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Sentes donation continues regional auto dealers’ strong support of trades expansion at Okanagan College
KELOWNA - One of the valley’s most prominent automotive dealers has come forward with a major donation towards the renovation and expansion of Okanagan College’s Trades Training Complex, and the support goes far beyond dollars and cents. Sentes Automotive has pledged $50,000 toward the Bright Horizons Building for Skills fundraising campaign to support a student...
United Nations special rapporteur to speak about Indigenous rights
KELOWNA - While many of the world’s remaining natural resources are mostly found in Indigenous people’s territories around the globe, there continues to be a basic violation of their rights while others access and harvest these resources. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, an Indigenous leader from the Cordillera Region in the Philippines, will be in Kelowna to discuss...
B.C. man accused of raping disabled girl deported back from U.S.
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man who vanished in 1980 under accusations he raped a disabled girl has been deported back to the province from the United States to face trial.
Penticton athlete nominated to compete in 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games
PENTICTON - An athlete from Penticton is among 40 nominated to the Canadian swim team competing this summer at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games. Andrew Cooke of Penticton will compete alongside Vernon swimmers Sarah Mehain and Riley McLean during the games, according to a media release. "It was such an honour to announce the...
Two Vernon athletes nominated to compete in 2015 Toronto Parapan Am Games
VERNON - Two athletes from Vernon are among 40 swimmers nominated to represent Canada this summer at the Toronto 2015 Parapan Am Games. Sarah Mehain, 20, is a seasoned paralympian and will compete in four events in Toronto, while the games are a first for teammate Riley McLean. The two will compete alongside another fellow...
Free fitness week starts Saturday
PENTICTON - This spring, it’s time for you to be free and fabulous. With release of the new Spring-Summer Recreation Guide, the Penticton Community Centre celebrates the return of Try It For Free Week. From Saturday, March 28 to Friday, April 3, the public is invited to get their fitness on track for a price...
Former NHL enforcer to stand trial on assault, driving charges in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A former National Hockey League enforcer will go to trial in Kamloops, B.C., this May on charges of assault, driving while prohibited and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
Buy a cheap composter
KELOWNA - Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half, give your garden a chemical free boost – and save money. For one more week you can pre order a backyard composter, food digester, or worm cycler — at a reduced rate. Until Tuesday, March 31, the Regional Waste Reduction Office is offering subsidized...
Give your property a 20 minute makeover
KELOWNA - Do you have 20 minutes to spare to make a difference in your community? At 10 a.m. on Wednesday April 1st the Regional Waste Reduction Office challenges you to give just twenty minutes of your time to the 20 Minute Make-Over – a community-wide spring clean-up blitz. “The 20 Minute Make Over kick...
Angelina Jolie undergoes further preventive surgery to reduce cancer risk
LONDON – Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed Tuesday that she has undergone more preventive surgery, having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed in hopes of reducing her risk of cancer.
Mulder, Scully making return to TV on Fox’s revived ‘The X-Files’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Agents Mulder and Scully are making their television return.
Accused B.C. terrorist told undercover officer he worried he was being set up
VANCOUVER – Months before being arrested in an elaborate RCMP sting operation, John Nuttall tells an undercover officer he worries that he is being set up by the police.
Death of longboarding teen killed by vehicle was accidental
VERNON - A Vernon teenager struck by a car while longboarding July 13, 2014, died of multiple blunt force trauma as a result of the impact, and the incident was accidental, the B.C. Coroners Service has concluded. Christopher Mathew Mitchell, 17, was out longboarding on 39 Street at 11 p.m. when he was hit by...
Another reason traffic cops set up traps along roadways
KELOWNA - With 50 violation tickets handed out for traffic violations last weekend, the Central Okanagan Traffic Services has a message for drivers. Slow down and move over when emergency services are trying to do their job. Central Okanagan and Kelowna Municipal Traffic Services set up an enforcement operation on Highway 97 near Old Vernon...
Backcountry users warned about avalanche conditions in four regions of B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A special avalanche warning has been issued to people accessing backcountry terrain in four regions of B.C.
Women struck by plywood while out for a walk in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY - Two women out for a stroll in Lake Country were struck by a leather covered, wooden pick-up box cover which apparently flew off a passing truck last week. The pair were out walking their dogs at around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 14, in the 3500-block of Woodsdale Road when the incident occurred,...
Young children endangered by drunk driver in Lumby
LUMBY - When an alleged drunk driver was pulled over for failing to stop at a Lumby stop sign last week Mounties saw two small children in the vehicle belted into car seats. Officers from the North Okanagan Traffic Services were sitting in an unmarked car at 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, when the van...
Germanwings jet crash in French Alps
JET CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPS WITH 150 ON BOARD; OFFICAL SAYS AIRLINE ASSUMES IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
Two airline passengers arrive in B.C. with measles: health officials
VANCOUVER – Health officials in Vancouver say two people who arrived in the city on a flight from Beijing have tested positive for measles.
Four local pharmacies to participate in ground-breaking genomics project
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The concept of tailored medical care based on individual DNA was once the stuff of science fiction novels but now the possibility is ever closer with four pharmacies in the Thompson-Okanagan signed on to take part in a first-of-its-kind genomics project. The 'Genomics for Precision Drug Therapy in the Community Pharmacy' project is...
Harper describes expanded ISIL war motion, seeking airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper's proposal to expand and extend Canada's war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has been summarily rejected by both opposition parties.
Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – March 23, 2015
Westside Regional Wastewater Plant Budget The Regional Board has approved additional budgetary expenses for 2015 associated with the temporary transport of biosolids for approved disposal. As a result of an ongoing protest in the Merritt-area where an approved composting facility is located, the Regional District has been prevented from delivering biosolids to the contractor’s site...
City provides reminders for bike lane use in Vernon
VERNON - City of Vernon Manager of Protective Services Clint Kanester is reminding Vernon cyclists and drivers of the rules of the road to protect the safety of cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. “It’s important that we respect the areas set aside for bicycle use, as they are an important part of how people move across...
Road update: Apollo Road, Longacre Drive and Okanagan Landing Road
VERNON - Crews will be conducting geotechnical drilling along Apollo Road, Longacre Drive and Okanagan Landing Road on March 24. There will be single-lane alternating traffic with no planned road closures. Drivers are reminded obey all signs and flaggers along the route.