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UBC’s Okanagan campus honours long-time employees
Five recognized for more than 25 years' dedicated service Michael Gesi was noted for more than long-term loyalty at the recent long service recognition luncheon for UBC’s Okanagan campus employees. Sure, he had put in the time, more than 25 years, mostly with campus security. Gesi was honoured along with Daniel Kay, 25 years, and...
Celebrate Auxiliary Day with the Blossom Time Fair
On Friday, May 10th the 61st annual Blossom Time Fair is back and this year, it coincides with B.C.’s Auxiliary Day in recognition of their members’ achievement. What better way to celebrate than with a Fair hosted by the five Auxiliaries to the KGH Foundation: Cottonwoods, Kelowna, Peachland, Rutland and Winfield. The Fair will once...
Vicars Road construction
Kamloops, BC – Beginning May 5th, extensive road rehabilitation work will be taking place on Vicars Road, between the hours of 10:00 pm and 6:00 am, Sunday to Thursday. Work is expected to continue until May 31st, 2013 Traffic flow may be temporarily re-routed due to road closures. Please expect significant delays and plan alternative...
Municipal Hall/Civic Centre market sounding exercise deadline approaching
The deadline for submissions to the District of West Kelowna’s market sounding exercise regarding the development of a new West Kelowna Municipal Office/Civic Centre is this Friday, May 3, 2013. The District of West Kelowna, through a consultant, is calling on all interested parties to take part in a market sounding, intended to determine the...
Water Restrictions are in effect May 1st
Kamloops, B.C. – As summer approaches, residents are reminded that water restrictions are in effect starting May 1st, through to August 31st. Restrictions: · Even number addresses irrigate on even number days, odd on odd days (example: 1234 City Drive waters on July 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.) · Complexes/Strata use internal addresses to establish watering...
Update: Travel advisory lifted for Coquihalla
Update 7 a.m. April 30 Conditions continue to improve and although DriveBC reports compact snow, slushy and slippery sections, limited visibility and heavy snowfall, the travel advisory for the Coquihalla has been lifted. Drive safe. Update 6:15 a.m. April 30 Highway 97C remains under a travel advisory this morning due to limited visibility and heavy...
Preparations for World of Wheels underway
Peachland, B.C. – One of the most awesome car shows in the B.C. Interior will take place this May long weekend as the 16th annual World of Wheels Show and Shine rolls into town. The show began a decade and a half ago with a handful of cars and has grown to a show of...
Spring storm closes part of Coquihalla overnight
Higher elevations west of the Okanagan received enough snow overnight to close the Coquihalla highway. A cold front that brought gusty winds and colder temperatures through Kelowna early this morning left a heavy blanket of snow on the area surrounding Merritt and Hope overnight. With a high today of 7 C, the Coquilhalla was soon...
Truck pulls down power line on Columbia Street
A powerline caught by a semitruck in downtown Kamloops today caused a bit of a stir around lunchtime today. The line draped across Columbia Street between 7th and 8th Avenue and across a resident's front yard around 1:30 this afternoon. Kamloops Fire Department on scene said only one house was affected by the power outage,...
Penticton woman killed after thrown from truck bed
A Penticton woman, Kyra Holt, died when she fell off the back of a pickup truck last Friday. Police say the 39-year-old was travelling home with friends after a ride out on the KVR trail near Naramata at around 9 p.m. April 26 when the accident happened. Holt and another woman were riding in the...
Kelowna house fire traced to electrical appliance
UPDATE: House fire likely started from laundry machine The Kelowna Fire Department is investigating a fire that broke out on the top floor of a Carruthers Street residence. Platoon Capt. Kelly Stephens says, "crews arrived on scene and found heavy smoke coming from the attic.” “It turns out they had an electrical issue,” he said,...
