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Revenue Canada cuts off public access to electronic services over security worries
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency says it has temporarily cut off public access to its electronic services over security concerns, preventing Canadians from being able to file their taxes online.
Kelowna Rockets’ Damon Severson named CHL player of the week
TORONTO Ont. – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that New Jersey Devils prospect Damon Severson of the Kelowna Rockets is the CHL Player of the Week for the playoff week ending April 6 after recording seven points in two games including three goals and four assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-3. Severson helped...
Four Rockets listed by NHL Central Scouting
KELOWNA - Four members of the Kelowna Rockets have been listed in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings of players eligible for the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Justin Kirkland, Riley Stadel, Rourke Chartier and Tyson Baillie are all listed as NHL Central Scouting released its final rankings, ahead of the NHL draft, which will take place...
Disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson joins Rob Ford’s campaign team
TORONTO – Disgraced Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson and a member of the mockumentary series "Trailer Park Boys" have joined Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's re-election team.
Gang associate sentenced to four years for possession of illegal firearms
KELOWNA - A Kelowna man with alleged gang ties was sentenced to four years in jail after pleading guilty to multiple firearms-related offenses last week. According to a press release, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. were told in December 2013 that 42-year-old Vincent Lewis Timpany had a number of illegal guns, magazines...
Rehill and Harlacher in central scouting rankings
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have a pair of defensemen in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings. Ryan Rehill and Edson Harlacher were both ranked among the top 210 North American skaters for the 2014 NHL Draft. Rehill had a standout season for the Blazers playing in all 72 games and finished with four goals...
Car dealer and lease operator partner with City to promote tourism in Vernon
VERNON - Watkin Motors and Marjak Leasing are supporting Tourism Vernon as the official vehicle sponsors for the organization, providing a 2014 Ford Escape—an appropriate name for a tourism vehicle—that allows visitor services to “go mobile”. “Since we first went mobile by offering visitor services outside of our Visitor Centres in 2009, Watkin Motors and...
Ecosystem restoration burn planned for Nicola Valley
KAMLOOPS - Prescribed burning is planned in the Lundbom Lake area south of Merritt between April 10 and May 16, 2014. The controlled burn will occur in several phases during this period in order to meet ecosystem restoration objectives. The burn will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch personnel and Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations staff...
Special safety measures for unique intersection
KELOWNA - Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians will notice some important changes to the intersection of Gordon Drive and Springfield Road this summer. The most noticeable change will be the installation of flexible plastic poles delineating the Springfield Road bike lane from the vehicle lane at the westbound approach to Gordon Drive. “Based on requests from...
‘Dig Your Neighbourhood’ project digs into Rutland’s history, future
UBC’s creative writing students capture the character of historic Kelowna district Imagine John Rutland, founder of the historic community bearing his name, in a Monty-Pythonesque soliloquy about his escapades. Or how about a dating guide that highlights all the local places to take a great date or ditch a bad one? Or a CD of...
Engineering class shows off original designs for real-life problems
KELOWNA - First-year engineering students are showcasing their engineering skills and creations this Wednesday. The event takes place Wednesday, April 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Richard S. Hallisey Atrium, EME Building, 1137 Alumni Avenue, UBC’s Okanagan campus. The students have worked in teams throughout this academic term to develop their final projects,...
Egg addling controls goose population
OKANAGAN - In the continued effort to control the Canada Goose population in the Okanagan, the Okanagan Valley Goose Management Program is initiating its annual egg addling program. Now in its eighth year, this program has prevented the exponential increase of the non-migratory resident goose population that inhabits the valley year round. Most communities in...
Kindergarten Health Fair provides opportunity for immunizations
SALMON ARM - The Salmon Arm Health Centre will hold its annual Kindergarten Health Fair on Wednesday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All children entering Kindergarten in fall 2014 are invited to attend. The Health Fair is an opportunity for parents and their pre-Kindergarten children to update their immunizations before entering school....
Canucks name former captain Linden as president a day after firing Gillis
VANCOUVER – Former Vancouver Canucks captain Trevor Linden has been named the team's president of hockey operations.
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Michael Benedict Mair
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of April 7, 2014. Michael Benedict Mair, 32, is wanted for one count of possess/use stolen credit card, one count of possession of stolen property and one count of breach of probation. Mair is described...