Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A pair of small spot fires in Kalamalaka Lake Provincial Park were quickly brought under control Wednesday. The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) website showed that both fires were located in the Cosens B...

It’s been a slower start to B.C.’s wildfire season compared to last year. Matt MacDonald, lead forecaster with the BC Wildfire Service, told a provincial news conference Wednesday about 30...

An issue with a chemical solution in NTRL brand tumblers has led to a recall being issued. Health Canada says the 877 mL (30 oz) NTRL brand tumbler cup that were distributed for free as a promotional ...

West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a fully-involved fire at a duplex residence on Last Road Wednesday morning. Fire Chief Jason Brolund said the first arriving crews ensured the safety of all resid...

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue is making medical training a priority for its members due to the increased severity of the calls they have to respond to. The non-profit organization has added a phy...

Firefighters in Kelowna managed to limit damages caused by a hedge fire Monday. Kelowna Fire Department crews responded to a call for an unknown fire the Springfield and Burtch roads area at approxima...

Police in Penticton are looking for any witnesses to an assault that they say could have been deadly. Mounties say a 93-year-old woman was reportedly pushed into the path of a moving transit bus as it...

RCMP are reporting an attempted sexual assault of a woman in Mission Creek Regional Park in Kelowna Sunday night (June 9). The victim told police she was walking alone on the trail between Leckie and ...

The provincial snowpack has dropped to nearly half of normal, but the Okanagan has shown some improvement. The B.C. River Forecast Centre said the provincial snowpack average was about 57 per cent of ...

An Okanagan M.P. is calling on the federal government to create a national wildfire fighting force, to assist the efforts by the provinces and territories. South Okanagan-West Kootenay NDP MP Richard ...