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Water quality notification for Black Mountain Irrigation District
The Black Mountain Irrigation District (BMID) is advising all customers in our service area of a temporary change in water quality. BMID has scheduled some major infrastructure works at the district’s intake. BMID will be shutting off the main supply of water and will be utilizing water from the BMID groundwater wells and from the...
Four Kelowna organizations receive grants
KELOWNA – Four local organizations have received $243,000 in funding from the provincial government through the Community Gaming Grant program. Organizations Receiving Grants: C.N.I.B. Southern Interior Region - $100,000 Resurrection Recovery Resource Society - $60,000 John Howard Society of the Central & South Okanagan - $55,000 Kiwanis Club of Kelowna-Summit - $28,000 “The funding going...
UBC looks for community input on long-term campus options
UBC is reaching out to the community, asking for input on how the campus should grow and evolve over the next couple of decades. An open house, where the public can examine and participate in the UBC Okanagan Campus Master Plan review, takes place Wednesday, January 28. Over the past decade, a $400-million construction program...
Parkinson Recreation Centre’s pool remains closed
KELOWNA - Parkinson Recreation Centre’s main pool remains closed due to water clarity. Swim lessons and aquatic fitness classes are cancelled this afternoon. Those customers affected will be contacted by Parkinson Recreation Centre staff. Refunds for the cancelled classes will be credited back to customers’ accounts. “A mechanical issue with our filtration system has affected...
Oliver RCMP need help identifying man on video surveillance
OLIVER - RCMP are looking to the public to help them identify a man recorded on video apparently taking an elderly woman's wallet off a store counter in a checkout line. The manager of Buy Low Foods in Oliver reported the incident Jan. 16. In the video, the 78-year-old woman can be seen leaving her...
Vernon RCMP want help identifying this woman
VERNON - Police hope sharing images from an ATM surveillance video will prompt potential witnesses to help them find a person of interest. The video was shot at Bank of Montreal at 2806-32 St. Oct. 5, 2014 when the alleged theft occurred. The owner of the card told RCMP they forgot their card at the...
Some Holocaust lessons being forgotten as survivors gather at Auschwitz 70 years on
OSWIECIM, Poland – A decade ago, 1,500 Holocaust survivors travelled to Auschwitz to mark the 60th anniversary of the death camp's liberation. On Tuesday, for the 70th anniversary, organizers are expecting 300, the youngest in their 70s.
Storm threatens 250-mile stretch of Northeast with deep snow, powerful winds, coastal flooding
FIERCE SNOWSTORM DESCENDS ON CROWDED NORTHEAST US; 'IT'S GOING TO BE RIDICULOUS OUT THERE'
There’s more than fallen rocks to avoid on Okanagan highways
KELOWNA - As soon as the snow starts melting you can bet on seeing local wildlife as some of nature's critters move from the higher elevations into the valley looking for bits of tender grass and vegetation to nibble on. One such sighting was captured by a crew from the Ministry of Transportation. They spotted...
Passport photo tips: Dial down glare, wear colour, avoid big baubles – and relax
TORONTO – Of all of the snapshots required for government-issued ID, the passport photo can prove to be the most problematic.
Conservatives mulling focus on manufacturing sector in federal budget
OTTAWA – The Conservative government is considering a strong focus on the manufacturing sector in the upcoming budget, part of a general shift in attention towards Ontario and its voters.
Father of ailing three-year-old twins can only donate his liver to one of them
An Ontario couple faces an unspeakable dilemma: their ailing twin girls both need new livers to live, but the father can only save one.
Cops: Pet ferrets chew off newborn girl’s nose, part of her cheek while mother is upstairs
Authorities near Philadelphia say a trio of pet ferrets mauled a newborn who was left downstairs in her car seat, chewing off the baby's nose and part of her cheek and lip.
Accident closes Highway 33, power cut to 470 homes
KELOWNA - The section of Highway 33 between Goudie and Cardinal Creek Roads is closed while emergency crews take care of the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover. The accident happened at roughly 11 a.m. It appears the vehicle was travelling east in the direction of Big White Ski Resort. No other vehicles were involved, though...
Women denied equal pay and promotions at Castlegar mill: human rights complaint
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint made a former human resources manager at a Castlegar, B.C., pulp mill who says she and other female supervisors were denied equal pay and promotions.
Campers in B.C. will pay more to stay at provincial parks starting March 15
VICTORIA – Camping fees at provincial parks in B.C. are going up, and the government says the extra money will help maintain the sites.
Baloney Meter: Is the U.S. going to need ‘less and less’ Canadian oil?
OTTAWA – "It is a matter of urgent national interest that we move our oil to tidewater because our only customer, the U.S., has found vast amounts of shale oil and gas and will need us less and less. If we do not access new markets, our resources will be stranded and a huge opportunity will be lost." — Finance Minister Joe Oliver.
B.C. boys who made ‘How to kill your teacher’ video say it was a joke
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – Two boys who made an online video titled "How to Kill Your Teacher" have told police in Castlegar, B.C., that it was intended as a joke.
Premier Clark tells truck loggers low international oil prices good for B.C.
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark says the low price of oil is an opportunity for British Columbia to bolster its needed pool of skilled workers.
One senior arrested at B.C. grow-op sentenced while another awaits fate
KAMLOOPS – One of two seniors arrested at a marijuana grow-op north of Kamloops has been handed a six-month conditional sentence while another faces the prospect of jail time.
Prime Minister Harper announces more money for small business
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the federal government plans to make it a little easier for small business to access certain financing.
Atomic Scientists move doomsday clock 2 minutes closer to midnight over warming, nuclear arms
WASHINGTON – The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists says Earth is now closer to human-caused doomsday than it has been in more than 30 years because of global warming and nuclear weaponry.
Defrocked Arctic priest says he’s sorry for sex abuse of children
IQALUIT, Nunavut – A defrocked priest who abused a large number of Inuit children has told a judge that he's sorry for his crimes and won't commit any more.
Mortgage rates to decline following central bank’s rate cut: economists
TORONTO – Canadian homeowners have likely gained a reprieve from an expected increase in mortgage rates this year.