Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The City of Kelowna’s housing target has been set. The provincial government announced that, as part of the second round of the housing target program, Kelowna would need to build 8,774 new unit...

Owners of the Train Station Pub on Ellis Street in Kelowna have signed a heritage revitalization agreement with the City of Kelowna, which will protect the existing heritage building, garden, plaza an...

Communities throughout the Okanagan could see some thunder and lightning activity Thursday. Environment Canada issued a Okanagan-wide Severe Thunderstorm Watch at 10:11 a.m. June 26, warning that cond...

Two men were arrested and several bikes and other items were recovered as police executed a search warrant in Lake Country. On Wednesday, June 19, Lake Country RCMP, assisted by the Lake Country Gener...

A hockey star who was born and raised in Sicamous is among the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. Shea Weber is one of seven inductees this year. Weber started his hockey career with the KIJHL...

The Kelowna Rockets will start the 2024-25 season with four pre-season games, and will also introduce an earlier start time for its games on Saturdays. The team said its Saturday home games will start...

Five men have been recognized for leaping into action and saving their friend’s life during a medical emergency in Vernon. On January 24, 2023, David Hampton suffered cardiac arrest while playin...

Construction is set to begin this summer on a new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus. The $55.8 million centre will train people for in-demand jobs and help s...

RCMP are searching for a stabbing suspect in Kelowna. On Sunday, June 23, at around 3:15 p.m., police attended the shopping area in the 2000-block of Springfield Road in response to a stabbing. One ma...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan is gathering feedback until next Tuesday, July 2 on what residents would like to see in a curbside food waste collection program. The process will determine w...