Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Construction of a major community centre in Glenmore has started. The new Activity Centre will feature a modern gymnasium, multipurpose program rooms, and fitness and wellness spaces. There will also ...

UBC Okanagan students are showcasing their final projects in a year-end exhibition opening this week. The show, called Odds and Ends, features work from fourth-year students in the Bachelor of Fine Ar...

Kelowna city council will consider the final 2026 budget at its next meeting. If approved on Monday, the proposed 4.40 per cent property tax increase would keep Kelowna among the lowest-taxed cities i...

Were you not entertained? On a night where their season teetered on the brink, the Kelowna Rockets delivered their most dramatic response of the year, maybe their most meaningful in years. Facing elim...

Kelowna City Council will have its final kick at the can for its 2026 budget on Monday, which features a 4.4 per cent tax increase. The $ 1.1 billion budget is guided by six community-driven prioritie...

BC Hydro has updated West Kelowna City Council on long terms plans for an additional key power transmission line. Preliminary design of the line’s route and approvals will take two more years. P...

A section of the Rail Trail in the city's North End, closed since March 2025, is set to reopen this spring. The City of Kelowna says reopening the corridor will require adjustments to its Temporary Ou...

Kelowna's Rock The Lake Music Festival has added its second wave of artists for 2026. Canadian alt-rock band Alexisonfire are set to headline the July 10-12 event in downtown Kelowna around Prospera P...

The City of Kelowna is asking residents for feedback on a potential future growth area as part of its long-term planning work. A short online survey is now open for land north of Glenmore Road, betwee...

The City of West Kelowna is celebrating the province’s decision to allocate six new RCMP officers and a civilian support person. It follows recent meetings between Mayor Gord Milsom with the gov...