Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Interior records 71 new COVID-19 cases with new outbreaks in Lumby and Enderby
The Interior closed out the month of March with the highest count of new COVID-19 cases, and the addition of two health-care facility outbreaks. Interior Health confirmed 71 new COVID-19 cases Thursda...
Mar 31, 2022
It’s tick time: Take precautions to prevent disease
Spring is the time for more outside activities, but it’s also when people and pets can be bitten by ticks. The small bugs bite and feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes trans...
Mar 31, 2022
Mission director helping Ukrainian refugees
A staff member at Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is using his skills to help Ukrainian refugees in Europe. Mike Morrison, the Mission’s development director, has been heading up a humanitarian m...
Mar 31, 2022
Okanagan College among institutions to undergo funding review
The B.C. Government is launching a review of how it funds the 25 public post-secondary institutions in the province, including Okanagan College. The sector-wide review is intended to ensure the instit...
Mar 31, 2022
Water quality advisory issued for West Kelowna system
Some West Kelowna residents are having to take precautions with their drinking water. The city and Interior Health have issued a Water Quality Advisory for the entire Lakeview-Rose Valley Water Servic...
Mar 31, 2022
Local cooking show champ talks about her recipe for success
Melina Schein admits her success on a TV cooking show has wet her appetite to pursue more opportunities in the culinary and performing arts worlds. The Vernon resident, who is an opera singer, out-bak...
Mar 31, 2022
Emergency crews respond to Okanagan Lake after canoe overturns
First responders rushed to Okanagan Lake this afternoon (Mar. 30) after receiving reports of a canoe flipping and two people falling into the water. The City of Vernon said Vernon Fire Rescue arrived ...
Mar 30, 2022
Paw Patrol bottles recalled due to choking hazard
Paw Patrol plastic drinking bottles are being recalled due to potential choking hazards. Health Canada says the bottles come in red, blue, purple and pink with removable blue, teal, red and pink lids....
Mar 30, 2022
B.C. ends quarantine program for foreign farm workers, self-isolation continues
The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says it is ending the COVID-19 quarantine program for temporary foreign farm workers but will keep a different program for another year to support self-isolat...
Mar 30, 2022
Interior records 61 new COVID-19 cases as provincial hospitalizations declined
Interior Health was home to 61 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the fourth most new cases in the province. The cases were part of 287 identified throughout B.C.; Interior Health: 61 Fraser Health: 75 Vanco...
Mar 29, 2022