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Shelley Jordan

Shelley Jordan

  • Joined: January 01, 2023
  • Articles: 5188

Okanagan College trades project celebrates milestone

KELOWNA - Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk joined faculty, staff and students at Okanagan College May 21 to officially break ground for the new $33-million trades training complex. "Throughout British Columbia we are improving access and aligning skills training and education to match labour market needs," said Virk. "We are investing in facilities like the Kelowna Trades Complex so that...

New landfill entrance opens June 2

When one door closes another opens - or in this case an entrance. Starting June 2, customers will access the Glenmore Landfill from John Hindle Drive and the current Glenmore Drive entrance will be closed. The new entrance also means better service. Improvements include a new recycling area before the main gates, improved weigh scales...

Two new Directors join Interior Health Board

Interior Health is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors. “These appointments strengthen community connections and help ensure we maintain a regional perspective in health services planning and delivery,” said Board Chair Norman Embree. “Both bring a solid business background and equally strong commitment to community, along with...

UBC artists launch Northern Gateway pipeline video contest

A group of artists at UBC’s Okanagan campus is launching a contest for people to have their say about the Northern Gateway Pipeline. The contest is open to everyone – throughout BC, across Canada or anywhere in the world – to enter the People on the Pipeline Contest with a video (maximum three minutes long)...

MP report for Okanagan-Coquihalla: Keeping politics out of the office

Last week was an unusually partisan one in the House of Commons- even by Ottawa standards. At Issue was the Standing Committee on Procedure & House Affairs (often referred to as PROC) where the leader of the official opposition appeared as a witness to answer questions on the use of taxpayers’ funds in what some...

Downtown Plan wins provincial gold

Penticton – The City of Penticton has been selected by the Planning Institute of British Columbia for Excellence in Planning Practice – Small Town & Rural Areas as a gold winner for its 2014 awards. “Downtown Revitalization was chosen as a Council strategic priority because it had the potential to build on the community’s vision for...

Canadian Olympian Clara Hughes coming to Kelowna and Osoyoos

KELOWNA - So far Canadian Olympian Clara Hughes has traveled 5819 kilometres across Canada to talk about breaking the stigma of mental illness — and her next stop is Kelowna. Hughes has six Olympic medals in cycling and speed skating, but in the middle of earning them she battled depression, once spending two solid years...

NDP MP Cullen brings anti-pipeline fight to Thompson-Okanagan

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - NDP MP Nathan Cullen is crisscrossing B.C., opening up conversation about stopping the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. The Take Back Our Coast event takes place May 21, 7 p.m. at the Shatford Centre Auditorium, 760 Main Street, Penticton. At noon, May 22, Cullen will be at the Vernon Recreation Centre, 3310 37 Ave. He arrives...