Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna
Police probe culminates with seizure of stolen property and drugs
RCMP seized drugs, weapons and more than $200,000 in stolen property after executing two search warrants in West Kelowna. The operation conducted in March by the Kelowna RCMP’s Proactive Enforce...
May 01, 2024
Rockets auctioning off helmets for charity
Fans of local hockey are able to get their hands on some memorabilia. The Kelowna Rockets are auctioning off game-worn white helmets from this past season, with all proceeds going to local charities. ...
May 01, 2024
B.C. strengthening health care workforce with $155M investment
The province is funding numerous initiatives to bolster certain segments of the health care workforce. Health Minister, Adrian Dix announced a provincial investment to strengthen the health care syste...
May 01, 2024
More star performers to hit the stage at Rock the Lake
A Grammy-nominated band is among the performers set to join the festivities at Rock the Lake this summer. Daughtry has been added to the festival lineup. They will be joined by Southern CaliforniaR...
May 01, 2024
Vehicles, structures damaged in fire
Several structures, vehicles and boats were damaged in a hedge fire that spread in Kelowna. The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of Barkley Road. Crews found a large hedge on f...
Apr 30, 2024
‘New chapter of baseball’: ball field gets upgrade funding
Kelowna has received a grant of $72,500 from the Jays Care Foundation to upgrade the baseball fields at Edith Gay Park. The city, in partnership with the Central Okanagan Minor Baseball Association, w...
Apr 30, 2024
Provincial partners taking action to prevent invasive mussel outbreaks
Efforts to protect local waterways from invasive mussels are being ramped up by the province’s partners. B.C. Hydro is supporting B.C.’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program (IMDP) with a new f...
Apr 30, 2024
Residents of mobile home parks will see fewer rule changes
The B.C. government says residents of manufactured homes will get more notice of rule changes within their parks, under new protections announced by the province. “Currently, some owners of manu...
Apr 30, 2024
Highway 97 rock slide blasting planned through May, road won’t fully reopen for several months
Work is ongoing to ensure the slope along Highway 97 where a major rockslide occurred last summer is safe. Blasting at the site of the August 28 rockslide north of Summerland has been ongoing periodic...
Apr 30, 2024
London Drugs stores still closed, investigating cyber incident
All London Drugs stores remained closed across Western Canada on Tuesday morning, two days after the B.C.-based company announced it was dealing with a “cybersecurity incident.” A statemen...
Apr 30, 2024