Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

RCMP is investigating after two men were injured in a home invasion in Kelowna. On Thursday, September 2, just before 7: 00 a.m., RCMP were called in an apartment in the 1900-block of Pandosy Street f...

An altercation in downtown Kelowna led to one man suffering serious injuries. Just before 6:00 a.m. on Thursday Sept. 2, two men got into an altercation in Stuart Park. Police say one of the men produ...

The City of West Kelowna and Interior Health have issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice for the Shannon Lake neighbourhood and the West Kelowna Business Park within the Lakeview-Rose Valley Water S...

The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre has downgraded Evacuation Orders for the Valley of the Sun subdivision to Alerts. The properties along a number of roads in the subdivision now under A...

The Kelowna Pride Society (KPS) has postponed its Pride Week 2021, which will now be held from October 22 to 30. The Pride Festival and March in Kelowna will go on Saturday, October 30. The society ha...

Some Vernon residents are no longer under an evacuation alert connected to the White Rock Lake wildfire. The city lifted the alert for properties in Canadian Lakeview Estates, Adventure Bay and Tronso...

The B.C. government launched its new ‘Get On Board’ affordable transportation program today, Sept. 1, making public transit free for children age 12 and under. Referring to the new program...

The candidates running in the 2021 federal election have been confirmed by Elections Canada. The North Okanagan – Shuswap riding will see the two-term incumbent Conservative Mel Arnold take on K...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan’s (RDCO) Rapid Damage Assessment Team is working to complete the assessments of damage caused to neighbourhoods by the White Rock Lake wildfire by Thurs...

The RCMP have launched an investigation into the fire of a tractor-trailer at the West Kelowna Walmart. Firefighters responded to reports of smoke at around 2 a.m. Wednesday on Louis Drive, and when c...