Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Gary Muchula plans to be at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles next February for Super Bowl 56. That’s one of the plans the football fan from West Vancouver is making after winning $1...

North Okanagan businesses are taking a hit due to an inconsistent approach to COVID-19 related capacity limits around British Columbia, according to the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce. The group t...

Health Minister Adrian Dix called it a solemn day. Almost 1,800 long-term care workers who had refused to get their first COVID-19 shot by October 12 had their contracts terminated. “The require...

The next stage of British Columbia’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan involves opening up booster shots for those in high risk positions, and then the general population. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Tu...

A $60,000 provincial government restructure planning grant will help facilitate a governance and services study for the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area, with an emphasis on North Westside communi...

Pilot projects are providing more dog-friendly access at a pair of regional parks in the District of Lake Country. One of the projects allows dogs to be off-leash in Kopje Regional Park, while the oth...

West Kelowna RCMP is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 12-year-old girl. Kylie Carlson was last seen Monday (October 25) in West Kelowna. “Police are concerned for KylieR...

Environment Canada is warning commuters that snow is expected to fall near the Coquihalla Summit overnight and through Wednesday. A special weather statement issued Tuesday states that an estimated 10...

Ken Holland says he is “honoured and humbled” to receive the Freedom of the City award from the City of Vernon. The Hockey Hall of Famer and four-time Stanley Cup winner while with the Det...

UPDATE: 11:00 a.m. An imitation firearm was one of the items seized by police as part of an investigation into an incident Monday night in Kelowna. RCMP closed off an area in the 1900-block of Pandosy...