.’s COVID-19 front with hospitalizations and new case numbers both showing decreases. The province reported 329 people in hospital with the virus, a de...
Apr 06, 2022
Record number of people moving to B.C.
British Columbia broke a record for the number of people moving to the province last year. Statistics Canada says B.C.’s net migration was 100,797 people in 2021, the highest annual total since ...
Apr 06, 2022
West Kelowna approves 4% budget hike, $81 for average home
West Kelowna council has adopted its 2022 budget which carries a tax increase of four per cent. The financial document includes a 2.4 per cent increase for investments in police services and a one per...
Apr 06, 2022
Greens call for new billing model for B.C. doctors
The B.C. Green Party is calling for the Horgan government to take action to deal with the lack of family doctors in the province. Leader Sonia Furstenau says between 750,000 to 900,000 residents are w...
Apr 06, 2022
Survey opens on cannabis consumption spaces
British Columbians are able to have their say on holding special events for consuming non-medical cannabis. The province is launching an online public engagement about cannabis consumption spaces to d...
Apr 06, 2022
Big White added to proposed redrawn electoral boundaries
MLAs in the Central Okanagan have amended their call for redrawn electoral areas. Liberal MLAs Norm Letnick (Kelowna-Lake Country), Ben Stewart (Kelowna-West) and Renee Merrifield (Kelowna-Mission) ar...
Apr 05, 2022
Murder charge laid in death of UBCO security guard
The death of a security guard at the University of BC Okanagan campus in Kelowna has led to a man being charged with murder. Police say Harmandeep Kaur, 24, was assaulted in one of the buildings on th...
Apr 05, 2022
New parks and public spaces for Kelowna
The City of Kelowna will be spending over $31 million this year on new parks and public spaces and upgrades to existing areas. About half of that total is funded through Parks Development Cost Charges...
Apr 05, 2022