Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
B.C. vaccine card requirement to end on Friday
British Columbians will no longer need to show their B.C. Vaccine Card to get into restaurants and certain events as of 12:01 a.m. this Friday (Apr. 8). That’s when that health order will be lif...
Apr 05, 2022
Province to invest in amenities, housing near transit hubs
The B.C. Government is planning on bolstering housing, community amenities and services near transit stations and bus exchanges. Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, tabled Bill...
Apr 05, 2022
Highway 1 closed east of Golden between Easter, Victoria Day weekends
It is going to take longer to travel between B.C. and Alberta by road as of later this month. The province has announced a full highway closure is needed on Highway 1 through the Kicking Horse Canyon ...
Apr 05, 2022
Finalists for Civic Awards unveiled
The top three finalists for each of the 47th annual Kelowna Civic & Community Award categories have been announced highlighting outstanding achievements made by Kelowna's volunteers, artists, coac...
Apr 04, 2022
Another Starbucks for Kelowna
Kelowna already has 14 Starbucks, with another one on the way. City council approved a development permit for a new Starbucks at the corner of Highway 97 N and Leckie Road in the Dilworth Shopping Cen...
Apr 04, 2022
B.C. records 728 COVID-19 cases over weekend as hospitalizations rose
British Columbia confirmed 728 new cases of COVID-19 across the province over the weekend. April 1-2: 274 new cases April 2-3: 199 new cases April 3-4: 255 new cases The province noted that the number...
Apr 04, 2022
B.C.’s building permit values increased 130 per cent in February
British Columbia lead the way in increasing the total value of building permits in February. B.C.’s total value of building permits was $3.2-billion in February, up 130 per cent from the 1.39-bi...
Apr 04, 2022
B.C. doubles its quota for veterinarian students
With a shortage of veterinarians in some British Columbia communities, the province is doubling the number of provincially subsidized students at Western Canada’s main training facility at the U...
Apr 04, 2022
Motorcycle riders injured in North Okanagan crash
Two seniors on a motorcycle suffered serious injuries after a weekend crash in the North Okanagan RCMP say a passenger vehicle and motorcycle collided at the intersection of Highway 97A and McLeod Roa...
Apr 04, 2022
Kelowna school evacuated following reported threats
An elementary school in Kelowna was evacuated following an alleged threat. RCMP responded to Quigley Elementary School to investigate the reported threat shortly before noon today (April 4). "We take ...
Apr 04, 2022