Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Discovery of unmarked graves The Canadian Press news story of the year
The discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in the British Columbia Interior and the countrywide awakening it set off have been chosen as Canada’s news story of the year by e...
Dec 14, 2021
Interior records 200 COVID-19 cases over weekend
The Interior’s active COVID-19 case count was recorded at 529 Monday after 200 cases were confirmed over the weekend. The cases were part of 1,129 reported throughout B.C. There were 415 identif...
Dec 13, 2021
Suspicious fire at boarded-up building
Kelowna fire crews were called to a boarded-up house on Leathead Road this afternoon. The first report to 911 said there was smoke coming from the structure around 1:00 p.m. “The first arriving ...
Dec 13, 2021
Be prepared if you’re planning air travel this month
It’s expected to be a busy holiday season at Kelowna International Airport (YLW), and for many passengers, it will be the first time they have flown in a while. For that reason, YLW has prepared...
Dec 13, 2021
Coquihalla could reopen sooner than expected: Fleming
Work to repair sections of B.C.’s highways damaged by floods and mudslides continue, which may mean the Coquihalla can open sooner than expected. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said he, alo...
Dec 13, 2021
Provincial State of Emergency extended
The Provincial State of Emergency first issued a month ago in response to flooding and mudslides in B.C. has been extended. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, made the an...
Dec 13, 2021
Local fairs and festivals get provincial funding boost
The B.C. government is providing almost $1.2-million to help two dozen fairs, festivals and events resume in the North Okanagan and Shuswap. Vernon-Monashee NDP MLA Harwinder Sandhu said community eve...
Dec 13, 2021
Canada’s world junior team includes 12 WHL players
Hockey Canada has named 12 WHL players to Canada's National Junior Team for the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, scheduled for December 26 to January 5, 2022 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta. In tot...
Dec 13, 2021
Damaged parks, reduced holiday travel among impacts of flood on B.C. tourism
Parts of British Columbia’s tourism industry are facing another uphill battle with an uncertain recovery horizon after this year’s damaging storms. Some attractions and landmarks were seri...
Dec 12, 2021
Canada looks to retool EV rebate program to include more expensive SUVs, pickups
The federal government wants to overhaul the rebate program for electric vehicles so that it more closely aligns with the kinds of cars Canadians want to buy, says Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Th...
Dec 11, 2021