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University students open door for talks about mental health
Four UBC students head to national Unleash the Noise summit A group of students from UBC Okanagan is heading to Toronto to find methods for openly speaking about a topic that is often ignored or swept under the rug. Unleash the Noise is a Student Mental Health Innovation Summit that is entirely student-inspired, student-organized, and...
Student nurses, physicians solve emergency cases together
Simulation lab provides health-care collaboration in a safe setting UBC Okanagan nursing and med students are training side by side for the first time. Medical students start work in the clinical setting in their third year, and this is the first, third-year class from UBC’s Southern Medical Program to have an opportunity to work in...
Vernon Citizens Patrol Volunteers begin patrolling in March
The Vernon Citizens Patrol (COP) Program, part of the City of Vernon’s Safe Communities Unit, has graduated 12 new volunteers who start patrolling the communities in Vernon starting March 1, 2014. For over 21 years, the community-based volunteer group has helped to minimize the amount of crime occurring throughout Vernon. COP members assist the RCMP...
Murder trial to begin for Matthew Foerster, accused of Halloween night slaying
KELOWNA – A first degree murder trial is slated to begin in B.C. Supreme Court in Kelowna, for the man accused of a Halloween night attack on a north Okanagan teenager.
A division of Telus buys Kelowna based electronic medical records company
VANCOUVER – A division of Telus (TSX:T) is acquiring the electronic medical records company Med Access Inc. based in Kelowna, B.C., for an undisclosed sum. Vancouver-based Telus has identified the medical records business as an area of growth to offset declines in some of its older telecommunications businesses. Med Access Inc. provides services to 2,000 specialty and general practice physicians in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
VIDEO: Oscar best picture horse race photo finish between ‘Gravity,’ ’12 Years,’ ‘Hustle’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Many of the winners who will take home an Oscar on Sunday have long been forecast, their triumph made seemingly self-evident after months of anticipation. That is, except for one little category: best picture.
West Kelowna RCMP detachment wins silver
The West Kelowna RCMP Detachment has earned a silver certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED®. Mayor Doug Findlater said the District of West Kelowna is proud of the recognition received from the Canada Green Building Council. “The RCMP detachment holds a special place for Council because it was the first building...
Dyke Work Along Mission Creek Greenway
Over the next few weeks, sections of the Mission Creek Greenway will be periodically closed for dike integrity vegetation maintenance. The Regional District of Central Okanagan apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause and asks for their safety that Greenway users please obey the barricades, signs and flag people. From Monday, March 3rd through Monday,...
Compost Bin Pre-Sale and Free Rain Barrel Workshops
Working with a series of business and municipal partners, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen invites residents to pre-purchase compost bins and attend free workshops on composting and rainwater harvesting across the RDOS. Residents can pre-purchase compost bins or Green Cones from participating locations from March 1 to 23. Pre-purchased bins will then be available for...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Ronald William Stetar
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of February 28, 2014. Ronald William Stetar, 45, is wanted for one count of fail to attend court. Stetar is described as a white male, 5’10” tall and 190 lbs. He has brown hair and...
NYC coroner: Philip Seymour Hoffman died from toxic mix of drugs, including heroin, cocaine
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Officials say actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died from a toxic mix of heroin and other drugs.
Court names Kamloops hockey coach who had sex with 15-year-old player
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has lifted a publication ban on the name of a female hockey coach who pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a 15-year-old player. Heidi Ferber was a 39-year-old assistant coach four years ago when she began a sexual relationship with the teen player on her Kamloops, B.C., midget hockey...
Prepare for a global business career right at home
Fourth year Okanagan College student Monika Jassi pursued her degree at the Vernon campus for the obvious advantages, including living at home and saving money, but she quickly found she reaped the rewards of the College’s academic experience. “We do tons of case work and group presentations in the Business Program. Our projects require detailed...
Burning Fire Hazard Debris in Three Regional Parks
With good air quality and venting conditions today (Friday, February 28, 2014) the Regional District of Central Okanagan advises controlled burning is underway in Stephens Coyote Ridge, Kalamoir and Coldham regional parks. Open burning is allowed today for those eligible Central Okanagan property owners with permits from their local fire authority. Today’s work is to...
Ice rink open as long as cold weather stays
Spring is coming but with the late season cold weather, the City of Kelowna has been able to keep the ice rink at Stuart Park open. City staff has confirmed the rink will be open this weekend and for as long as the cold weather continues. A date has not been set to close the...
Get the inside story on what goes on in UBC’s labs and classrooms
PLENTY TO DISCOVER DURING CELEBRATE RESEARCH WEEK, MARCH 3 - 7 The doors are open, researchers are ready to discuss their work, and the campus is alive with plenty of free public presentations, events and activities during Celebrate Research week, March 3 to 7. From classrooms to the field, from research labs to real-world change,...
Nano-materials scientist explores solutions to global energy crisis
Will nanotechnology be the solution to our energy woes? Dr. Federico Rosei, Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Organic and Inorganic Materials, believes that engineering molecules can be used to solve the world’s energy problems. “As the age of cheap oil and fossil fuels comes to an end, many alternative energy sources have already been identified,”...
Employees at UBC’s Okanagan campus hear results of study into their healthy behaviours
KELOWNA - This February the University of British Columbia’s Be Well at Work project held a Study Celebration Wrap-up event at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Dr. Carolyn Gotay, a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and the Canadian Cancer Society Chair in Cancer Primary Prevention, was...
B.C. terrorism trial set for three months, beginning January 2015
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia couple accused of a Canada Day bomb plot at the provincial legislature are scheduled to stand trial for more than three months beginning in January of next year.
RCMP bring out big guns, seize ‘drug paraphernalia’
ERT TEAM BLOCKS NEIGHBOURHOOD: NO WEAPONS SEIZED, NO CHARGES LAID KAMLOOPS - Mounties weren't taking any chances when they rolled up to a Linden Avenue home last night in a reinforced RCMP combat-style vehicle. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says police had a warrant to recover a firearm when they rolled up around 8:30 p.m. and...
Dance, sing or play—just don’t cry over Norreen
'SHE'D BE VERY UPSET TO HAVE IT OTHERWISE' KELOWNA - If home is where the heart is, Norreen Rae Branson will be remembered for sharing her heart with everyone at Metro Community and helping make the destination a home for the down-and-out in Kelowna. Norreen died at age 61, ultimately of a lung infection, though...
Armed robberies may be related
KELOWNA - Police are hoping members of the public have information that can help them find the person responsible for recent robberies in the Central Okanagan. The Kelowna RCMP have responded to a series of robberies that may be related. Each time a police services dog was brought in, the track ended abruptly, leading police...
Three injured in grisly stabbing
PRINCETON - A man is in hospital in critical condition after he entered a Dairy Queen restaurant brandishing a knife, allegedly stabbing two women before turning the weapon on himself and slitting his own throat. Princeton RCMP say the grisly event happened just before 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at the restaurant located on Tapton Avenue....
Kelowna scientist joins NASA-funded simulated mission to Mars on Hawaiian mountain
KELOWNA – A Kelowna scientist is joining the crew of a NASA-funded simulated mission to Mars after beating out hundreds of applicants from around the world.