Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Interior Health (IH) is encouraging families to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the holiday season. The child-sized doses started rolling out in the Interior last week, and wh...

West Kelowna property owners could be paying an average of $82 more for city taxes next year, if council’s proposed budget is approved. The draft plan calls for a municipal tax increase of 4 per...

The Okanagan Valley will be buffeted by strong winds over the next 24 hours. Environment Canada warns of a strong southerly wind accompanied by a sharp cold front moving into the region, which could l...

The Kelowna Rockets selected a total of 10 players in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft (formerly the bantam draft) that took place online today, including one goaltender, four defencemen and five forwards...

The BC Care Providers Association is calling its staffing shortage a crisis. Care Providers CEO, Terry Lake, says it’s a province-wide problem, but the Interior region is suffering the most. Nur...

A total of nine COVID-19 deaths were reported Thursday, including one in the Interior. To date, 2,378 British Columbians have died due to the virus, including 295 in the Interior. The Ministry of Heal...

Following an all-day meeting, Kelowna city council has approved a preliminary budget that will see the average homeowner pay an extra $80 in municipal taxes in 2022, or about $6.67 per month. "Council...

With a winter storm set to hit southern British Columbia this weekend, the province is advising people to prepare for possible adverse events. Environment Canada is predicting severe winter weather fr...

B.C.’s Minister of Transportation is predicting the reopening of the Coquihalla for essential and commercial travel could be moved up. Rob Fleming said crews working around the clock, coupled wi...

In the first 10 months of 2021, 33 people in Vernon have died due to illicit drug use. The increase comes as four people in Vernon died due to overdoses in October. Having reached 33, Vernon has now h...