Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The amount of people who have used the Okanagan Rail Trail has grown beyond expectations over the past several years. Based on data collected by the Regional District of North Okanagan’s (RDNO) ...

B.C.’s Opposition party is calling for urgent action by the NDP government to stop what is shaping up to potentially be another devastating wildfire season in the province. Lorne Doerkson, BC Un...

Smoke from a structure fire in West Kelowna on Sunday night was highly visible from Highway 97. Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to the blaze at an abandoned house in the 1800 block of Ross Road arou...

Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the habit or ke...

Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an “operational issue.” Vario...

The Regina Rebels will remember their trip to Vernon fondly. The Western region champions defeated Ontario’s North York Storm 2-1 at Kal Tire Pace Saturday to win the 2024 Esso Cup, emblematic o...

Interior Health is advising people be cautious when using substances. The health authority said there have been multiple non-fatal drug poisonings in the South Okanagan recently, and has issued a Toxi...

The Conservative Party of B.C. is calling the latest poll on the provincial election “great news,” but adds it’s just a snapshot in time, and they “can’t take their foot ...

The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to “urgently change” the province’s decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement...

The Crown is no longer pursuing charges against a suspect in a Vernon crash two years ago that killed two people. The BC Prosecution Service tells Vernon Matters charges against 37-year-old Micheal Jo...