Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

RCMP will be using all terrain vehicles (ATVs) to increase the police presence and conduct safety patrols on the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. The trained officers will be using the ATVs to get to a...

April 15, 2024 RCMP have so far not provided an update on a Lumby woman who was reported missing over the weekend. Tatiana Stefanski, 44, was last seen Saturday morning while speaking with her ex-husb...

A B.C. property rights group is taking legal action against the province over its proposed changes to short term rentals. The West Coast Association for Property Rights, and a short term rental owner ...

A four-million dollar project to provide a continuous biking pathway from the Okanagan Rail Trail to the Mission Creek Greenway in Kelowna will get underway next week and continue through the fall. Th...

Two members of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP could be facing charges stemming from an incident nearly three years ago. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) was tasked with investigatin...

Access to the Vernon RCMP station had to be restricted on Wednesday as officers disposed of what appeared to be two small hand grenades. The RCMP told Vernon Matters a member of the public found the i...

Rock the Lake has announced this summer's 2024 festival with its largest line-up yet, featuring some of the biggest bands in history and a shift to the initial dates. The iconic summer festival is now...

The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would prevent disruptive behaviour, such as aggressive protests, on school grounds. The new law would allow police to arrest or issue tickets to any...

The City of Kelowna warns that the very low snowpack levels may result in some water restrictions for local agricultural properties. The city said upland reservoirs that supply irrigation water to the...

The snowpack level for B.C. has dropped to a record low, while the Okanagan and many other basins continue to see levels well below average. The B.C. River Forecast Centre said, as of April 1, the pro...