Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Vaccines offered at schools
Interior Health will be hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics at Central Okanagan schools starting this Thursday at George Elliot Secondary in Lake Country. Further clinics will be at Rutland Middle School...
Sep 13, 2021
Penticton homicide victim identified
RCMP have released the name, and a photo, of a man who died after being found unresponsive on a school field in Penticton earlier this month. Just before 6 a.m. on Sunday Sept. 5, officers were called...
Sep 13, 2021
Westshore Estates water quality advisory removed
The Regional District of Central Okanagan and Interior Health have lifted a Water Quality Advisory for customers of the Westshore Estates water system in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area. The ...
Sep 13, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 vaccine card system takes effect, one dose required in many settings
British Columbia’s COVID-19 vaccine card system is now in effect as the province aims to curtail cases and hospitalizations in the fourth wave of the pandemic. Anyone who wants to access a range...
Sep 13, 2021
B.C. groups concerned over lack of compromise in COVID-19 vaccine card plan
A group of British Columbia community organizations wants changes to the province’s COVID-19 vaccine card, saying it fails to account for the needs of people who face legitimate barriers to gett...
Sep 12, 2021
Three COVID-19 deaths recorded in Interior as active cases rise to 1,828
The active COVID-19 cases in the Interior are once again on the rise, climbing to 1,828 after 253 new cases were recorded in the region Friday. The new cases were part of 820 recorded across the provi...
Sep 10, 2021
Man accused of pointing laser at planes over Vernon
A 39-year-old Vernon man is facing potential charges under the Criminal Code and Aeronautics Act after allegedly pointing a laser into the cockpits of several planes over Vernon. Nav Canada notified R...
Sep 10, 2021
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue search for new home funding
The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) is looking for a larger, more centralized location to call home. The non-profit presented the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) with a buildin...
Sep 10, 2021
Bear sightings on the rise as fall approaches
It’s time to be Bear Aware again in the Okanagan. With ripening fruit in orchards and spawning Kokanee salmon returning to streams, reports and sightings of bears are increasing. "This is the ti...
Sep 10, 2021
Wanted man believed to be in North Okanagan
RCMP in the Vernon area is hoping the public can help its officers locate a wanted man. Vincent Silas Maxwell, 36, is wanted for failing to comply with a probation order and is believed to be in the N...
Sep 10, 2021