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VIP’s Wanted for Volunteers In Parks
If you like being outdoors, regularly visit Regional Parks and enjoy people, the Regional District of Central Okanagan hopes to hear from you! This spring the Parks Services department is launching a Volunteers In Parks program and is looking for interested residents to become Trail Patrollers. It’s holding an Information Meeting at the Environmental Education...
YMCA Strong Kids Dollars help father and son get ahead
A young father was able to go to school to obtain his degree because of the support of YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign funds that provided affordable childcare for his son - giving them both a chance at getting ahead in life. “As a young single dad and co-parent of my son Demetri, I have experienced...
Controlled Burning in Two Regional Parks
The Regional District of Central Okanagan advises that controlled burning is underway today (Monday, March 17th) in Stephens Coyote Ridge Regional Park and Rose Valley Regional Park. With good air quality and venting conditions open burning is allowed today for those eligible Central Okanagan property owners with permits from their local fire authority. Further controlled...
Cooke named MVP at Rockets awards ceremony
For the past two seasons Jordon Cooke has done virtually everything for the Kelowna Rockets. Puck-stopper, public appearances, fan favourite. On Sunday Cooke was rewarded for his efforts as he was named 2013-14 Kelowna Rockets team MVP as well as the team's Humanitarian award winner. "It's all about the team in front of me," said...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Paul Cedric MacDonald
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of March 17, 2014. Paul Cedric MacDonald, 51, is wanted for three counts of breach of undertaking. MacDonald is described as a white male, 6’0” tall and 201 lbs. He has brown hair and brown...
Feds to inform police if medical marijuana growers flout new rules
OTTAWA – Health Canada says it will tell police if medical marijuana users fail to formally declare they have disposed of their homegrown stashes — a requirement of strict new federal rules.
Authentic aboriginal experience in B.C. drives growing tourism market
VICTORIA – Squamish First Nation Chief Ian Campbell, wearing a cedar strip headdress and a sea shell-covered vest that makes clicking noises every time he moves, earned a standing ovation in Namibia, Africa, last fall for his passionate, no notes invitation to book an authentic aboriginal travel experience in British Columbia.
Fire on McKinley Road likely caused by battery charger
KELOWNA - A fire erupted in the basement of a home on the 800 block of McKinley Road just after 3 p.m. Thursday. The Kelowna Fire Department rushed to the scene to find smoke coming from around the chimney area. The smoke was actually coming from the basement and the fire itself was quickly doused....
Police: Teen father arrested in Northern California for biting nose off 1-month old infant
FAIRFIELD, Calif. – A teen father in Northern California is under arrest after police say he bit the nose off his 1-month-old son because he was frustrated with the infant's crying.
Write on! Registration opens for Okanagan College Three-hour Poetry Contest
Versifiers, rhymesters and sonneteers from throughout the region will congregate on all four Okanagan College campuses on Thursday, April 3 to put their deftness with doggerel and love of lyric to the test in the first annual Okanagan College Three-hour Poetry Contest. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, aspiring poets who are Okanagan...
Nationally accredited Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to launch careers
Okanagan College’s Pharmacy Technician certificate program has achieved national accreditation through the Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs (CCAPP), and is now one of six post-secondary institutions in B.C. to have successfully navigated the rigorous review process. “Pursuing accreditation was driven by changes to the pharmacy technician profession and a shifting regulatory environment,” said...
Slide upgrade coming to Quilchena Park
The City of Kelowna will be removing the long hillside slide at Quilchena Park on Tuesday, March 18. The slide is scheduled to be replaced this year and the old slide will be removed for safety considerations. Families will still be able to safely enjoy the other play structures at the park, including the water...
City fields closed despite warm weather
The City of Kelowna would like to remind residents that all City sports fields are still closed. Residents and sport teams are asked to respect all field closure signs. The grass needs to be actively growing and the fields need to dry out before the upcoming spring and summer seasons to ensure the best quality...
Highway 6 safety upgrades completed
COLDSTREAM - Highway 6 has received $11 million worth of upgrades to improve road safety and a better flow of traffic. Approximately 2.2 kilometres of Highway 6 between Grey and Ricardo roads have been realigned and resurfaced. New railway crossing signals have been added, domestic and irrigation waterlines have been improved and stream upgrades will...
Donation box for Tim Bozon tonight at Blazers game
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers will have a donation box behind Section K tonight for the “Tim Bozon Trust” that is in the process of being established by the Western Hockey League. All the funds will be directed to medical and rehabilitation costs for Tim. From a WHL press release, “There have been many enquiries...