Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The City of Kelowna is looking for infill housing designs, and is offering a $10,000 award for the best design. The Infill Design Challenge 2.0, which looks for new ideas to enhance affordable, divers...

Interior Health will host more drop-in immunization clinics in the Kelowna area for anyone who has not yet received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or anyone who received their first dose mo...

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - While the Mt. Law fire near West Kelowna is still classified as out of control, Central Okanagan Emergency Operations (COEO) says the fire suppression work is ongoing and making g...

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating a wanted man. Kaden Abbott, 25, is wanted by police for breaching the conditions of his release order, dangerous operatio...

Five more properties in the Westside Road area have sustained significant damage from the White Rock Lake wildfire. The Regional District of Central Okanagan said the damaged structures were discovere...

The City of Kelowna is putting the For Sale sign on two of its properties. The former Husky gas station at 380 Harvey Avenue and the long-empty McDonald's site at 1746 Water Street, are being put on t...

It’s enough to bring tears to the eyes of some firefighters. People have been gathering on an almost nightly basis along Old Kamloops Road and 43rd Avenue in Vernon, near the fire camp at Kin Ra...

Interior Health recorded 230 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the active case count in the health region up to 3,203. The new cases were part of 553 reported province-wide with 5,580 cases no...

Health Canada has issued product recall notices for Ravin Crossbows arrow nocks, Marin mountain bikes, Intertex LLC B-Air Blower fans, and various Hallmark softwood round teethers with attachments. Th...

UPDATE August 18, 5 p.m. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations warn that while the Evacuation Orders were rescinded for a majority of properties Tuesday, the Mt. Law wildfire is still active and has t...