Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The fight to make the final four will go down to the final day of the round robin at the Esso Cup in Vernon. All six teams still have a shot at making Friday’s semi finals at the Canadian Women&...

People living in the majority of communities within the Kamloops Fire Centre, including Vernon and Kelowna, will be restricted as to what kind of fires they can light for the next several months. The ...

West Kelowna residents must watch their water consumption. On Wednesday, April 24, the city implemented Stage 2 water restrictions, effective immediately and until further notice. Under the restrictio...

A long-time Vernon Search and Rescue team member has been honoured for her decades of community service. Coralie Nairn is a recipient of a Community Award by the BC Achievement Foundation which celebr...

Kelowna council has implemented Stage 1 water use restrictions for all customers on the Kelowna Water Utility. That means odd numbered addresses can water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, while even...

A new collective agreement has been ratified by the City of West Kelowna and close to 200 of its staff. The four year deal was reached by the city and the Association of Local Government Employees Uni...

UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. RCMP say a vehicle belonging to a high risk missing 79-year old man reported earlier has been located near Beaver Lake Road and Dee Lake Road in the Lake Country area. Alan Francescu...

Two Okanagan municipalities will need to meet provincial housing targets to accomodate growth in the community. Kelowna and West Kelowna were among 20 B.C. municipalities identified as priority commun...

A Kelowna resident is making plans for the future after winning the top prize in BC Lotteries’ Set for Life game. Maureen Lee couldn’t believe it when she found out she won $675,000. "You'...

The host team is putting on a show at the Esso Cup. The Thompson Okanagan Lakers defeated the Edmonton Junior Oilers 3-2 on Monday night at Kal Tire Place in Vernon to improve to 2-0 at the six-team C...