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Still time to register for trunk sale
Want to unclutter your life, and sell, trade or give away some of your gently used stuff? Then there’s still time to register for the fall Trunk Sale at Okanagan College. Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the Trunk Sale is one huge community garage sale in the Okanagan College campus parking lot Saturday...
Fuel modification continues in Rose Valley Regional Park
Over the coming months a small fuel modification project will continue in a section of Rose Valley Regional Park. During the past year, as crews have been available, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch has been working in a two-hectare portion of the park off Bowes and Pettman Roads.* Crews are brushing, thinning and removing fire...
Four WHL clubs in pre-season BMO CHL Mastercard top 10
Portland Winterhawks, Prince Albert Raiders, Edmonton Oil Kings, Kootenay Ice TORONTO – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the pre-season edition of the BMO CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2013-14 season. The weekly rankings of the CHL’s Top-10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts. The 2013-14 CHL regular season schedule...
Okanagan Regional Library Board Highlights from September 11, 2013
Paul Tutsch, president, British Columbia Library Trustees Association The board heard an update from Paul Tutsch, president of the BC Library Trustees Association, about some of the recent work of the 11 member board which represents 69 of the 72 library systems in BC, including the ORL. The BCTLA takes on an advocacy role representing...
Liberals absent as municipalities, businesses struggle to implement recycling program
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals have failed to show leadership as municipalities and businesses across the province struggle with how a new producer-pay recycling program should work, say New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals brought in what could have been a positive policy change but then just walked away and left it for others to figure...
$500,000 for Age-friendly BC grants
VICTORIA - Continued funding of $500,000 for the Age-friendly Community Planning and Project Grant program will help support seniors in every region of British Columbia, Health Minister Terry Lake announced today. "Local governments from across British Columbia can now apply for the 2014 round of age-friendly grants to help ensure their community better meets the needs of its older residents,"...
Ecosystem restoration burns planned for North Okanagan
VERNON - A prescribed burning program is being planned in the South Fork area east of Vernon between Sept. 13 and Oct. 30, 2013, weather conditions permitting. The controlled burn will assist with ecosystem restoration and will occur in several phases during this period. The burn will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch crews and Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource...
14th Annual Children’s Art Festival
KAMLOOPS – Got a tot who likes music or a budding young artist? Bring your family down to Riverside Park for the 14th Annual Kamloops Arts Council's Children's Art Festival for a fun-filled, creative day of artistic, musical and theatrical activities for children ages 2 and up. Saturday, September 14th, 2013 11:00 am to 4:00...
Public invited to a free incontinence workshop
It’s time to let go of the embarrassment associated with urinary (bladder) incontinence and get talking. Hosted by the Gerontology Centre, presenter Sheila Pither of COSCO Seniors’ Health and Wellness Institute will help people to get to know their bladders. Sheila Pither is a trained volunteer facilitator who presents practical and useable information free of technical jargon.
Chiefs get set to open season
Kelowna, BC – September 11, 2013 – It’s expected to be the best season yet for Rutland’s very own Kelowna Chiefs. The team is gearing up for the start of the 2013/2014 Kootenay International Hockey season, which opens Friday September 13th in Princeton. Then the rivalry between the Chiefs and Osoyoos Coyotes will pick up...
West Kelowna council highlights Sept. 10
Memorial Park Parking Lot Improvements West Kelowna Council directed staff to complete upgrades and expansion to the South Parking Lot at Memorial Park, using asphalt grindings which is expected to cost significantly less than the budget of $153,000 for paving of the parking lot. An additional 21 parking spots will be created. Council directed that...
RapidBus BC Construction gets underway on the Westside
KELOWNA - Construction for the expansion of RapidBus to the Westside started today, with service scheduled to begin in summer 2014. This 15-kilometre expansion includes four new transit stations and two new exchanges. This unique service is designed to provide passengers with faster, more frequent public transportation. Premier Christy Clark was joined by Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla Dan...
UBC contest gives students opportunity to meet Chris Hadfield
10 prize packages to receive backstage pass and autographed poster CENTRAL OKANAGAN - What’s so great about space? If you are a student in Grades 5 to 12, attending school in the Central Okanagan, you can write about space, produce a video or artwork – and possibly win a chance to meet Canadian astronaut Col....
Jermaine Loewen signs with Blazers
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops Blazers General Manager Craig Bonner announced today that the Blazers have signed 15-year-old forward Jermaine Loewen to a standard WHL contract. The 6’2“ and 181lb forward was selected by the Blazers with the 48th overall pick in the third round of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. In 31 games during the 2012-13...
Traffic signal maintenance will be performed Sept. 11-25
Software upgrades and traffic signal testing will be performed at various intersections between September 11 and September 25. Intersections will be placed into flash five times over the period of one hour. Please be aware that while the intersection is in flash, a four way stop will be in effect. We ask that the traveling...