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Swim to Survive School Program
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops and School District #73 received an $11,700 grant to deliver the Swim to Survive School Program to every grade three student in the district. This grant is administered by the Lifesaving Society and made possible by the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia, the RBC Foundation, the...
Breast cancer link to smoking sparks new awareness campaign
UBC researchers collaborate on project aimed at youth and young adults UBC nursing researchers are taking a fresh approach to educate people about new evidence suggesting links between breast cancer and smoking. UBC School of Nursing Professor Joan Bottorff has launched a program called START – Supporting Tailored Approaches to Reducing Tobacco – that employs...
UBC students head to Oxford for International Model United Nations
First time UBC invited to the international event, where students represent Estonia For the first time ever, two students from UBC’s Okanagan campus will participate in the International Model United Nations conference. Sonya Mollema and Sutheeksan Sunthoram, both third-year Philosophy, Politics, and Economics students in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at...
Kelowna resident wins Travel Survey early-bird prize
KELOWNA – October 30, 2013: Have you completed your Okanagan Travel Survey? John Holland of Kelowna did — he tracked his trips for one day and won! Mr. Holland is the early bird prize winner of a $1,000 shopping spree. Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray presented Mr. Holland with his prize on Thursday, October 30 at...
Vees Stoykewych named to Canada West
PENTICTON – The Penticton Vees Jr. ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce defenseman Paul Stoykewych (95) has been named to the Team Canada West roster for the upcoming 2013 World Junior ‘A’ Challenge (WJAC) in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. President, General Manager an Head Coach Fred Harbinson, “We are very excited as an organization for...
Ambrosia apple recipe contest
Ambrosia Apples announced today it has launched its Orchard to Table Recipe Contest online at ambrosiaapplescontest.com “The contest is about bringing people, food and fantastic flavors together, with a chance to win great prizes,” said a spokesperson for the group. “Ambrosia apples were created by nature and we want to know how Canadians create in...
Sports fields closed until spring
With the onset of colder weather, the District of West Kelowna is starting to close its sports fields for the season. Fields are being prepared for winter and closed after the last scheduled game or practice takes place on each field. The last fields will be closed the week of November 4. Parks Department staff...
WorkSafe begins latest round of checks to halt wood dust buildups at B.C. mills
RICHMOND, B.C. – Inspectors are heading back to 150 B.C. sawmills over the next three months to ensure the operations are doing everything possible to reduce the buildup of potentially explosive wood dust.
Man found after three months in the woods, stranded by bear attack
MONTREAL – A man has been rescued, clinging to his life, after spending three months in a remote forest during which he survived a bear attack.
Rob Ford video recovered by Toronto police: Chief Bill Blair
TORONTO — Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair says investigators have recovered a digital video file that depicts Mayor Rob Ford and is “consistent with what had been previously described in various media reports.”
SARS-like viruses found in Chinese bats; closest hits yet to 2003 outbreak virus
TORONTO – A consortium of international scientists has discovered a SARS-like virus recovered from a Chinese horseshoe bat.
Hudson’s Bay Co. unveils Canadian Olympic team uniforms for Sochi Games
TORONTO – Canadians are getting their first glimpse of the styles that the country's Olympic athletes will be sporting in Sochi.
Okanagan College Professor Starts Social Venture in Uganda
It was a heart attack that made Okanagan College School of Business professor David Northcott really take stock of his life. “Having open heart surgery 18 months ago has really motivated me to think about where to focus my time and energy,” says the Penticton-based business professor.
Worried mom wants to know what happened to her son
KELOWNA - A mother is hoping someone out there knows what happened to her son, who went missing Sept. 28. Rene Durelle, 19, of no fixed address suffers from depression and psychological issues says Kelowna RCMP Sgt. Steve Holmes. Durelle's mom is very worried because she hasn't heard from him, and though he's taken off...
$4.9 million in Shuswap road improvements complete
SICAMOUS - Two projects, totalling $4.9-million, to resurface sections of Highway 1 and Highway 97A near Sicamous are now complete, improving travel for local residents, tourists and commercial drivers. Using the Hot-in-Place recycling method, resurfacing work was completed on 19 kilometres of Highway 1, from Canoe Beach Drive East to the Bruhn Bridge, and 26 kilometres of Highway 97A...