Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Omicron cases have peaked in B.C., but hospitalizations rising: Dr. Henry
British Columbia appears to have seen a peak in Omicron COVID-19 cases, but the number of hospitalizations is still a concern. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, told a news conference on Fr...
Jan 14, 2022
Golden recognition for Okanagan craft distillery
Glasses are being raised to celebrate an Okanagan craft distillery. Okanagan Spirits has won the award for Artisan Distillery of the Year at the prestigious 2022 Canadian Whisky Awards. (Photo credit:...
Jan 14, 2022
RCMP search for vehicle of interest in stabbing
RCMP continue to investigate what they are calling an “unprovoked act of violence” in Kelowna last month. Just after midnight on Dec. 18, 2021, three men were walking in the area Lawrence ...
Jan 14, 2022
Suspicious death was homicide
A suspicious death in downtown Vernon is now being investigated as a homicide. A person’s body was found in the 3300 block of 32nd Avenue near the Salvation Army House of Hope around 2:00 a.m. o...
Jan 14, 2022
COVID-19 cases show downward trend
New COVID-19 case numbers were down in both Interior Health and the province on Thursday. The Health Ministry recorded 2,554 new infections in B.C., which was a decrease of 305 from Wednesday. Case nu...
Jan 13, 2022
New Kelowna development seeks building permit from city
A proposed new lakeside development in Kelowna has seen record-setting sales according to the company behind it. Water Street by the Park is a three-tower, multi-phase development next to City Park in...
Jan 13, 2022
Booster shot clinics opening up around health region
The Vernon Recreation Centre is one of the main sites where North Okanagan residents, aged five and older, can get a COVID-19 booster shot. Armstrong, Lumby and Salmon Arm also have clinics as Interio...
Jan 13, 2022
Okanagan had lowest snowpack at the start of 2022
The Okanagan opened the year as having the lowest snow pack in the province. The River Forecast Centre reported that as of January 1, 2022, the Okanagan’s snow pack was 84 per cent of the annual...
Jan 13, 2022
Drug-poisoning prevention training for construction industry expanded in B.C.
The B.C. Government is taking steps to address drug-poisoning deaths in the construction industry. Sheila Malcolmson, the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, said men make up almost 80 per cent ...
Jan 13, 2022
Police issue new video in Penticton homicide
RCMP have released new video of three men who may have information about the homicide of a man in the Penticton area last year. On October 13, 2021, Clayton Dyer's body was found on the side of Green ...
Jan 13, 2022