Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Mounties respond to about 170 files in Kelowna during Canada Day
Kelowna RCMP had a busy Canada Day. The RCMP said through July 1 and into the early hours of July 2, officers in the city responded to approximately 170 files. The incidents ranged from thefts to impa...
Jul 03, 2024
More supports rolling out to protect renters, new tool coming online
British Columbians renting their homes will be better protected from bad-faith evictions. A new online portal will be launched on July 18, 2024, to protect renters from being evicted in bad faith, as ...
Jul 03, 2024
FortisBC to implement energy-based rates at EV chargers
A key utility provider in B.C. will be changing how it charges customers to power up their electric vehicles. FortisBC was granted approval from the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) to use an energy-b...
Jul 03, 2024
Okanagan runner heading to Olympics
A marathon runner from Kelowna is heading to France to compete on the world stage. Malindi Elmore of Kelowna was named to Canada’s Athletics team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team Canada’s...
Jul 02, 2024
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Vernon and surrounding areas
The North and Central Okanagan, as well as the Shuswap, could see some lightning Tuesday afternoon and evening. Environment Canada issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the areas that include Vernon,...
Jul 02, 2024
Vernon’s Canada Day organizer explains why drone show did not go ahead
Several thousand people filled Polson Park Monday night (July 1) for the drone show that was supposed to end Canada Day celebrations in Vernon, but unfortunately, the show was not able to go ahead. Ma...
Jul 02, 2024
“Full resumption of operations will take time” after reaching tentative deal: WestJet
WestJet flight disruptions are expected to continue this week, after a deal was reached over the weekend to end a strike by its mechanics. The airline said in a statement Monday morning that “fu...
Jul 02, 2024
Deal reached in WestJet mechanics’ strike, but travel disruptions still expected
WestJet has reached a deal with its mechanics to end a strike that had disrupted the travel plans of tens of thousands of travellers over the Canada Day long weekend. In a news release on its website,...
Jul 01, 2024
‘A lot of angry people’: Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike
WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected strike by plane mechanics entered its third day on the busiest travel weekend of the ...
Jun 30, 2024
More flight cancellations due to strike: WestJet
A sudden strike by the WestJet mechanics union is forcing the airline to cancel more flights over the Canada Day long weekend, disrupting the plans of more than 49,000 travellers. The Calgary-based ai...
Jun 30, 2024