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Trunk Sale back at Okanagan College
Looking to sell, trade or give away some of your unwanted or gently used stuff? Then you’ll want to take part in the latest Trunk Sale at Okanagan College, Saturday May 24th. Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the Trunk Sale champions’ reuse and recycling, so less ends up in our landfill. Rae Stewart,...
West Kelowna council meeting: April 22, 2014
BC Transit Service Update Council was presented with an update on 2014 RapidBus Service Changes and upcoming public consultation related to the new service. Construction is underway at the Westbank Centre Exchange on Elliott Road and the Boucherie Mountain Exchange on Westgate Road with completion expected by August. A detour for Route 27 and 29...
22 student documentaries to screen at UBC exhibition April 30
UBC Okanagan hosts its fifth annual student digital media exhibition, featuring 22 short documentary films made by undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Digital Media and History: Filmmaking for Activists and Scholars. The exhibition takes place Wednesday, April 30, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Arts Building atrium, 1147 Research Rd. at UBC’s Okanagan...
Large tornado damages homes near Tupelo, Miss., no injuries immediately reported
JACKSON, Miss. – Authorities say a large tornado has damaged homes and downed trees and power lines around the northern Mississippi city of Tupelo.
B.C. largest outbreak of measles declared over in Fraser Health region
FRASER VALLEY – The largest outbreak of measles in British Columbia in nearly 30 years has been declared over in the Fraser Valley.
Lost necklace contains ashes of woman’s daughter
KELOWNA - A Kelowna woman hopes someone out there knows where her necklace is because the pendant contains a most precious memorial — her daughter's ashes. The necklace was reported missing to police April 18. An RCMP press release states she lost the necklace and attached pendant somewhere in Kelowna or Sparkling Hills two days...
String of blunders strands man on Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA - The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue team hit the water late Wednesday night to hunt for a man who set out on a 36' sailboat in the morning and was caught in a storm. COSAR deployed six members on the rescue boat Sheila Sweatman to an area of Shelter Bay on Okanagan...
Water quality advisory for Kalamalka Lake customers
KALAMALKA LAKE - Greater Vernon Water advises customers that the Kalamalka Lake water source will be turned off on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 due to increased turbidity in the water. The decision to remove the Kalamalka Lake water source was based on increased turbidity due to spring run-off caused by snow melt in the Coldstream...
Speeding likely cause of semi-truck accident
OSOYOOS - Police are blaming speed for a collision at Bobcat Court Highway 3 in Osoyoos last weekend. Osoyoos RCMP say a semi-truck and trailer were moving at a high rate of speed before flipping onto its side April 18, 2014. A car was damaged in the accident when it hit debris from trailer. The...
Penticton principals play musical chairs
PENTICTON - The vice principal of Penticton Secondary School is saying farewell to staff and students as he embarks on a new adventure with School District 67 as principal of ConnectED Learning Centre. Todd Manuel took his post as principal at Penticton Secondary in 2011, however he started working at the school years before as...
Water quality advisory for Falcon Ridge water customers
FALCON RIDGE - The Regional District of Central Okanagan has issued a precautionary Water Quality Advisory for residents served by the Falcon Ridge Water System in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area. The advisory affects approximately 55 properties connected to the community water system off Highway 33. Increased turbidity in the water system source has...
Mounties wonder what thief was after in Lake Country break and enter
LAKE COUNTRY - A strange break and enter where nothing obvious was taken has police scratching their heads. The resident of a home on the 9000 block of Chase Road in Lake Country called RCMP after returning from an outing to find their home broken into. The incident happened sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30...
GAME DAY: Rockets host Portland in game 5
By Regan Bartel Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets face the Portland Winterhawks in game five of the Western Conference championship series. The Winterhawks have won three straight games after the Rockets opened the series with a game one 5-4 victory. This is the third time in the last four seasons these two teams have met...
Tickets still available for Rockets vs Winterhawks at Prospera Place
KELOWNA - There are only 300 tickets remaining for game five of the Western Hockey League's Western Conference Final at Prospera Place between the Rockets and the Portland Winterhawks — and it could be a wild night with Kelowna hitting the ice with only one win to three. Fans are encouraged to wear white to...
Summer Movie Preview: Seth Rogen charts young parenthood again in ‘Neighbours’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Seven years after Seth Rogen memorably struggled with the prospect of child birth in "Knocked Up," he's moved on to the anxieties of young parenthood in "Neighbours."