Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

British Columbia’s health minister says he isn’t as worried about the newest COVID-19 variant, Omicron, because the focus needs to stay on the Delta variant, which is having a “profo...

The beleaguered Vancouver Canucks have cleaned house, including firing head coach Travis Green and long-time general manager Jim Benning. The team confirmed the move as well as the firings of assistan...

COVID-19 cases in the Interior are trending in the wrong direction. For the second consecutive day, active cases climbed in the Interior reaching 585 Friday as 97 new cases were confirmed in the regio...

British Columbia’s health minister says the province is “ahead of the curve” on recommendations by a national advisory group that Canadians ages 50 and older get a COVID-19 booster. ...

Two Okanagan NDP MLA’s are touting an expansion of co-op and work-integrated learning opportunities, saying they will do a lot to serve Interior students. The B.C. Government announced Friday th...

A three-year-long police investigation has led to a man being charged with defrauding the Kelowna Minor Lacrosse Association. Kelowna RCMP began a probe on Oct. 18, 2018 into a report of an alleged fr...

After a day of declines, the Interior’s COVID-19 numbers are back on the rise, as 101 new cases were confirmed in the Interior. As of Thursday, the Interior’s active case count was 578, up...

Kelowna’s proposed 2022 budget calls for a tax increase of 3.49 per cent to keep up with infrastructure and growth needs. “Preparing for post-pandemic recovery, the city's fiscal approach ...

The worst appears to over as far as the latest storms in British Columbia, but the damage to property, agriculture and livestock has been monumental. “We are now on the other end of this series ...

The finalists have been announced for The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce’s Business Excellence Awards. A virtual event for nominees and sponsors today lifted the lid on the 45 Rock’n Resilien...