Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

A man in Kelowna says he was stunned when he found out about taking home a lottery prize. Roderick Reid won $160,189 after matching five numbers in the Jan. 27 Lotto 6/49 draw. Reid told the B.C. Lott...

12:50 p.m. update Traffic is moving again on two of B.C.'s main highways. Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway reopened between Merritt and Hope around 12 p.m. Thursday. Highway 1 between Revelstoke a...

The third event in the popular Embrace the Nations series has been announced by Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society (VDICSS) and Vernon Elks #45. A full day of embracing Slavi...

The Okanagan College Coyotes will host the women's and men's PACWEST basketball provincial championships beginning Thursday at Kelowna Christian School. The three-day tournament will feature four game...

Interior Health has a familiar face back at the helm. Dr. Robert Halpenny was appointed chair of Interior Health’s board of directors, filling the role of Dr. Doug Cochrane, who passed away earl...

Highway 1 between B.C. and Alberta is closed in the Southern Interior due to the danger of avalanches. Drive BC said the Trans Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden was shut down Wednesday afte...

A Kelowna development company is making a significant investment in post-secondary education in the Okanagan. Highstreet has donated $1 million to Okanagan College’s trades and apprenticeship pr...

Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway has been closed to southbound traffic between Merritt and Hope due to a vehicle incident. The closure was announced at around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. An assessment is...

The Regional District of Central Okanagan is hosting a series of pop-up recycling depots for residents in Lake Country and Peachland. The pop-ups are an opportunity to drop off recyclables not accepte...

Drivers are being asked to temporarily avoid travel on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt starting Tuesday (Feb. 27) night. Environment Canada issued a winter storm watch for the stretch of H...