Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

With the Stanley Cup having been awarded in July and with less time off in order to get back on a regular schedule, it has been another unusual offseason in the NHL. This has affected NHL development ...

COVID-19 cases fell for a fourth straight week in the Central Okanagan, while some communities in the North Okanagan saw increases. Figures from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCDC) for Sept. 5-11...

Friday night at Prospera Place (Sept. 17) will be special, even if it’s just for a preseason game. For the first time in 551 days, fans will be allowed inside the arena to watch the Kelowna Rock...

BOWDEN, AB. - The man responsible for one of B.C.'s most horrifying mass murders has again been denied parole. In August of 1982, David Shearing, who now goes by David Ennis, shot grandparents George ...

Active COVID-19 cases in Interior Health have fallen for the third day in a row, but that decline was offset by three deaths recorded in the health region on Wednesday. The active cases fell to 1,536 ...

A new feature exhibit will launch at the Okanagan Heritage Museum Saturday that explores the relationships between humans and water in the Okanagan Valley and the Columbia River Systems. Waterways exp...

British Columbians continued to pay the highest average rental rates in Canada despite marking a decline on a month-over-month basis. Data from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research and Consulting shows tha...

Customers visiting BC Liquor Stores (BCLS) and BC Cannabis Stores (BCCS) this summer donated more than $1.4 million to help B.C. residents affected by this year’s wildfires. The amount will be m...

North Westside Road residents who’s properties were affected by the White Rock Lake wildfire have until noon Thursday, Sept. 16, to book the curbside collection of refrigerators and freezers dam...

Kelowna Council will ask the the Agricultural Land Commission to exclude 16-hectares from the Land Reserve at 4690 Highway 97 North. The plan is to relocate BC Transit’s Regional Facility, and e...