Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
City announces plan for road resurfacing
The City of Kelowna will be resurfacing 10.5 kilometres of roads as part of its annual pavement management program this year. The program has a budget of $3.5 million and will involve the resurfacing ...
Mar 22, 2022
Interior continues to lead B.C. in new COVID-19 cases
Interior Health continues to have the highest concentration of new COVID-19 cases. The region was home to 76 new infections Tuesday. The health authority with the second highest new case count was Van...
Mar 22, 2022
Oh baby! Interior sees nine per cent bump in newborns
The Interior is seeing a bit of a baby boom. Interior Health (IH) says 6,136 babies were born at its hospitals last year, an increase of 489 births, or a nine per cent leap, over 2020. "Interior Healt...
Mar 22, 2022
House damaged by fire in West Kelowna
A wood stove may have caused a house fire in West Kelowna overnight. Fire Rescue responded to a home in the 2400 block of Thacker Drive around 1:30 a.m. March 22. West Kelowna fire on Thacker Drive (P...
Mar 22, 2022
Park and airport upgrades approved in carryover budget
Kelowna council has given the green light to carry over $177 million in projects that didn’t get completed last year, or are multi-year projects. They include the development of Pandosy Waterfro...
Mar 21, 2022
Eight deaths, 506 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. over weekend
The province has reported 506 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths linked to the virus over the weekend: March 18-19: 200 new cases March 19-20: 170 new cases March 20-21: 136 new cases Of those cases,...
Mar 21, 2022
Rapid test kits available to British Columbians 30 and over
British Columbia’s COVID-19 Rapid Test Kit program is now open to all residents age 30 and over. Eligible residents can visit a participating pharmacy and pick up a free kit containing five rapi...
Mar 21, 2022
RCMP investigating serious assault
Mounties in Kelowna are investigating a serious assault that sent a man to hospital this morning. RCMP were called to the 1000-block of Sunset Drive in Kelowna at 1:35 a.m. on March 21 for a report of...
Mar 21, 2022
Study finds microplastics in Okanagan Lake
A study by Okanagan College and community partners has found low levels of microplastics in part of Okanagan Lake. According to Wikipedia, Microplastics are fragments of any type of plastic less than ...
Mar 21, 2022
Okanagan Gondola gets preliminary support from RDNO
The Regional District of North Okanagan board has given support-in-principal to the Okanagan Gondola proposal planned for land west of Highway 97 south of Vernon. However, the venture still faces a fa...
Mar 21, 2022