Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Fundraising for a new facility at Okanagan College is getting closer to its goal, thanks to a donation from a high-profile local entrepreneur. The Merrifield Family Foundation is contributing $100,000...

The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce wants to see better communication and more engagement with businesses when it comes to B.C.’s COVID-19 health orders and restrictions. The business group issued a...

Businesses ordered to close due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions are now eligible for more assistance from the province. Bars, nightclubs and some event venues can get grants of up to $20,000, whi...

Milk and plant-based beverage containers will be accepted for refunds at B.C. recycling facilities starting February 1, which is also when you’ll have to start paying a 10-cent deposit when you ...

A Lake Country man died in crash on the highway south of Vernon. Police and other emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 97 at Birnie Road around 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. ...

When it comes to scratch and win tickets, it was a pretty good prize. Mukhtar Arifov of Penticton got a lovely surprise when he scratched a win of $100,000 in the Snowflake 777 game from BC Lotteries....

Kelowna firefighters were able to minimize the damage from a fire at a restaurant this morning. Crews responded to the Cactus Club in the 1500 block of Banks Road just before 7:00 a.m. after smoke was...

Members of Canada’s Olympic cross-country ski team are in the Vernon area for the next two weeks, making their final preparations for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Silver Star Mountain Resor...

UPDATE: 8:00 a.m. Jan. 19 Some of the wineries that will part of a new Vernon event have been uncorked. Dahl Group Events and Wings Vernon have announced The Vernon Wine Show, A Wine & Culinary Ca...

Police have released the name of a woman found dead in a Kelowna dog park in the hopes it will generate tips in the investigation. The body of Austyn Godfrey, a 25-year-old from Ontario, was located i...