Category Archives: (Portal – Vernon Matters) Kelowna

People flying in and out of Kelowna International Airport (YLW) over the holidays are urged to take steps to ensure travel is made easy. YLW expects more than 130,000 passengers to go through the airp...

The City of West Kelowna, says as of today (Dec. 20), the former West Kelowna Estates and Sunnyside/Pritchard Systems are receiving their drinking water from the new Rose Valley Water Treatment Plant....

The British Columbia Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from a bus crash on an icy highway in the province’s Interior last Christmas Eve that killed four people. Service ...

Over 50 people were apprehended in seven days. The Kelowna RCMP’s Community Safety Unit executed Project Barcode, a nationwide shoplifting operation, to crack down on theft from local businesses...

The Kelowna Gospel Mission’s (KGM) is getting ready for their annual Christmas lunch and dinner for their residents at the Bay and Leon Shelter as well as delivering warm to-go meals to people s...

Good news for motorists in Kelowna as gasoline prices are down 6 cents a litre. Gas Buddy.com says most stations in that city are selling regular gas for $1.49.9 per litre Vernon’s prices have s...

Police say a recent traffic stop in Kelowna highlights the dangers their officers face on a daily basis. Members of the RCMP’s Proactive Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicle on Fleming Drive at Le...

A new chair and vice-chair have been selected for Okanagan College’s Board of Governors. Dale Safinuk, a retired financial services executive, was elected as the new chair for the board. “...

The end of the road is coming for gas-powered vehicles in Canada. New regulations being published this week by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will effectively end the sale of new passenger veh...

RCMP officers say something looked suspicious when a vehicle pulled into a business in Lake Country. Mounties spotted the car stopping at a gas station in the 9700 block of Highway 97 on Saturday, Dec...