Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has approved its 2024 operating budget which totals $65.6 million, up 6.7 per cent from 2023. RDCO staff said approximately half of the increase was required ...

The B.C. government is taking action to recover the costs of public-health harms caused by wrongdoers. The province announced the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act that would allow th...

Penticton has launched a pilot program making transit services free to everyone younger than 24. The city says the program is the first of its kind in B.C., where people under 24 will receive free tra...

The leader of Lumby’s succesful Kraft Hockeyville effort in 2016 has thrown support behind Enderby’s bid for the title this year. Angie Clowry has posted a video on social media, asking fo...

Though spring weather is in the forecast, winter tires are still required on Okanagan highways. The advocacy group Road Safety at Work reminds motorists that B.C. law requires winter tires or chains o...

The B.C. government has announced a new enhanced replant program to help grape and tree fruit growers make their farms and orchards more resilient to climate change. Premier David Eby said the program...

A portion of Lake Country is under a boil water notice. It covers all customers on the Beaver Lake water source, and it follows a planned system outage on Tuesday, March 12. The notice will remain in ...

A licenced cannabis store in Kelowna has been ordered closed for a week after selling to a youth. It happened when a minor, working undercover with an inspector, was sold Pink Lemonade Gummies at Prim...

At this time of year, it’s not just the ‘tax man’ you have to be concerned about. With tax time approaching, RCMP are reminding the public to be on the lookout for tax-related fraud ...

British Columbia’s newest multi-millionaire is a retiree from Vancouver Island. Sharon Fraser won the $18 million jackpot from the Feb. 23, 2024 Lotto Max draw, and collected the prize from the ...