Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

UPDATE: 8:30 p.m. RCMP say an incident contained to an address in the 100-block of Adams Road in Kelowna has ended. Police say there is no concern for public safety and Highway 97 is reopened in both ...

People travelling between B.C.’s Interior and Alberta this spring may experience some delays. The province says the final work on Phase 4 of the Kicking Horse Canyon upgrade will begin Tuesday, ...

BC Hockey League teams will continue to use Bauer equipment. The league has extended its partnership with Bauer for the next four seasons. Under the deal, Bauer will remain the league's equipment prov...

The B.C. government says certain strata hotels and motels will be able to continue providing overnight accommodation, despite the new short-term rental (STR) rules. The province is finalizing the crit...

The Armstrong Regional Co-op (ARC) is now operating four liquor stores. The new ARC Liquor store, located in Kelowna’s Hillside Plaza off Glenmore Road, adds to the two other stores in Kelowna a...

The search for a missing man in Coldstream will resume this week with a new focus on Kalamalka Lake. Robert Lee Baines, 83, hasn’t been seen since leaving a relative’s residence on Pondero...

RCMP were called to a business in the 1500-block of Banks Road in Kelowna Monday evening for a man waving a knife around trying to attack a security guard. When officers arrived, the man was being pin...

An Okanagan search and rescue group says it has seen an increase of people asking for assistance after travelling into the backcountry and getting stuck. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) was...

Did you know that non-packaging plastics like toys and Tupperware-type containers are not part of the curbside recycling program? That’s one reason why the Regional District of Central Okanagan ...

Start leaving some room, Kelowna Ribfest is coming back. ImpactEvents says the three-day culinary extravaganza will be packed with mouthwatering rib competitions, live music, and family fun in City Pa...