Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

West Kelowna property owners will see their municipal taxes rise 6.85 per cent this year after city council adopted its 2024 budget. The financial plan contains a core tax increase of 5.24 per cent to...

RCMP are reminding residents to take precautions before e-transferring money to anyone — and don’t be afraid to say no. A woman learned that lesson the hard way after telling Salmon Arm RC...

Builders in B.C. have more options for construction. The province has updated the B.C. Building Code to expand the use of mass timber in taller buildings, as well as in school, library and retail cons...

A two-term Kelowna city councillor is looking to make the jump to provincial politics. Loyal Wooldridge has announced he will seek the BC NDP nomination for the new Kelowna Centre riding. Wooldridge s...

The City of Kelowna will be spending $95 million on infrastructure projects this year, including $21 million on creating and improving community spaces. "We're creating new parks and upgrading well lo...

British Columbia is rolling out another round of COVID-19 vaccination boosters, with invitations starting to go out Monday. Ministry of Health says people who haven’t received a booster against ...

The B.C. NDP had more financial backing than other parties in the province last year. Elections BC released a summary of the provincial political parties’ finances Monday, April 8, which showed ...

RCMP say a recent search at a home in West Kelowna resulted in the seizure of drugs, firearms and weapons. On March 28, 2024, West Kelowna RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) executed a search warrant a...

Snow is expected to fall on two nearby highways. Environment Canada issued snowfall warnings for the Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope and the Trans-Canada Highway from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass Mon...

The Kelowna Fire Department was called to two structure fires over the weekend. On Sunday around 6:30 p.m., the Kelowna Regional Dispatch Centre received multiple calls reporting black smoke coming fr...