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Veteran’s Affairs Union protests Kelowna office closure on YouTube
KELOWNA - Veterans are speaking out against the closure of nine Veteran's Affairs offices across Canada — including the one in Kelowna — through a YouTube video campaign. Men and women, young and old, come to receive support for mental health challenges such as post traumatic stress disorder, or disabilities and other serious injuries suffered...
Aquatics centre re-opening in Coldstream
The Greater Vernon Aquatic Centre will be re-opening on Monday October 7th, however the twenty-five metre lap pool will not have reached the desired temperature of 82 degrees by the opening date, due to some extended challenges related to the flood. The leisure pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room will all be up to...
Charity Gerbrandt appointed to College Board
Okanagan College’s Board of Governors will benefit from the experience and enthusiasm of its newest member, Charity Gerbrandt, Principal Creative Lead at the Disney Interactive studio in Kelowna. Gerbrandt was appointed to the College Board by the Province on July 31 to serve a one-year term. Gerbrandt brings a wide array of expertise to the...
Tickets available for Chris Hadfield simulcast at UBC
In response to overwhelming demand for the UBC Distinguished Speaker Series talk with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield this Monday, the university has opened a lecture theatre to simulcast the live event. Approximately 150 seats remain open for the simulcast event. Ticket registration is free online at: http://dss-hadfieldsimulcast.eventbrite.ca The simulcast takes place at 7 p.m. Monday...
Rockets face-off against Portland Winterhawks this weekend
This weekend promises to be an excellent test for the Kelowna Rockets and a treat for hockey fans in the Okanagan as two high-powered Western Hockey League teams will face-off for a pair of games at Prospera Place. The Rockets welcome the defending WHL champion Portland Winterhawks for games Friday and Saturday night. Game times...
“Spookloops” celebrates the not-so-scary side of Halloween
Kamloops will echo with the calls of ghosts, goblins and ghouls as this interior city gears up once again for Halloween, that most fiendish of festive occasions. As the darkening days of October dwindle, this city situated where the beautiful South and North Thompson Rivers meet transforms itself into “Spookloops.” Around here, Halloween has become...
Grants in aid application deadline approaches
The District of West Kelowna reminds community service organizations of the October 31, 2013 deadline for Grants in Aid applications. West Kelowna Council recognizes that valued contributions to the municipality are being provided through the volunteer efforts of community organizations and agencies. Grants in Aid demonstrate West Kelowna Council’s commitment to work with groups that...
Free smoke alarms for seniors
The City of Kamloops is teaming up with the Centre for Seniors Information, Seniors Outreach Society, the Province of British Columbia and the Fire Chiefs Association of BC to ensure seniors have working smoke alarms in their homes. According to 2011 Census data from Statistics Canada, close to 13,000 seniors live in Kamloops, with just...
Visiting nurse researcher promotes integrated approach to patient care
Care practices in U.K. focus on collaboration among health-care disciplines Professor of Nursing Research Kate Gerrish knows about teamwork. When it comes to developing collaborative approaches to patient care among health-care practitioners, she has influenced the development of national policy in the U.K. This week, Gerrish is a visiting scholar with UBC’s Okanagan campus School...
No dogs allowed in parks in and around Vernon
The City of Vernon Bylaw Enforcement Department would like to remind pet owners that there are no dogs allowed in City or Regional parks, including Polson Park and Lakeview Park, on the beaches, or on the board walk at the rear of Polson Park unless the park is specifically signed as a dog park. “Recently...
One-time Dog License Amnesty during October
Are you harbouring a fugitive? The Regional District of Central Okanagan is offering a one-time, no cost opportunity to make unlicensed dogs legal. During the month of October, it’s providing a free 2013 dog license to owners of unlicensed dogs across the region. Starting January 1st, there will be Zero Tolerance for dogs without a...
RDCO Community Calendar & Events
The hugely successful ‘Tracks Walking Club’ is coming to Peachland! Residents in the Peachland area will be able to participate in this free, beginners walking club during October and November as Regional Parks Services co-hosts ‘Tracks’ with the District of Peachland. This is the Okanagan's newest Hearts in Motion Walking Club registered with the BC...
City of Kamloops Social Planning Grants Call for Applicants – 2014
Kamloops, B.C. – The City of Kamloops invites interested non-profit organizations to submit applications for the 2014 Social Planning Grants. Kamloops City Council allocates $70,000 annually for local community initiatives through the Social Planning Grants. These grants are allocated at the beginning of every year after a thorough evaluation process facilitated by staff on recommendation...
Pacific Coastal Airlines Launches New Service Between Cranbrook (YXC) and Kelowna (YLW)
Pacific Coastal Airlines is pleased to announce the addition of a new regularly scheduled non-stop service between Cranbrook and Kelowna effective Monday, November 18, 2013. The new flight will operate once every day except Saturday. It is scheduled to depart Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) in Cranbrook at 3:10 p.m. MDT arriving at Kelowna International...
YLW to offer flights to Kootenays
KELOWNA - The airport will be introducing a new year round service connecting the Okanagan to the Kootenays. YLW director Sam Samaddar says Pacific Coastal Airlines will begin operation of 19 seat airplanes, six days a week excluding Saturday beginning Nov. 18. The service is expected to increase activity between the two regions while boosting...
Crash at Kelowna airport, small plane slides off runway into Mill Creek
UPDATE: 12:46 p.m. Oct. 4, 2013 KELOWNA - The student pilot at the helm of a Cessna 172 that crashed at YLW this morning has been taken to hospital with minor injuries, airport director Sam Samaddar said during a press conference today. Samaddar said the student was conducting a touch and go exercise, which is...
Outstanding B.C. land claims a barrier to mining investment: Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia and federal governments should settle outstanding aboriginal land claims in the westernmost province to eliminate the uncertainty that prevents industry from investing, says a new report from the Fraser Institute.
UPDATE: Capitol Hill incident began at White House, where driver tried to ram security barricade
WASHINGTON - A law enforcement official says a shooting at the United States Capitol is related to a vehicle that tried to ram a security barricade at the White House. The official says a driver tried to drive through a barricade that blocks the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House to...
B.C.’s tense 2013 wildfire season ends with more fires tallied, less timber lost
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia's Wildfire Management Branch endured a tense summer as record dry spells meant parched forests and the potential for a massive fire, but the season that began with such anxiety has ended on a positive note.
Missing man threatened to harm himself
WEST KELOWNA - A missing West Kelowna man was emotionally distraught and threatened to harm himself when he left his home on foot last night around midnight. Kelvin Forsythe, 30, lives on the 3300 block of Old Okanagan Highway. There was one sighting of Forsythe at the McDonald's restaurant on Harvey Avenue in Kelowna, but...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Anastasia Marci Filiatrault
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following female who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of October 3, 2013. Anastasia Marci Filiatrault (DOB 1988-07-29) is wanted for one count of fraud under $5000 and one count of possession of stolen property under $5000. Filiatrault is described as a 25-year-old non-white...
Human error led to gorillas getting into kitchen at the Calgary Zoo
CALGARY – The Calgary Zoo says it was a human error that allowed some of its gorillas to get into the area where their food is prepared.
‘Blacklist’ for stolen and lost phones takes effect in Canada
TORONTO – A so-called "blacklist" for phones that are reported as stolen or lost took effect on Monday, preventing those devices from being activated in Canada by someone else.
Kamloops RCMP might have your stuff
KAMLOOPS - Police are wondering who owns a number of found items in their possession. A trophy, telescope and some printed materials are among a collection of things police would like to return to their rightful owners. RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush says the items haven't been reported stolen so the person who owns them may...