Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Central Okanagan chooses school for kindergarten program
Bankhead Elementary will be the site for the Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot program in the Central Okanagan School District. The District 23 board of education announced that on Wednesday night. R...
Oct 21, 2021
WFN moves towards closing long-term care home
Westbank First Nation (WFN) is beginning the process of transitioning towards the closure of its long-term care facility, Pine Acres Home. With the health and well-being of residents being of the utmo...
Oct 20, 2021
RCMP ask for public assistance in locating missing Kelowna man
Kelowna RCMP is asking for any information from the public relating to a case of a missing man. Sean Scott was last seen on October 10 leaving his residence in the 600 block of Clement Ave in Kelowna....
Oct 20, 2021
Parkinson’s patients asked to participate in clinical study
Okanagan Clinical Trials is seeking people living with Parkinson’s disease to participate in an investigational medication study. The Kelowna-based company is conducting a study on a new medicat...
Oct 20, 2021
BCHL Showcase starts today
The 2021 BCHL Showcase gets underway to day at the Chilliwack Coliseum. The Prince George Spruce Kings and the Wenatchee Wild kick off the event this afternoon and will mark the start of 18 regular-se...
Oct 20, 2021
Forest clean-up group awarded for volunteer work
B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service is acknowledging the work of the Okanagan Forest Task Force. It presented the OFTF with a Special Recognition Award for its unyielding efforts to tackle illeg...
Oct 20, 2021
Flair adding new flights from YLW in 2022
Travellers will have more options for discount carrier Flair Airlines in and out of Kelowna International Airport. The Edmonton-based company has announced two new routes from YLW, and as of May 16, 2...
Oct 19, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 update: 560 new cases, five deaths
Interior Health’s COVID-19 case count saw 79 new infections on Tuesday. Active cases in the health region fell by 60 to 717. In British Columbia, the daily total hit 560 cases, led by the 208 in...
Oct 19, 2021
COVID-19 cases in school age children trending down in B.C.
Following big spikes in COVID-19 cases at the start of the school year, the case rates for school age children have started to trend back down. Data presented by Dr. Bonnie Henry Tuesday showed most a...
Oct 19, 2021
Capacity limits rising to 100 per cent as of Oct. 25
British Columbia health officials will allow full capacity at organized gatherings and events as of next Monday, Oct. 25, in parts of the province where vaccination rates are high. That will be up fro...
Oct 19, 2021