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Solving B.C. skills shortage starts with parents
To promote skilled trades training as a first choice for secondary students, Okanagan College is partnering with Discover Trades B.C. to host a Valley-wide conference for parents, school counselors and teachers at the Kelowna campus on Friday, Dec. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Parents play a major role in the career path children...
Highlights of Kelowna City Council meeting: December 2
Fibre Strategy Council received a report from staff about the City’s plan to develop a Fibre Optic Strategy for the installation of fibre optic cables throughout Kelowna. The strategy will focus on a business plan to outline the benefits and costs of installing fibre optic infrastructure. Medical Marijuana Council approved the staff recommendation to amend...
Mountie risks life in daring water rescue
KELOWNA - A Kelowna Mountie is being hailed as a hero for jumping into the frigid water of Okanagan Lake last week to rescue a distraught woman. It was 10:30 p.m. Nov. 27 when police received a report that a young woman might be about to jump off the William R. Bennett Bridge into the...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Richard Herman Arason
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of December 4, 2013. Richard Herman Arason, 55, is wanted for one count of fail to attend court. Arason is described as a white male, 5’9” tall and 181 lbs. He has brown hair and...
Man gets 90 days in jail for car bomb and bear spray incidents at same house
OLIVER – A 19-year-old Oliver, B.C., man who pleaded guilty to charges involving a car bomb and bear spray incident has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years' probation.
Canadian students are high-level achievers but math, science scores dip: OECD study
TORONTO – A new international study ranks Canadian students among the top of the class in key subject areas, but there has been a noticeable decline over the years in math and science scores among the country's pupils.
Chemical complexity of plants sprouts to life in UBC science lab
PHD CANDIDATE CHRISTINA TURI EXAMINES MEDICINAL POTENTIAL OF B.C.'S NATIVE PLANTS Christina Turi works like a detective – the clues she follows uncover mysteries of the plant world. In the bright, gleaming science labs at UBC's Okanagan campus, Turi interprets the realm of plant signaling and behaviour, a branch of botanic investigation that examines how...
Joe Rich Fire food bank drive
JOE RICH - Residents of Joe Rich are encouraged to support the 8th annual food bank drive. This Sunday, December 8th between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm, members of the Joe Rich Fire Department will be going door-to-door throughout the community collecting food and cash donations for the Kelowna Food Bank. Residents who wish to...
B.C. students among best internationally
VICTORIA - Fifteen-year-old students in B.C. are once again among the best in the world at math, science and reading, according to a major international assessment released today by the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD). The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is conducted every three years and is one of the most comprehensive programs of...
B.C. Safety Authority warns of dangers of carbon monoxide
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The B.C. Safety Authority is urging British Columbians to be aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide and to take proper precautions to keep themselves and their families safe. As winter temperatures drop, many homeowners are turning up furnaces, fireplaces and other gas appliances to fight the chill. The authority recommends all...
Rockets Severson named to Canada’s World Jr. Selection Camp
KELOWNS - Kelowna Rockets defenceman Damon Severson is one step closer to his dream of playing at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Severson's name was among those that were announced by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League on Monday. 25 players have been invited to attend Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp, beginning Dec....
Blazers Week in Review, December 2
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers likely had their best outing of the year despite a 3-2 loss to the Kelowna Rockets. They outshot the Rockets in this one and came back from a 2-0 deficit with goals from Matt Needham and Josh Connolly. The Rockets won it with 2:40 to go in the game on a...
Two roll-overs in icy conditions Sunday
VERNON - Two accidents within the Vernon RCMP patrol happened yesterday while roads were slippery. The first accident happened just after 6 p.m. on Hwy 97, west of Westwold. A Kamloops woman, 53, was driving west and lost control on an icy patch, veering left and rolling at least once down an embankment. Her daughter,...
Good excuse not enough to spare man 24-hour prohibition
FALKLAND - Police decided to have a Falkland man's car towed and to place him under a 24-hour prohibition following a series of claims that didn't add up. An RCMP member working the rural area pulled into the Falkland Petro Canada gas station about 10:05 Nov. 28 and noticed the validation sticker on a parked...
RCMP helicopter tracks fleeing shoplifters
KELOWNA - A pair of shoplifters were quickly brought to justice with the help of a police helicopter yesterday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m. Kelowna RCMP received a report of someone shoplifting at the Orchard Park Mall at 2271 Harvey Avenue. It appears a man and a woman were working together, shoplifting throughout the mall...