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College grad takes advice from local entrepreneur, lands first big job
Okanagan College will be recognizing the achievements of more than 1,450 students who will be earning credentials from a variety of academic, vocational and trades programs throughout the course of three Convocation ceremonies in Kelowna this weekend. Among them will be Reid Schretlen, a graduate of the Bachelor of Business Administration’s honours program. Schretlen, like...
Summit connects culture with the community
Arts and cultural organizations in the Okanagan and beyond are invited to attend the 2013 Arts & Culture Summit, Wednesday, June 12 to Friday, June 14 at the Rotary Centre for the Arts. This year’s theme, From Volume to Value – Building Engagement, Capacity & Resilience, is designed to get organizations thinking about how they...
Safety in our Regional Parks
The Regional District of Central Okanagan is re-assuring residents and visitors about their safety in the Regional Park system. “We’re stepping up our staff presence in our Regional Parks” says Communications Officer Bruce Smith, “in light of the sexual assault reported to Kelowna RCMP on Monday evening on a more remote trail in Mission Creek...
Premier chooses Westside-Kelowna for by-election
WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE A WHOLE LOT MORE OF CLARK AND ADRIAN DIX Christy Clark chose the Liberal stronghold of Westside-Kelowna as one of the safest seats in the province to hold. Premier Clark announced today that MLA-elect Ben Stewart was vacating his seat to hold a byelection for Clark, who lost her seat during...
Black Mountain water advisory lifted
KELOWNA — Please be advised that the Water Quality Advisory for the entire Black Mountain Irrigation District service area is no longer in effect. Water quality is continuously monitored and water quality results are published weekly on our website www.bmid.ca BMID apologizes for any inconvenience this advisory may have caused, and appreciates your cooperation and...
Philadelphia building collapses, fire chief says 8 people believed to be trapped
PHILADELPHIA – Emergency crews are at the scene of a building collapse in Philadelphia, and the fire commissioner says as many as eight to 10 people are believed trapped in the rubble.
Workshops for new plumbing code
The City of Kelowna has partnered with Okanagan College to offer affordable training for new requirements in the B.C. Plumbing Code. The City will host two one-day workshops, June 13 and 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at 100-2350 Acland Road. The cost is $125 per person per day. Payment must be...
Penticton Creek Restoration Initiative receives grant approval
The City of Penticton has received grant approval from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation in the amount of $63,680 to begin planning the rehabilitation of Penticton Creek, the third-largest tributary of Okanagan Lake. “Sustainability and economic activity are key factors in revitalizing Downtown Penticton and the community as a whole, and Penticton Creek rehabilitation is...
Challenge Penticton Canada introduces Half-Challenge Penticton, Canada for 2014
Challenge Penticton is proud to announce the inclusion of the Half-Challenge Penticton, Canada for its race calendar for 2014. The introduction of the middle-distance race will be in addition to its running of the long-distance Challenge event on August 24th, 2014. The date of the Half-Challenge will be announced shortly. The Half-Challenge commences with a...
Greenway sexual assault suspect at large
KELOWNA — A woman out for a walk was hit over the head, dragged into the woods at the end of a trail and sexually assaulted in Mission Creek Park Monday night. RCMP say the 22-year-old Kelowna resident called police around 8:45 p.m. and they met her near the main entrance of Durnin Road/Springfield Road....
First graduates of Interdisciplinary Performance to cross stage
Students celebrate success as artists in exceptional UBC fine arts program Sometimes small and nimble trumps the notion that bigger is better. Just ask this budding group of students taking to the world’s stage. UBC’s Okanagan campus will see the first-ever graduating class from its Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Interdisciplinary Performance program at...
West Kelowna’s “Most Beautiful” Contest
If you just KNOW that you have the most beautiful garden in West Kelowna and want to prove it, there is still time to enter the District’s Most Beautiful Contest. All District of West Kelowna residents and businesses are invited to put their gardening and yard maintenance skills to the test and see who really...
Class action alleging harassment in the RCMP to begin today
VANCOUVER – A class action lawsuit brought against the RCMP on behalf of women who allege they were harassed while on the force begins today in Vancouver.
Regional Quality of Life survey closes on June 7, 2013
The community interest in the Regional Quality of Life Survey has been incredible, with over 1,000 surveys returned in the last three weeks. With less than a week before the survey closes on June 7, 2013, Anthony Kittel, the Regional Growth Strategy Coordinator “is encouraging everyone to take 10 minutes to complete a survey and...
B.C. celebrates Canadian Environment Week
This week the environment is taking centre stage as British Columbia continues to preserve and protect the environment and celebrate Canadian Environment Week June 2 to 8, as well as Clean Air Day and World Environment Day on June 5. Environmental protection and stewardship is the foundation on which to build a growing economy, and the B.C. government has...
Chase and District Health Centre celebrates 25th anniversary
This year, June 11 marks the 25th anniversary of the official opening of the Chase and District Health Centre. Interior Health staff plan to mark the occasion with a week-long celebration. “I would like to congratulate the staff at the Chase Health Centre as they recognize this significant milestone in their history,” said Interior Health...
Volunteer community clean-up Saturday
The District of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation are hosting the fourth annual Volunteer Community Clean-Up this Saturday. Volunteers will be roaming the streets in West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation clearing litter and debris from roadsides in an effort to make our communities even more beautiful. Last year, 70 volunteers participated and more...
Explosion in building at suburban NYC college blows out windows, injuries reported
NYACK, N.Y. – An explosion in a college campus building north of New York City blew out windows, and officials say there are reports of injuries.
Canada-wide charity ball-hockey game to boost local food bank
KELOWNA — Five Hole for Food has been taking their hockey charity events across the country for three years, and the city of Kelowna will get a chance to play for the first time this year with the hope of helping a local food bank fill their shelves. The big game takes place at Stuart...
Wine blogger conference will attract attendees from around the world
PENTICTON — They've been shouting it to the world from the comfort of their computer chairs since the internet became a household tool and now the wine bloggers of the world have an official day in Penticton. Acting mayor Garry Litke recently proclaimed June 6 as Wine Bloggers Day in the city as more than...
Former governor general to attend ceremony for fallen Penticton soldier
Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul will be guests during a tribute to a fallen Penticton soldier. A walkway behind the Penticton Lakeside Resort will be officially renamed to honour Capt. Jonathan Snyder, a soldier from Penticton who died at the age of 26 while serving in Afghanistan five years ago. Former governor general Adrienne...
Penticton youth makes invitation-only NHL camp roster
A Penticton youth will be lacing his skates in Mississauga Ontario for an invitation-only NHL hockey camp. Davis Koch is a forward for the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton and is one of only 42 bantam-aged players chosen from across Canada to participate in the third annual Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Camp hosted by NHL players...
Bank robbed using threat of bear spray
A suspected bank robber may have used used bear spray to threaten tellers into turning over cash during a heist Friday evening. West Kelowna RCMP are searching for a man who entered the TD Canada Trust located at 525 Hwy 97 south at 7:40 p.m. wearing a ski jacket, baseball cap, jeans, sunglasses and a...
McDrug dealer arrested following tip to police
A suspected West Kelowna drug dealer isn't lovin' it today with potential charges against him because of a tip from the public. The 34-year-old man was taken into custody last week when Mounties responded to a tip that someone was trafficking marijuana from a vehicle in the McDonald's parking lot located at 3605 Gellatly Road....