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B.C. teachers vote 89 per cent in favour of strike action to support demands
VANCOUVER – The union representing 41,000 teachers in British Columbia has voted overwhelmingly in favour of job action.
Kelowna Heroes raise $16,000 for Local Kids at YMCA Megathon
Hundreds of heroes came together on March 1st for the YMCA’s first annual Strong Kids Megathon Event, raising $16,000 to date towards providing opportunities for local children in need. This fundraising event is an action packed, fun filled day for the whole family with participants pushing themselves in various challenges including the ‘Big Lift’, ‘Swimathon’,...
Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest tests the ingenuity and engineering talent of Valley students
The fun and excitement of the annual Spaghetti Bridge Building Contest returns to Okanagan College on Friday, March 7 when 186 Okanagan Valley students arrive at the Kelowna campus to compete for trophies and cash prizes of up to $1500. Students from Grade 3 to post-secondary are entered in a variety of categories. In the...
Body found near Fulton Secondary identified
VERNON - A man who died soon after he was found unconscious on a trail near Clarence Fulton Secondary School has been identified. He was Michael William Steward Kalinouski, 36, of Vernon. Kalinouski was found unresponsive around 9:30 a.m. February 27 just off the Nka-kul-kem trail system on Okanagan Avenue. At the time, Vernon RCMP...
City of Kamloops acquires Kamloops Daily News property
The City of Kamloops has announced it will acquire the former Kamloops Daily News building and parking lot at 393 Seymour Street for future development of downtown parking infrastructure. The cost of the transaction, which expected to complete at the end August this year, is $4.8 million, funded by parking revenues and reserves earmarked for...
New law will allow B.C. residents to buy booze in grocery stores next winter
VICTORIA – British Columbians will be able to buy booze in grocery stores next winter.
Canada won’t recognize Crimean referendum on joining Russia, Harper declares
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Crimea is a region under "illegal military occupation" and that Canada will not recognize its forthcoming referendum on whether to join Russia.
Burning Fire Wood Debris Today
The Regional District of Central Okanagan advises that controlled burns are underway today (Thursday, March 6, 2014) in Stephens Coyote Ridge Regional Park and Coldham Regional Park. This is to dispose of fire hazard debris collected as part of large fuel modification projects underway within a 20-hectare section of Stephen Coyote Ridge and nine hectares...
Sawmill blast survivors, families at B.C. legislature to push for independent inquiry
VICTORIA - Injured workers from Burns Lake and their families are at the B.C. legislature today to call for an independent inquiry into the 2012 explosion at the Babine Forest Products sawmill that killed two workers and injured 20 others. Family members of two workers killed in a second blast at the Lakeland Mills sawmill...
B.C. premier, opposition parties back Ukrainian sovereignty in Crimean crisis
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is speaking up about the crisis on Europe's Crimean Peninsula, saying Ukrainians must be free from threats, intimidation and violence when deciding their own political future.
Rockets crash in 5-1 loss to Silvertips
The Everett Silvertips defeated the Kelowna Rockets 5-1 Tuesday night in Everett in the first of back-to-back midweek games for the Rockets. The Silvertips scored twice in the first period and added three more in the second before Justin Kirkland scored the Rockets lone goal of the game, his 15th of the season. Jackson Whistle...
Three Vees win BCHL awards
PENTICTON –The British Columbia Hockey League announced its award winners for the 2013-2014 season, and three Vees took my hardware. For the third consecutive season, a Vee was named the league’s top defensemen, as Brett Beauvais was voted the top rear-guard in the BCHL. Beauvais led all BCHL defensemen in scoring with 13 goals and...
Vees rollover Merritt in playoff opener
PENTICTON –In a series billed for its defense, it was the offense taking center stage, as the Penticton Vees cruised to an 8-0 win over the Merritt Centennials, in Game One of their Interior Division Semi-Final series Tuesday. Coming into the series opener, the Vees and Cents’ were the two top defensive teams in the...
Appeal court finds aboriginal heritage not enough to reduce sentence in Penticton murders
VANCOUVER – Sixteen years before parole eligibility is not an unreasonable sentence for a man who fatally shot three others in the face and wounded two more — as one of the victims begged for his life.
We can’t resist the power music has on the brain, says cognitive neuroscientist
We’ve all tapped our toes or bobbed our heads when we hear a song we like, but you might not realize that this reaction is not about preference but a totally subconscious reaction. “Moving to music is an instinctive, often involuntary activity experienced by humans regardless of their culture,” says Dr. Jessica Grahn, assistant professor...