3.23% Tax Hike For Lake Country

Shop local: That's the message from Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas in his monthly newsletter.Dyas says it is crucial to support Kelowna and Canadian businesses during these uncertain times.He says Canadians take pride in supporting their own, and in Kelowna, council and staff share that commitment.Dyas wrote, in part, that the...

The annual fundraiser in support of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. will take place this spring.The North Okanagan IG Wealth management Walk for Alzheimer's will happen Sunday, May 25.The event will run at Ellison Elementary School in Vernon with people able to sign in at 11 a.m. and the walk beginning at noon.This walk,...

The Conservative candidate for Kelowna in this month's federal election says voters have a clear choice between the Liberals who presided over the last decade, or a Conservative Party that has solid ideas and policies on reducing taxes, tackling crime, and getting Canadians ahead.Gray, the incumbent MP for the riding, ...

One of the local candidates running in the 2025 Federal Election believes the U.S. threats of trade war and annexation to be the main issues facing Canadians.Leah Main is the New Democrat Party candidate in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters, Main said she believed the strained relatio...

Kelowna RCMP are asking for help after a kick scooter crash on Ellis Street.Police say two riders collided around 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Ellis. One rider was hurt and taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The second rider left before police arrived and has not been identified.A...

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP have launched an investigation into a break and enter and theft at a Vernon business.Mounties responded to a report of a break and enter in progress in the 3100-block of 30th Ave, around 3:45 a.m. Monday, April 7.Police arrived on the scene and found a large display window had been smashed an...

Sicamous RCMP have launched an investigation into what appeared to be a targeted shooting.Police responded to reports of shots fired near a condo building in the 300-block of Mara Lane around 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6.Officers arrived on the scene and spoke with witnesses, who described suspects fleeing the scene in a whi...

Golfers should hit the driving range to warm up for a fundraiser in the summer.The fourth annual Kalamalka Rotary Charity Golf Classic will run on June 5 at the Vernon Golf and Country Club.The golf event will act as a fundraiser for the North Okanagan Starfish Program, which provides meals for area school children.&qu...

West Kelowna RCMP have opened a missing person investigation for a person last seen in the area of the Westside Road landslide last week Tuesday night.Police in that area have located unique items associated to the missing person and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) will be continuing the search for additiona...