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Big White Ski Resort Announces One Of It’s Earliest Openings In The Mountains 50-year History
KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, November 12, 2013 – This winter season Big White Ski Resort announces one of it’s earliest openings in the mountains 50-year history - Saturday, November 16, 2013. “With nearly 100cm of snow falling at Big White already, a 68cm base, and more snow predicted later this week, we’re all pretty excited up...
Traffic Interruption 32nd Avenue at 27th Street
From November 12 - 19, 2013 a brief road detour will be in effect to allow construction of a new sidewalk at the corner of 32nd Avenue and 27th Street. Please slow down and obey signs and flaggers at this location.
Blazers week in review
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 vs. Red Deer Rebels – 4-1 Win Bolton Pouliot led the way with 36 saves in a 4-1 win over his former team, the Red Deer Rebels. Chase Souto had a goal and an assist, while Josh Connolly and Jordan Thomson each chipped in with two assists. Cole Ully led the...
Okanagan Avenue: Road closure
Okanagan Avenue is closed to through traffic from Fulton Road to Longacre Dr until further notice. Access to local residents and Elephant storage will remain open.
Divorce preparedness workshop in Kelowna
On Sunday November 24, 2013 at the Kelowna Public Library, a much-needed 1-day informational Divorce Preparedness Workshop called Building A New Way Forward begins in Kelowna. This workshop provides participants with clear information for what lies ahead in the process of separation, divorce, and beyond - empowering them to make better decisions with far less...
B.C. health provider and patients file lawsuit over prescription heroin access
VANCOUVER – A constitutional court challenge has been launched over the federal government's decision to prevent doctors from prescribing heroin to addicts.
Ottawa ready to clamp down on housing market to prevent bubble; Flaherty
OTTAWA – Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's prepared to clamp down on mortgage rules once again if Canada's housing market continues to heat up.
Building resiliency: Use tough times as teachable moments, say parents, experts
TORONTO – When Julianne Harvey learned her first grader was being picked on, her initial instinct was to race in and fix the problem.
Canadian military advance team reaches Philippines, begins assessment
OTTAWA – A Canadian military reconnaissance team has landed in the Philippines for talks with local officials on how best to help the Asian country devastated by a vicious typhoon.
Ottawa projecting $3.7B budget surplus for 2015-16
OTTAWA - The Harper government says it will have a bigger than expected surplus in two years, in time for the 2015 fall election. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's latest fiscal projections show a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2015-16, almost $3 billion more than predicted in the March budget. Even so, that could...
Witnesses needed to help police saw through break and enter case
ENDERBY - Police want to know what happened to $2800 worth of chainsaws, taken from a rental place in Enderby. An overnight break and enter prompted a 9 a.m. call from Enderby Rentals located at 601 Hubert Avenue Nov. 9. A door was pried open and a lock removed in order for the suspects to...
Trail cool in coat thefts
VERNON - Mounties continue to search for suspects responsible for a theft of expensive coats from a Vernon business. The theft happened Nov. 9 at a business located in the 2500 block of 53 Avenue. The front door was smashed and the high end work clothes, mainly jackets, were taken. A stolen 1996 four door...
Typhoon’s toll highlights fragile infrastructure after years of neglect, corruption
MANILA, Philippines – Under a reforming president, the Philippines emerged as a rising economic star in Asia but the trail of death and destruction left by Typhoon Haiyan has highlighted a key weakness: fragile and patchy infrastructure after decades of neglect and corruption.
The best reason in five years to strap on your Nordic skis
VERNON - A local ski resort wants everyone to know they have the best skiing conditions in five years, but is it actually bragging if mother nature is responsible? General Manager of Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre, Scott Lemon, says more than 50 cm of the white stuff has fallen from the sky for enthusiasts to...
Daughter spent years piecing together portrait of dad who sabotaged Nazis
MONTREAL – Maj. Gustave (Guy) Bieler blew up munitions trains, disrupted communications and generally sowed chaos among the German forces in the critical months preceding the D-Day invasion of France that led to the liberation of Europe in the Second World War.