Stubborn fire at Greenwood Forest Products waining
A fire at Greenwood Forest Products is almost under control at this hour. The manufacturer is located on Green Mountain Road in Penticton. Kelowna Fire Dispatch has no new information at this time. No one could be reached for comment either at the scene or at Penticton Fire and Rescue office. The Greenwood Forest Products...
College offers insight into program, careers in Sustainable Construction Management Technology
As home builders, home buyers and community developers lean more deeply into realizing the possibilities of sustainable construction practices, those tasked with turning ideas into reality are in need of a new skill set to help meet the expectations of building green in the 21st Century. Okanagan College has developed a new program to train...
West Kelowna council highlights: April 23
Invasive Mussels Heather Larratt, Aquatic Biologist, spoke to Council about the need to implement a strategy to prevent the spread of invasive Zebra and Quagga mussels to the Okanagan. Currently these invasive mussels are spreading rapidly in eastern Canada and the United States and there is concern they could spread to the Okanagan. The most...
VEES hand out year-end hardware
PENTICTON, BC –The Penticton Vees Jr. ‘A’ Hockey Club handed out their team awards for the 2012-2013 season Thursday night at the BC Hockey Hall of Fame inside the SOEC. 15 awards were handed out recognizing several players in a variety of categories. Four Vees were multiple award winners, led by Captain Troy Stecher who...
Library Hosts Retirement Planning Session
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s Library System is looking to help you with your retirement plans with a financial information session hosted by Interior Savings at Kamloops Library, Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m. The free event will focus on planning for retirement, as well as explaining the differences between tax-free savings accounts and high interest accounts....
UPDATE: Controlled burn the cause of Winfield brushfire
1:20 p.m. - April 26, 2013 The brush fire that quickly spread through a Winfield hillside yesterday along Tyndall Road was triggered by a controlled burn in the area. It took three firetrucks, two tinders and 27 firefighters over the course of the day to knock the flames out. Lake Country Fire Deparment assistant chief...
Performance artist offers a different side to nature’s glory
Natalia Hautala is about to graduate from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at UBC’s Okanagan campus. And while her formal education is coming to a close, she is using her 10 years experience as a tree planter as the basis for her graduate absurdist performance Looking Sideways. A person has a lot of time...
Performance artist offers a different side to nature’s glory
Natalia Hautala is about to graduate from the Bachelor of Fine Arts program at UBC’s Okanagan campus. And while her formal education is coming to a close, she is using her 10 years experience as a tree planter as the basis for her graduate absurdist performance Looking Sideways. A person has a lot of time...
Household hazardous waste round-ups set for may
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is getting ready to host four free Household Hazardous Waste Round-Ups this year as part of efforts to help residents properly dispose of materials that are toxic, corrosive, reactive or ignitable. The first two events take place Saturday, May 4, in Chase and Cache Creek from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m....
Ballet Kelowna will continue to dance through 2013-2014 season
Buoyed by the support of the community, and with a sharpened sense of the need for a sustainable model, Ballet Kelowna’s new Board of Directors has decided to move ahead with the 2013-14 artistic season. “Tomorrow’s benefit concert is a sign of that support and the tangible efforts people are willing to make to help...
Joe Fresh items made in Bangladesh factory that collapsed, killing more than 200
Apr 25, 2013 – 8:14 AMTORONTO – A factory that collapsed in Bangladesh killing more than 200 people made clothes for major brands around the world, including Canadian clothing line Joe Fresh.
Royal Inland Hospital site update
With recent final approval of the Clinical Services Building project, Interior Health has been busy with next steps. This includes the posting of requests for proposals for a project compliance Team, as well as architect and engineering services for site preparation to begin this summer. The project team has secured a tree removal company and...
Annual Okanagan Water Supply Webinar free event
Tomorrow, Thursday, April 25, from 10 to 11 a.m. – we will be holding our annual OKANAGAN WATER SUPPLY WEBINAR – an online seminar looking at the current state of Okanagan water – and what’s expected as farmers, residents and others prepare to turn on their outdoor water taps! The event is FREE, but you...