Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Financial support coming for B.C.’s non-profit sector
Non-profit organizations in British Columbia will be able to access some financial support this year. The province has committed $30 million from the 2022 budget to a recovery and resiliency fund, bac...
Mar 24, 2022
Kelowna council shows support for Ukraine
Kelowna City Council rejected the idea of a sister city, but did approve a $15,000 donation from its contingency fund to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal fund. It's the late...
Mar 24, 2022
B.C. ready to proceed with permanent repairs to flood-damaged Coquihalla Highway
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it is moving ahead with permanent repairs to a key B.C. highway damaged by catastrophic flooding last November. A statement from the ministry say...
Mar 24, 2022
Legacy and language around masks will be debated long after pandemic recedes: experts
First, we didn’t have enough masks to protect us against COVID-19, then we all needed to wear them. Then we didn’t, then we did again. There were fights, criminal charges and protests over...
Mar 24, 2022
Leases for Kelowna homeless shelters extended
People experiencing homelessness in Kelowna will continue to have access to shelter with the extension of leases on the Richter Street and Doyle Avenue shelters. The shelter at 1083 Richter St. has op...
Mar 23, 2022
Interior Health records 73 new COVID-19 cases
Interior Health is still reporting the most new COVID-19 cases of any health authority in B.C. Of the 269 new cases confirmed across the province Wednesday, 73 came from the Interior. Island Health ha...
Mar 23, 2022
Rapid tests kits available for all adults at B.C. pharmacies
The provincial program offering rapid COVID-19 test kits through participating pharmacies is now open to all adults in B.C. The province has lowered the age requirement to access the kits, which conta...
Mar 23, 2022
Public warned that unintentional poisoning can affect everyone
It’s Poison Prevention Week, and the B.C. Drug and Information Centre is reminding people that it’s not just children who can be victims of unintentional poisonings. The B.C. Drug and Pois...
Mar 23, 2022
B.C.’s median income rose in 2020 as national poverty rates declined
A report from Statistics Canada shows that the median income in British Columbia was $67,500 in 2020. The figures from the 2020 Canadian Income Survey (CIS) marked a 7.1 per cent, or $4,500 increase f...
Mar 23, 2022
April is Community Clean-up Month
Residents are encouraged to grab some gloves and bags and help in a spring clean-up of their neighbourhood. April is Community Clean-up Month, and the Regional District of Central Okanagan Waste Reduc...
Mar 23, 2022