Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Okanagan talent show ready for much-delayed finale
After a year-and-a-half delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Okanagan’s largest talent show is finally able to hold its finale. People that followed Okanagan’s Got Talent since it began...
Sep 22, 2021
Vaccination much more effective in building antibodies than infection: Dr. Henry
B.C.’s provincial health officer is encouraging British Columbians, including those who have contracted COVID-19 before, to get vaccinated. During Tuesday’s COVID-19 update, Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Sep 22, 2021
New grant will see development strategy created in Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has been awarded a grant to help streamline development approval processes to reduce barriers and support economic recovery. The RDCO has been awarded ...
Sep 21, 2021
Search and Rescue deployed to locate driver in crash
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) were called to the scene of a car crash this morning (Sept. 21) to help locate the driver who had gone missing. The RCMP called in the COSAR at 4:05 a.m....
Sep 21, 2021
Kelowna lotto winner to use prize to spread her mother’s ashes
A Kelowna woman is one of five B.C. winners of the 2021 Lotto Max Dream Studio contest. Aiyla Forgie was one of 230 entrants in the Dream Studio contest, where contestants submitted a 30 second video ...
Sep 21, 2021
RCMP investigate serious collision
Alcohol may have been a factor in a motor vehicle crash in Kelowna that sent three people to hospital. On Saturday, Sept. 18, just before midnight, RCMP members responded to a report of a collision at...
Sep 21, 2021
Fatal crash under investigation
A multi-vehicle collision in Kelowna Monday claimed the life of one person. RCMP responded to a crash on Highway 97 N near Ellison Lake around 3:30 p.m. Monday (Sept. 20). A green Chevrolet SUV headed...
Sep 21, 2021
Arrest made in deadly North Okanagan shooting
One person is dead and a suspect has been arrested after a shooting in the North Okanagan. Just after 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, Vernon/North Okanagan Rural RCMP received a report of a possible s...
Sep 21, 2021
Everything old is new again after election returns virtually identical Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month. Early Tuesday, the Liber...
Sep 21, 2021
Arnold wins third term in North Okanagan-Shuswap
Mel Arnold, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the North Okanagan – Shuswap riding, has been re-elected. The win was called after 50 of the 308 polls in the riding were counted, and Arnold h...
Sep 20, 2021