Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Interior Health home to 153 new COVID-19 cases
Another 153 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the Interior Tuesday, bringing the active case count for the region to 1,583. The new cases were part of the 677 recorded across B.C., bringing the prov...
Sep 14, 2021
New winner of ‘Make Water Work’ in Okanagan
A Summerland resident is $750 richer after winning the annual ‘Make Water Work’ prize. Lindsey Craig was awarded the prize from the Okanagan Basin Water Board`s (OBWB) Okanagan WaterWise p...
Sep 14, 2021
West Kelowna among UBCM award winners
The City of West Kelowna is being honoured for the way it has been conducting its business. The city, which has over 32,000 residents, has won an award for Excellence in Governance from the Union of B...
Sep 14, 2021
B.C.’s state of emergency comes to end
The B.C. government is ending its wildfire-related provincial state of emergency today in a season that has seen thousands of residents evacuated. The province says the wildfire season is not over, wi...
Sep 14, 2021
New rules allow fans at WHL preseason games in B.C.
Fans will be back at Prospera Place in Kelowna for Western Hockey League preseason action this weekend. After Monday’s update by the B.C. government confirming that B.C.-based WHL teams can have...
Sep 14, 2021
COVID-19 update: 1,984 new cases in B.C., 542 in Interior
British Columbia had an average of 661 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend for a total of 1,984. Interior Health accounted for 542 of the new cases, for an average of 181 per day. Active cases...
Sep 13, 2021
Vaccinations to be mandatory for health-care workers, third dose recommended for immunocompromised
The British Columbia government is rolling out new measures surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations, including mandating that all health-care professionals receive both doses of a vaccine. During a press co...
Sep 13, 2021
Fire department seeks new members
The Ellison Fire Department is recruiting new paid on-call members. Ellison fire is one of four paid-on-call fire departments of the Regional District of Central Okanagan which also provides medical f...
Sep 13, 2021
B.C. budget forecast suggests sunnier days could be ahead
British Columbia appears to be on track for economic recovery, though conditions surrounding that remain uncertain due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The provincial government released it’s f...
Sep 13, 2021
Journey Home Society endorses ‘Vote Housing’ campaign
The Central Okanagan Journey Home Society (COJHS) is endorsing 'Vote Housing', a national non-partisan campaign to end homelessness and make housing safe and affordable in Canada. "Housing affordabili...
Sep 13, 2021