Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Police are looking to talk to any witnesses to fatal crash on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kamloops earlier this month. On Monday, Feb. 12, at 5:50 p.m., there was a head-on collision between two com...

The Kelowna Chamber has dissected the new B.C budget, and concludes the fiscal plan “has a few small nuggets for business, but is awash in red ink going forward.” “Aside from increas...

After getting a positive response from the public, the Regional District of Central Okanagan board has given staff the green light to proceed with developing a curbside food waste collection service. ...

Residents are asked to report any information about a missing Kamloops man who may have travelled to the Okanagan. Feric Genc, 36, was reported missing by Kamloops RCMP on February 18, 2024. “We...

Families and small businesses in British Columbia will benefit from an election-year budget that boosts spending, while forecasting a ballooning deficit of $7.9 billion and economic growth that falls ...

A man has been given a two-year prison sentence after an investigation by Kelowna RCMP into a child pornography case. Police say Aaron James Paul was also placed under a number of conditions for 10 ye...

The City of West Kelowna has launched an alternative approval process to borrow up to $8 million to partially fund the Fire Hall #32 Replacement Project. Anyone who is opposed to the borrowing has to ...

Expect more delays on Highway 97 north of Summerland, in addition to the ongoing work at a summer landslide site. For the rest of the week between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., it will be single lane alternating...

Interior Health has announced the passing of the chair of its board of directors, Dr. Doug Cochrane. In a news release, IH President and CEO Susan Brown conveyed sympathy to Cochrane’s family, c...

Kelowna’s outdoor skating season is quickly coming to an end. The city announced Tuesday that the Stuart Park rink will close on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. as the warmer temperatures have mad...