Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

Alberta’s liquor wholesaler has put a ban on certain B.C. wine sales in the province, which an Okanagan MLA says could negatively impact B.C.’s wine sector. “Recently, Alberta has ta...

A fire led to the evacuation of a Kelowna apartment building early Monday morning. The Kelowna Fire Department said around 3 a.m., firefighters responded to alarms at an apartment complex in the 1900 ...

Canada’s weather forecasting rodents all seemed to agree that we can look forward to an early spring. As part of Groundhog Day, Ontario’s Wiarton Willie, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie S...

Update 11 a.m. The fog advisory has been lifted. == Environment Canada has issued a fog advisory for the North and Central Okanagan. The advisory, issued at 9 a.m. Friday, said that “persistent ...

Crews have begun work to prepare the property at 2470 Hwy 97 North for the Trailside Transitional Housing project. Prefabricated modular buildings will provide temporary homes for up to 60 individuals...

Regular RCMP officers and the South East District Emergency Response Team responded to an incident outside a business in the 300-block of Highway 33 of Kelowna Thursday morning (Feb. 1). Mounties say ...

The BC Hockey League (BCHL) has officially added five Alberta-based teams after franchise agreements were finalized. “Effective immediately, the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oile...

The Kelowna Fire Department has promoted from within for the city’s new fire chief. Dwight Seymour will replace Travis Whiting, who is moving to Whitehorse to be fire chief. Seymour joined the K...

The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames, the team announced Wednesday night. In exchange, the Flames will receive forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defencemen Hunter ...

A Penticton resident has taken home some significant cash in a lottery win. Steven Wilson won $100,000 in the December 23, 2023, Lotto 6/49 draw, but didn’t have it checked until nearly a month ...