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Divorce workshop returns to Penticton
Our Well-Received Divorce Preparedness Workshop is happening again in Penticton in February. On Saturday February 22, 2014 at the Shatford Centre (Galleria Room) in Penticton, the successful 1-day informational Divorce Preparedness Workshop called Building A New Way Forward is happening again. This workshop provides participants with clear information for what lies ahead in the process...
Visiting Artist Elizabeth McIntosh discusses her ideas about painting
“I am interested in the practice of painting that finds its embodiment in a continuous elaboration and modulation of form, without commitment to a fixed result.” – Elizabeth McIntosh The art of Elizabeth McIntosh reveals itself through multiple visual interpretations and understandings, her bold work shying away from aesthetic resolution. McIntosh operates in an unguarded...
UPDATE: Power restored in West Kelowna
UPDATE: A damaged power line in the 3300 block of Old Okanagan Highway has been repaired and power restored. WEST KELOWNA - A power line is down in the 3300 block of Old Okanagan Highway, leaving about 2400 B.C. Hydro customers without power. According to the B.C. Hydro website, the power went out at 2:49...
Man rolls car, may face impaired charge
VERNON - Police suspect a man who rolled his car Sunday on Highway 97 near the Army Camp may have been drinking. At about 5:45 a.m. Mounties responded to a report of a rollover on Highway 97. When they arrived they found the 24-year-old Vernon driver of the Mazda banged up with injuries to his...
UPDATE: Stolen pickup truck found
UPDATE: Vernon RCMP have recovered a pickup truck stolen from Rocky Mountain Transport early this morning. It was found in the 3300 block of 22 Street this afternoon. VERNON - Police are looking to the public to help them locate a Chevy pickup truck reported stolen from Rocky Mountain Transport. The theft happened overnight, at...
Mounties receive 28 complaints of thefts from vehicles in 13 days
VERNON - The city is breaking out in a rash of thefts from vehicles and Mounties are reminding the public they play a vital roll in curing the problem. Since February 1, 28 reports of thefts from vehicles have been reported to Vernon RCMP and all but one happened within city limits. But it's not...
Truck crashes into four others in bizarre accident
OSOYOOS - It might have looked like a demolition derby downtown when a Dodge Dakota truck rear-ended a Buick before moving on to smash three other parked cars Friday. Just before noon, Osoyoos RCMP were called to a five vehicle collision at Main and 87 Street. Police say a Dodge Dakota rear-ended a Buick Century...
Scammers on the job during holiday weekend
OSOYOOS - Hold onto your wallets — Osoyoos RCMP say two scams were attempted over the holiday weekend. The first reports came in to RCMP Sunday about someone calling, claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency, telling people they owed money. Targets were told if they didn't hand over $750 immediately, they would be...
Kamloops resident at the wheel in fatal pedestrian accident
LANGFORD - A Langford woman is dead after a 50-year-old driver from the Kamloops area apparently struck a pedestrian yesterday. The West Shore RCMP are investigating the accident that happened at 8:26 a.m. in the 1100 block of Goldstream Avenue. The 48-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital by ambulance, but succumbed to her injuries. A...
Coquihalla re-opens after avalanche control work
KAMLOOPS – Avalanche-control work will forced about a three-hour closure of a major highway linking B.C.'s south coast and southern Interior on Saturday morning.
Pandosy Waterfront Charrette Participant Lottery
The City worked with the KLO Central Neighbourhood Association to identify stakeholder groups to ensure a broad range of volunteer participants in the charrette process. Invitations have been sent to the following groups: - Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (1 seat) - Central Okanagan Naturalists Club (1 seat confirmed) - Coalition of Kelowna Community Associations...
Final public 2014 budget meeting
KAMLOOPS – Following the workshop style budget sessions the City hosted last fall regarding the 2014 City budget, the final public budget meeting will take place on February 25th, 2014. Join City staff and Council at Interior Savings Centre from 7:00 to 10:00 pm to discuss proposed additional requests to the budget. While the discussions...
Coquihalla Highway 5 closes Saturday for avalanche control
KAMLOOPS - Motorists are advised that the Coquihalla Highway 5 will be closed starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, for avalanche control work to ensure the safety of the travelling public. The closure is anticipated to last approximately four hours, which will allow crews to conduct helicopter avalanche control to reduce the snowpack in avalanche paths...
Please take our sewer plan survey
Residents of West Kelowna are invited to take a few moments to complete an online survey on the Draft Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. The Sanitary Sewer Master Plan is a comprehensive review of the condition of the District’s existing waste water delivery system and will guide the operation, maintenance, upgrading and expansion of sewer infrastructure....
Kamloops supports greener driving
KAMLOOPS – Following the installation of the Level II electric vehicle charging station at the Visitor Information Centre last summer, the City of Kamloops received further funding from the Province of British Columbia and support from B.C. Hydro to install a new direct current (DC) fast-charging station at the Tournament Capital Centre. The new fast-charging...