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Highway 1 to close for avalanche control through Rogers Pass
Highway 1 will be closed today between Revelstoke and Golden for avalanche control in the Rogers Pass area, according to DriveBC.Closures are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time and ar...
Dec 10, 2025
Parade raises $170K for youth mental health
An extraordinary $170,000 was raised through the ever-popular Parade with a Purpose Saturday in downtown Kelowna.All funds raised will support solutions to the region's growing mental health crisis bo...
Dec 09, 2025
Man arrested with inoperable firearm in Vernon
Police had a quick response to a report of a firearm in a Vernon neighbourhood Monday morning that turned out to be a replica.Police received a call at around 7:45 a.m. Dec. 8 of a man with what appea...
Dec 09, 2025
Kelowna council approves permit for new Hyatt hotel
Kelowna city council has approved a development permit for a six-storey Hyatt House hotel proposed for Highway 97 near McCurdy Road.The project includes 125 rooms along with a restaurant, fitness amen...
Dec 09, 2025
People urged to be aware of avalanche risks this winter
Backcountry adventurers are advised to be cautious and aware of avalanche risks this winter.The B.C. Government asked people planning to explore the backcountry be mindful of hazards, have a plan, sta...
Dec 09, 2025
Splatsin's Play For Truth basketball fundraiser raised over $16K
The basketball event in support of the Splatsin Monument Project was a success.The Splatsin First Nation said its Play for Truth community basketball event raised $16,277.The event saw local leaders a...
Dec 09, 2025
Coldstream residents oppose rezoning, sale of green space
A group of Coldstream residents are opposing a plan to sell a small park property.Mike Sanford, a Coldstream resident, told Vernon Matters that a small park at the corner of Pointe Sage Drive and Poin...
Dec 09, 2025
Highway 97 near Summerland sees small rockfall, crews assessing slope
Crews have been on site Tuesday morning assessing a section of Highway 97 near Summerland after a minor rockfall affected the roadway.Officials from the Ministry of Transportation say the area will un...
Dec 09, 2025
Tree-related outages leave West Kelowna residents in the dark
More than 150 residents in West Kelowna spent Tuesday morning without electricity after two separate incidents involving trees falling on power lines.The first outage affected 31 customers when a tree...
Dec 09, 2025
No Chronic Wasting Disease found in Enderby-area deer
Testing has come back and found negative results of a suspected case of disease that affects deer and similar species near Enderby.On November 24, the B.C. Government said a potential case of Chronic ...
Dec 08, 2025
