Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
B.C. ski hills, churches, campuses and homes prepare for Ukrainian refugees: premier
Plans are in the works in British Columbia for the province to accept thousands of Ukrainians fleeing as Russia’s invasion pushes further into their country. Premier John Horgan says he has met ...
Mar 11, 2022
Local unemployment rate stalled while employment rate fell in February
Data from Statistics Canada shows that employment in the economic region that includes Vernon and Kelowna fell in February. The unadjusted employment rate for the Thompson-Okanagan region was recorded...
Mar 11, 2022
Infectious disease services at KGH expanded
Kelwona General Hospital (KGH) has expanded its services to treat patients with infectious diseases. A new outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) clinic has opened to provide intravenous a...
Mar 11, 2022
Masks to remain mandatory at YLW
Though the provincial masking mandates have been repealed, the use of face coverings will still be required at the Kelowna Airport. Mask mandates continue to be in place for Canadians travelling by ai...
Mar 11, 2022
UPDATE: Rally to support Ukrainian fighters held in Vernon
UPDATE: 8:00 a.m. March 13, 2022 The following video was posted by organizers of the Kelowna Stands With Ukraine rally in Kelowna and Vernon on Saturday. (Video credit: Kelowna Stands with Ukraine/You...
Mar 11, 2022
B.C. sees fourth consecutive month with over 200 illicit drug deaths
For the fourth month in a row, British Columbia was home to over 200 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths. The B.C. Coroners Service reported 207 toxic drug deaths in January, which represents a 10 ...
Mar 11, 2022
Man and woman arrested for armed robbery in West Kelowna
A man and a woman have been arrested by the West Kelowna RCMP for an armed robbery that occurred in the area a week prior. Mounties say they responded to a report of an armed robbery at a business in ...
Mar 10, 2022
Interior records one COVID-19 death, 115 new cases
Interior Health continues to lead the province in new COVID-19 infections. The health authority reported 115 new cases Thursday, nearly twice as many as the 65 confirmed in Fraser Health, which had se...
Mar 10, 2022
Charges laid against Kelowna RCMP Officer
The B.C. Prosecution Service has approved two charges against a Kelowna RCMP officer. Constable Sean Eckland has been charged with two counts of obstruction of justice in connection with an investigat...
Mar 10, 2022
B.C. COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted in phases
British Columbia is lifting it’s COVID-19 restrictions, but not all at once. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2022, the province will: Repeal face coverings order for low-risk indoor lo...
Mar 10, 2022