Shelley Jordan
Get ready for new Kelowna HOV lane rules
KELOWNA - There are some new rules to follow if you're driving Highway 97 through Kelowna, starting January 19. The High Occupancy Vehicle lanes will transition to time-of-day operations. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding holidays, the HOV lanes must be observed. At all other times, the lanes will be available...
New flight service between Kelowna and Trail takes off
KELOWNA - The inaugural flight of Pacific Coastal Airline's new non-stop service between Trail and Kelowna touched down at YLW at 2:55 this afternoon, Jan. 12. This new service targets those traveling to enjoy skiing destinations and other forms of tourism, as well as folks coming to Kelowna for medical treatment and those who just...
Hundreds of concrete tobogganers set to slide into Kelowna
KELOWNA - First there was Led Zepplin and now concrete toboggans, though it's not a band name but a race between roughly 430 UBCO engineering students down a slope at Big White Ski Resort. UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering hosts the 2015 Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race from January 21 to 25 in Kelowna—an event...
Former Dragon to speak at Okanagan College
KELOWNA - A famous Canadian entrepreneur, well-known for his former role as the deal-breaker on CBC's Dragons' Den is lecturing at Okanagan College Tuesday, Jan. 27. The free lecture takes place at the Kelowna campus' Centre For Learning at 2 p.m. and is open to staff, students and the general public. W. Brett Wilson is...
Award-winning Jay Ingram speaks about the science of Alzheimer’s
KELOWNA - Jay Ingram describes Alzheimer’s as a wicked disease that society has ignored for too long. While much research has been done on memory loss, the cruelty of Alzheimer’s is the tragic effect it has on the life of the patient, and how it devastates those left to care for a person who no...
West Kelowna family fun day
The District is hosting Stick n Puck n Rings events for kids from 5 to 17 years old on Family Day, Monday, February 9, 2015 in Jim Lind Arena at the following times: · Stick n Puck n Rings (5 – 9yrs) 10:45 – 11:45 a.m. · Stick n Puck n Rings (10 – 13yrs) ...
Pedestrian and bicycle plan in the works for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna Council is considering a draft of a plan to improve the community’s pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure and is inviting comments from the public. The Draft Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure Implementation Plan for West Kelowna prioritizes projects to improve the District’s pedestrian and bicycle networks. The plan references existing plans including...
Vernon’s future takes shape during special city meeting
VERNON - The shape of the City of Vernon over the next four years was discussed by the mayor, councillors and city directors as they evaluated and set strategic priorities during a planning session February 2, 2015. Mayor Akbal Mund and councillors started the planning session by reviewing their election platforms and employing something called...
Vernon man dies in crash near Valemount
VALEMOUNT - The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a Vernon man killed in a crash with a semi-truck near Valemount January 23. He was 53-year-old Ewen Craig McDonald. A media release from the coroner says McDonald was in a pickup truck heading south on Highway 5 when he collided with the semi-truck, about 18 kilometres...
Assisted suicide advocate honours ‘trailblazer’ for high court victory
VANCOUVER – An advocate for doctor-assisted suicide is celebrating the Supreme Court of Canada decision on doctor-assisted suicide by remembering the British Columbia woman whose cause he championed more than 20 years ago, when she took her dying breath.
New B.C. rates for groundwater introduced, to take effect in 2016
VICTORIA – Companies will pay little more than a toonie to bottle as much groundwater as can fill a 25-metre swimming pool when new fees take effect in British Columbia next year.
‘Bargain hunters find Target liquidation not all it’s cracked up to be
TORONTO - Bargain hunters who expected to unearth major deals at their local Target stores on Thursday, the first day of its liquidation sale, were sure to be disappointed once they got a look at the prices. Store signs that promised discounts of up to 30 per cent yielded to shelves with price cuts mostly...
Pickup delivers twins named Dodge and Sierra, to hospital in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The old Dodge pickup is beaten up after summers of mining in the Yukon, but Nika Guilbault plans to keep it for another 16 years.
High court to hear case on overseas terror tracking by Canadian spies
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will delve into the legalities of overseas spying by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
B.C. to post budget surplus, but spending not on agenda, says Finance Minister
VICTORIA – Finance Minister Mike de Jong says this year's budget bottom line is rosier than originally forecast but that doesn't mean the government is about to embark on a spending spree.