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Local nurses promote water safety
Parachute's Safe Kids Week is a national public awareness campaign designed to raise awareness about the frequency and severity of preventable childhood injuries. This year Safe Kids Week, June 7-14, focuses on water safety and drowning prevention. Drowning is the second leading cause of injury related deaths for Canadian children. Ninety percent of all shallow...
Summer break sports camps are here
Sun Peaks, BC (June 11, 2014) - Just because school is out for the summer soon doesn’t mean learning has to stop. Sun Peaks Resort is offering clinics, camps and lessons in a variety of summer sports for beginner to intermediate athletes. It’s the perfect opportunity for kids to learn new skills and keep active...
Court says warrant needed for Internet info
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says police need a search warrant to get information from Internet service providers about their subscribers' identities when they are under investigation.
Rogers to spend $450 million over 3 years to upgrade its B.C. wireless network
VANCOUVER – Rogers Communications will spend an additional $450 million over the next three years to upgrade its wireless communications network in British Columbia, where it's in a tight race for market share with Telus Corp.
Man who died pinned under tractor identified
KELOWNA - A man who died of a heart attack while pinned under a tractor at a vineyard near Kelowna has been identified. He was Herbert Roy Teather, 79, of Kelowna. Teather was operating a tractor with an industrial mower attached to trim grass between rows of plants at about 1 p.m. June 6 when...
B.C. teachers to serve notice to start full-scale strike Tuesday
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's teachers intend to launch a full-scale strike beginning next Tuesday, potentially keeping students across the province out of the classroom for the remainder of the school year.
John Glenn, 1st American to orbit Earth, has heart valve replaced ahead of his 93rd birthday
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Former astronaut and Ohio U.S. senator John Glenn has had a heart valve replacement as he approaches his 93rd birthday.
Woman attacked after stopping to help kittens cross the road: police
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating a bizarre early-morning attack on a teen who reported being thrown to the ground when she stopped her car to help some kittens crossing the road. RCMP say the 17-year-old girl got out of her vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday and noticed a vehicle...
West Kelowna council highlights: June 10, 2014
Municipal Hall/Civic Centre Mayor Doug Findlater rose and reported that Council had selected a preferred proponent for the development of a Municipal Hall/Civic Centre at 3641 Elliott Road and that the District will now enter into negotiations for a possible contract with New Town/Sturgess Group regarding its proposed development at the site. The conceptual design...
Kelowna property taxes due July 2
Property owners are reminded that 2014 property taxes must be paid by midnight, Wednesday, July 2. “We encourage taxpayers to pay through their bank using online or telephone banking because it’s quick, easy and you get to bypass the hassle of waiting in line,” says Lynn Walter, Revenue Manager for the City of Kelowna. “Alternatively,...
Kelowna city council highlights: June 9, 2014
City Park water concession Council approved a three-year licence with Kelowna Wibit for a floating concession just off the north shore of City Park. The concession will operate May 15 to Sept. 15 and offers a floating water park with a capacity of up to 60 individuals. Fees are expected to be approximately $25 per...
Funeral service for fallen Moncton RCMP officers held today
OKANAGAN - The funeral for three Moncton RCMP officers gunned down June 4 took place June 10, with thousands of officers from across the country in attendance and many more paying their respects at locations Canada-wide. a memorial open to the public was held today in Kelowna while detachments in Penticton and Vernon offered books...
Open casting call for ‘Rob Ford The Musical’ set for Monday in Toronto
TORONTO – Rob Ford impersonators, this is your time to shine.
UPDATE: Crash near Heffley Creek claims a life
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead after two pickup trucks crashed on Highway 5 north, north of the Rayleigh ball fields Monday afternoon. The male driver was alone in the first pickup truck, travelling north on the Yellowhead Highway, when a second southbound pickup truck crossed the centre line and crashed into him. The man...
Council selects proponent for new West Kelowna Civic Centre
West Kelowna Council has chosen a preferred proponent for the development of a Municipal Hall/Civic Centre at 3641 Elliott Road and will now enter into negotiations for a possible contract with New Town/Sturgess Group regarding its proposed development at the site. Mayor Doug Findlater announced today that West Kelowna Council had selected New Town/Sturgess Group...