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Dive team searches B.C. lake for canoeists as residents brace for more bad news
NELSON, B.C. – An RCMP dive team is searching a British Columbia lake for the bodies of three males as the grieving residents of New Denver brace themselves for more bad news.
It’s time to drain winter pool water
As many residents are beginning to ready their pools and hot tubs in anticipation of summer, the City of Kelowna is reminding residents about the proper procedure to drain winter water without putting a strain on the environment. Residents are asked to drain their pools and hot tubs to a dry area on their property...
UBC honours faculty for teaching excellence and innovation
Two inspirational professors from the Okanagan campus were honoured by UBC Thursday with Teaching Excellence and Innovation Awards. The award recipients are Susan Crichton, associate professor in the Faculty of Education, in the senior faculty category (10 years or more teaching experience), and Mina Hoorfar, associate professor in the School of Engineering, in the junior...
Deep utility work to close Drysdale Boulevard
A portion of Drysdale Boulevard in North Glenmore will be closed to traffic May 12 to 15 as City of Kelowna construction crews complete storm drainage improvements. Crews will be installing a large and deep environmental structure on the street between 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. Local traffic affected by the road closure can use...
New avatar app brainchild of UBC professor Liane Gabora
Ever wonder what you would look like as an animated 3D avatar zombie? Good news: there’s an app for that. And its functions don’t stop there. Say you want to take your personal 3D avatar and mate it with another avatar created from an impromptu cell phone picture of the cute guy or girl you...
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen meeting highlights: May 9, 2014
Selected highlights from the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen held Thursday, May 8. Complete minutes of the meeting will be made available to the public following adoption at the next scheduled Board meeting May 22, 2014. The Regional Board authorized a letter of concurrence to be sent...
May Days Parade rolling road closures
The 2014 Rutland May Days Parade will be on Saturday, May 17. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Rutland Recreation Park parking lot on Hartman Road. Rutland Road North between Hartman Road and Centennial Park will be closed, with rolling closures in effect from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to accommodate the parade....
Knox Mountain Park limited access and dog park closure
The 57th Annual Knox Mountain Hillclimb is taking place from Saturday, May 17 to Sunday, May 18. There will be limited public access to the park and dog park on Friday, May 16 and Monday, May 19 to safely accommodate the set-up and tear-down of the event. Only ticket holders will have access to Knox...
Stroke expert speaks at KGH
The public is invited to join medical staff as renowned stroke expert Dr. Andrew Demchuk presents during Grand Rounds on Wednesday, May 14, 8 – 9 a.m. in the Clinical Academic Campus Auditorium, Kelowna General Hospital. Dr. Demchuk will be introduced by Dr. John Falconer, who will provide an update about new developments in stroke...
Recycle more starting May 19
Starting May 19, Central Okanagan residents will be able to place new items in their curbside recycling cart or drop them off at any of the convenient recycling depots. These changes are part of a new province-wide stewardship program for Packaging and Printed Paper and mark the first major expansion in the Central Okanagan recycling...
Chad Kenneth Cutting
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of May 12, 2014. Chad Kenneth Cutting, 35, is wanted for one count of possession of stolen property and two counts of breach of undertaking. Cutting is described as a white male, 6’1” tall and...
Sun expected to shine for Mother’s Day.
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Mr. Golden Sun will be a welcome guest this Sunday morning when moms across the Thompson-Okanagan are waking up to smiling children carrying trays of breakfast delights to wish them a Happy Mother's Day. For those who like to help mom with a bit of gardening or yard work, the weather is predicted...
Man caught near Osoyoos with eight bricks of cocaine
OSOYOOS - A 19-year-old Mexican National arrested at the border with a backpack full of cocaine faces sentencing later this month. RCMP and the United States Border Patrol combined efforts, arresting two men near the Boot Lake area east of Oroville/Osoyoos Lake January 3, 2014. Andy Garcia-Macias was arrested soon after he and the other...
Man arrested for assaulting two people
KELOWNA - A man was taken into custody after an argument with a woman allegedly turned into an assault. The 22-year-old Kelowna man faces a number of criminal charges as a result of the early morning incident that happened in the 500 block of Girard Road. Police were told the argument escalated with the man...
Coroner identifies woman in Salmon Arm crash
SALMON ARM - A woman who died in a crash at an intersection in Salmon Arm Saturday has been identified. She was Gloria Gail Boda, 65, of Salmon Arm. Boda was the front-seat passenger in a vehicle when the collision happened at the intersecton of Highway 1 and 97B at 2 p.m., May 5. She...