Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Several dozen people took part in a climate action rally in Vernon, one of about 60 scheduled for Canadians cities today. The Canada On Fire Day of Action got underway outside Vernon City Hall at noon...

The Western Hockey League has announced changes to the 2021-22 WHL Western Conference regular season schedule. Due to ongoing border restrictions preventing non-essential bus travel from Canada to the...

B.C.’s maximum allowable rent increase amount for next year is being set at 1.5 per cent, based on inflation. The increase cannot take effect prior to next Jan. 1, and landlords must provide thr...

The BCHL has made several schedule changes involving the Wenatchee Wild due to the extension of the border closure for people traveling into the United States from Canada. The Wild will exclusively pl...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has rescinded the remaining Evacuation Alerts for the White Rock Lake wildfire, as well as the State of Local Emergency which has been in effect since July 30...

UPDATE: 1:00 p.m. Sept. 8 RCMP have released a photo of the suspect in Monday's attempted home invasion in Kelowna where a man was dressed as a utility worker. == A quiet Labour Day morning turned fri...

An Okanagan-based distillery is spearheading a campaign to get the federal government to reduce one of the taxes Canadian distilleries have to pay. Tyler Dyck, CEO of Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery...

The province has rolled out details of how people can get the BC Vaccine Card. The card will allow vaccinated people to show their proof of vaccination at higher-risk social and recreational events an...

The Kelowna Rockets training camp started today and continues until Sept. 12. On-ice sessions start September 8. The camp is closed to the public. Here is the Western Hockey League team's 2021-22 Trai...

The Tower Ranch development in Kelowna is due to get it’s first neighbourhood park in 2022, and the city wants to hear from the public on what the park should look like. Construction of the Tall...