Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

The group that represents realtors in the B.C. Interior has a new leader. The Association of Interior Realtors said Kaytee Sharun, a licensed realtor practicing in the Kootenays, has been elected pres...

Dozens of concerned parties are expected to attend the inaugural meeting of a new Okanagan-Interior Invasive Mussel Working Group starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 8 at Manteo Resort in Kelowna. The...

Today is International Women’s Day which is celebrated annually on March 8. The global event celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a c...

Interior Health is asking people that worked for them between 2003 and 2009 to call a toll-free number to find out if their personal information was part of a document recovered in an RCMP investigati...

A Vernon-based dealer of construction and forestry equipment has new international owners. Nors Group, which is based in Portugal, has acquired Great West Equipment from a local ownership group, for w...

Flying in and out of Kelowna International Airport (YLW) over the next few weeks is expected to be very busy, as the airport is anticipating more than 125,000 passengers moving through to spring break...

You might want to check your ticket if you bought one for Wednesday night’s Lotto 6/49 draw. The BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) said someone in B.C. matched the 10-digit raffle number to win the ...

Drones and robots will be put to work in the orchards of Kelowna this spring as part of a pilot project to promote what the equipment maker calls “precision farming.” The city is collabora...

Police are asking a driver involved in a serious hit and run incident Lake Country earlier this winter, to come forward. RCMP say a senior suffered serious injures after being hit by a vehicle in the ...

Families in B.C. will be able to access some supports for covering their children’s school expenses. The province is investing $20 million into the Student and Family Affordability Fund, which i...