Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
British Columbians urged to get free flu shot to avoid extra pressure on health-care system
The B.C. Government is asking people to roll up their sleeves and get the influenza vaccine this year. The province says the flu shots, which are free for every British Columbian older than six months...
Oct 19, 2021
Central Okanagan Business Walk Survey now open, Business Walk going today
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has opened it’s 2021 edition of the Central Okanagan Business Walk Survey to run in conjunction with B.C. Small Business Week. The Central Okanag...
Oct 19, 2021
Plan for former RCMP site goes to public hearing
Kelowna Council considered a rezoning request Monday for a 13-storey mixed-use development at the site of the former RCMP building on Doyle Avenue. The proposal includes public amenity and retail spac...
Oct 19, 2021
Free energy saving kits available for low to low moderate households
B.C. Hydro is offering people living in low to moderate income households free energy saving kits. The kits contain energy saving products that can be installed around the home and help reduce the wat...
Oct 18, 2021
Search & rescue group looks for new members
People who are interested in becoming a member of Central Okanagan Search and Rescue, are invited to attend an open house this week. It’s part of a recruitment campaign by the volunteer group th...
Oct 18, 2021
Vernon contractor named president of local Home Builder’s Association
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association Central Okanagan (CHBA) has a new president who is from Vernon. Darren Witt, a third generation general contractor and architectural technologist and pres...
Oct 18, 2021
History made at BCHL game with first-all female officiating crew
Four BC Hockey League (BCHL) officials became the first all-female officiating crew to work a game at the Canadian Junior A level when they officiated a game between the Langley Rivermen and the Surre...
Oct 18, 2021
RCMP investigating suspicious death in Kelowna
A woman was arrested in connection with the death of a man in Kelowna this morning. RCMP was called to a residence in the 600-block of Bechard Road in Kelowna around 7:00 a.m. Oct. 18, and located the...
Oct 18, 2021
Local schools to join kindergarten pilot program
The Vernon and Central Okanagan school districts are among those that will join the expansion of the Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot program in 2022 as it grows from four schools to 25. The program wi...
Oct 18, 2021
Garage and houses damaged by suspected electrical fire
A home in West Kelowna was damaged by a fire this afternoon (Oct. 17) that also damaged two nearby residences. West Kelowna Fire Rescue (WKFR) responded to a reported structure fire on Horizon Drive a...
Oct 17, 2021