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Cod Gone Wild performs this Friday
Returning to Music in the Park for the second year in a row, Cod Gone Wild will treat the audience this Friday night to an energetic evening of modern Celtic music. A big hit with last year’s Music in the Park attendees, Cod Gone Wild is a group of four talented musicians who call the...
UBC graduate student earns $70,000 grant to study water quality
Engineer is on a mission to ensure distribution networks deliver clean water Nilufar Islam was a high-school student in Bangladesh when Walkerton, Ontario made international news for E. coli-infected water that killed seven people in May 2000. Little did she know at that time, the Walkerton tragedy would shape her educational future. Islam, a PhD...
Historic court documents transferred to BC Archives
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Justice has transferred historic court documents to the British Columbia Archives, completing its existing collection with records dating as far back as 1897. Newly appointed B.C. Court of Appeal records officer Christine Gergich was exploring the Vancouver Law Courts basement when she came upon the historic records. Recognizing their significance, Gergich took the initiative to...
Live comedy show coming to campus Friday night at UBC Theatre
So, where you gonna get a better deal than this? Kelowna’s best comedians offer up a laughapalooza menu of live stand-up, comic sketches and improv. Snickers, titters, guffaws, and belly laughs assured. And it’s only five bucks at the door. So brighten your weekend and trundle your bundle to UBC’s Okanagan campus University Theatre –...
Some roads to close for peak Centre of Gravity pedestrian traffic
KELOWNA - Sections of some roads will be closed this long weekend during peak times to accommodate crowds leaving Center of Gravity events. Bernard Avenue to Mill Street to Abott Street and Leon Avenue will be closed for about two hours each day events are operating, from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. Aug. 2 - 4,...
Alleged Scotiabank robber faces six counts
KELOWNA - A 48-year-old Kelowna man will face charges in connection to multiple bank robberies dating back to 2011. Kevin Donald Power was arrested as he attempted to flee the scene of a robbery that took place Dec. 27, 2012 at 1835 Dilworth Drive. He was held in custody during the investigation that led to...
RCMP campaign to curb dangerous driving reveals increase in drunk driving charges
KELOWNA - The number of impaired drivers has increased significantly according to statistics compiled this year by RCMP. An aggressive RCMP campaign in Kelowna, Lake Country and West Kelowna to curb dangerous driving was launched January 1 and ran through June 30. During that time, police recorded over 500 contacts resulting in impaired driving charges...
Man crashes car into town bus while fleeing from police
KELOWNA - A man slammed the compact car he was driving into a town bus during an attempt to flee police this morning. Police responded to a call that someone was attempting to enter a home in the 800 block of Tamarack Drive shortly before 11 a.m. A 46-year-old Kelowna man who is well known...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Paul Michael Andrunyk
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of August 2, 2013. Paul Michael Andrunyk (DOB 1980-05-09) is wanted for one count of trafficking a controlled substance and one count of fail to appear. Andrunyk is described as a 33-year-old white male, 5’7”...
UPDATE: Police need help finding missing Salmon Arm man
UPDATE: 12:27 p.m. July 31, 2013 Police in Alberta are asking for public assistance finding a former resident of Salmon Arm. He's been missing now for two weeks. Valentine (Val) Degenhardt, 45, was last seen July 17 at about 5:30 p.m. in Barrhead Alberta. He was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee, licence plate BJS 0889....
Car fire prompts quick response from firefighters
UPDATE 2:18 p.m., July 31, 2013 PENTICTON - Firefighters doused a burning Jeep Cherokee Laredo on Padmore Avenue East Wednesday afternoon. Four firefighters responded to a report of flames and smoke coming from the parked vehicle. Traffic was blocked on Padmore Avenue East and slowed on downtown Main Street while responders dealt with the problem....
Lower Mainland man dies in ATV accident near Kamloops
SAVONA - A man who died in an ATV accident while out exploring along a dirt road 45 km northwest of Kamloops has been identified. He was Paul Eror, 69, from Maple Ridge. RCMP investigators and the B.C. Coroners office say Eror struck a boulder around 11:45 a.m. July 27, lost control and went over...
Public to have its say on digital service delivery in B.C.
VICTORIA - The Province is opening the lines of communication so British Columbians can speak up about the future of digital services and the tools that deliver them, including the BC Services Card. This fall, government will undertake a provincewide citizen consultation process to gain a better understanding of British Columbians' priorities, expectations and vision for the future delivery...
Extra care needed while swimming and boating
VICTORIA - With the British Columbia Day long weekend upcoming, the BC Coroners Service is again urging residents and visitors to take care while enjoying recreational water activities, especially boating and swimming. A new review just completed by the Coroners Service shows that boating is significantly the highest-risk activity for drowning among recreational water users. A total of 37.5 per...
Distinguished visiting scholar discusses the value of teaching in a changing world
Join Joseph Dunne, UBC’s Okanagan campus distinguished visiting scholar, as he discusses his research on the value of teacher practice as it has developed over four decades of philosophical inquiry. Dunne will address the interests and concerns that have animated his writings. He will also set out a vision for what a future conception of...