Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The annual Cops for Kids bike ride through southern B.C. is back for another year. A team of officers and support crew began the ride from the Sandman Hotel in Kelowna this morning. The event raises f...

A ban on campfires continues across the Central Okanagan, even though they are allowed again outside of fire protection areas within the Kamloops Fire Centre as of noon . Central Okanagan fire chiefs ...

Kelowna RCMP are investigating a death involving a man in a taxi. On Thursday, September 9, just after 12:30 p.m., RCMP were called to the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Chandler Street after a man...

The City of Vernon is lifting its ban on campfires as of noon today. The change is being made in conjunction with an announcement from the BC Wildfire Service that campfires are now permitted in the K...

A new report says local governments in B.C. will need to make changes in order to keep up with rising costs and falling revenues. The study, by a Union of BC Municipalities committee, suggests the rap...

Interior Health will run pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics at a number of Kelowna locations. The clinics will offer both first and second doses to eligible recipients over the age of 12. They will b...

“Sex without consent is rape” is the message of the B.C. government’s sexual violence prevention campaign. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training has relaunched the &...

The active COVID-19 case count for B.C.’s Interior is 1,793 after 272 new cases were reported in the region today, Sept. 8. The active case counts for Interior Health rose by 81 compared to Tues...

A former Kelowna Rocket has joined the Western Hockey League team’s coaching staff. Rockets president and general manager Bruce Hamilton has announced the addition of Quintin Laing as an assista...

For the second year in a row, COVID-19 is affecting fundraising nut sales at Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park. The first hazelnuts of the season are already falling to the ground and ready to be purcha...