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Satisfy your soil with OgoGrow and GlenGrow
KELOWNA - Everything is coming up roses, daisies and tulips. The recent rain might have put a crimp in your outdoor plans, but it’s helping to green up Kelowna – and luscious greens start with healthy soil. The City of Kelowna uses OgoGrow and GlenGrow to enrich the soil in City-maintained flower beds. OgoGrow and...
Traffic Advisories Issued for Westlake Road Upgrade
WEST KELOWNA - Construction season shifts into high gear in the District of West Kelowna April 22 with the start of upgrades and required traffic rerouting at Westlake Road between Highway 97 and Starlight Crescent. The District of West Kelowna will work closely with its contractor TT Contractors Ltd. to communicate road closures and traffic...
Clean Up for Earth Day
KELOWNA - Looking for a great way to celebrate Earth Day this year? Why not tackle a Community Cleanup project? Tuesday is officially Earth Day, and April is Community Cleanup month. The Regional Waste Reduction Office reminds you they have all the gear and supplies you’ll need to tackle a spring cleanup in your neighborhood....
Highway 33 Road resurfacing this summer
Resurfacing of several sections of Highway 33, between McCullough Road and Pyman Road, east of Kelowna, will begin this summer and is scheduled to be completed in late-September. “This important roadwork will make the drive south of Kelowna safer,” Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick said. “The project represents a government investment of $2.35 million to...
Text of a statement given by father of Calgary mass-murder suspect
CALGARY – The text of the statement given by the father of 22-year-old Calgary mass-murder suspect Matthew de Grood:
Married couple killed in motorcycle accident Sunday identified
VERNON - Two people who died in a motorcycle accident on Westside Road, northwest of Vernon April 13 have been identified. They were Carol Joyce Thor, 57 and her spouse Brian Thor, 57, from Vernon. According to the B.C. Corners Service, Brian was the driver and Carol was the passenger on a motorcycle that collided...
Explosives charges laid against Okanagan man after busts in Oyama, West Kelowna
VANCOUVER – A 36-year-old Oyama man faces explosives and weapons charges, nearly six months after he was arrested in the Okanagan for allegedly possessing and making explosive devices.
DNA evidence leads police to suspected thief
OSOYOOS - A man was arrested Sunday following an investigation into multiple break and enters in the Osoyoos area. Scott Paquette, 47, of no fixed address was linked by DNA to a break-in of a fifth wheel trailer on Lakeshore Drive that happened in January. An arrest warrant was issued April 11 and he was...
Osoyoos RCMP kept busy during rash of break and enters
OSOYOOS - A rash of thefts kept police busy this past week in Osoyoos. On April 9, Mounties responded to two calls, the first happening overnight in the Fuji Court area of Osoyoos. A 2010 Black Honda Street motorcycle was taken. The second theft happened in the 9700 block of 134 Avenue. The property owner...
Two men rescue mom and two sons after car hits truck and flips on B.C. highway
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say a 38-year-old woman whose car hit a logging truck on a Nanaimo, B.C., highway, flipping upside down with her two young sons inside has a couple of rescuers to thank.
Police: US woman accused of killing 6 infants, storing them in garage, gave birth at home
SALT LAKE CITY – A woman accused of concealing seven pregnancies before strangling or suffocating her newborns gave birth each time in her home, authorities said Wednesday.
Open burning season ends April 30
Eligible property owners with permits have until April 30, 2014 to wrap up any open burning in the Central Okanagan. Under Regional District and local fire bylaws, permitted open burning may start October 1 and must be complete by April 30. Fire chiefs may however change the dates depending on the fire hazard in their...
Sustainability expert to lead new College diploma program
Amy Vaillancourt, an expert in sustainability assessment, has joined Okanagan College as the lead instructor and program Chair for the College’s new Sustainable Construction Management Technology (SCMT) program. Vaillancourt brings a unique blend of international education and work experience in sustainable development and environmental engineering to the position, making her an ideal fit to guide...
Text of Harper tribute to former finances minister Jim Flaherty
TORONTO – Here is a text of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's tribute at the funeral of former finance minister Jim Flaherty, as provided by the Prime Minister's Office:
Governor General’s Award-winning artist Jayce Salloum appearing at UBC
KELOWNA - Renowned and critically acclaimed artist Jayce Salloum will visit UBC to give a special talk to the graduating visual artist class at its bachelor of fine arts (BFA) grad show. His talk, at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 19, in the Creative and Critical Studies building, 1148 Research Rd., UBC Okanagan, is free and...