Shelley Jordan
It’s boogie time in Kamloops
On Sunday, April 28th, the 16th Annual Daily News Boogie will begin and end in the downtown core of Kamloops. The “Boogie Route Committee” wishes to advise motorists that there will be temporary road closures in the following areas on Sunday between 6:00 am and 2:00 pm: Victoria St. between 1st and 5th Avenues 1st,...
Workshop facilitates healthy living with chronic disease
Chronic disease, such as diabetes and heart disease, is the leading cause of death and disability in Canada. Chronic disease affects half of all Canadians and a quarter of all Canadians live with multiple chronic diseases. There is hope. Thousands of British Columbians with chronic medical conditions are taking control and living healthier lives thanks...
Mission Creek greenway trail section officially added
A section of trail along Mission Creek has now officially been added to the Mission Creek Greenway recreational corridor. While many people have utilized the 450-metres of trail along the south dyke of Mission Creek between Gordon Drive and Casorso Road over the years, it was not until the Regional District received a legal Statutory...
Public invited to mosquito control field day
As Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Mosquito Control Crews begin early-season larval treatments this week, residents and visitors are invited to the TNRD Nuisance Mosquito Control Field Day on Tuesday, April 30. This event is a unique opportunity for the public to learn about the TNRDs procedures and efforts to reduce and control nuisance mosquitoes in...
Lower Nicola Eco-Depot Set To Open
As part of the Thompson-Nicola Regional Districts ongoing efforts to work towards more environmentally sound ways of solid-waste management, the TNRD is opening the Lower Nicola Eco-Depot on April 30. Residents who previously took their waste to the Lower Nicola Landfill will now be able to dispose of it at the new Eco-Depot facility, which...
UBC medical anthropologist honoured with Paul Farmer award
Global Citizenship Award presented for engaging students beyond the classroom It is another feather in the academic cap of UBC’s Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology Hugo De Burgos. Dr. De Burgos, who teaches medical and visual anthropology at UBC’s Okanagan campus, was recently awarded the Paul Farmer Global Citizenship Award. The Paul Farmer Award is...
Vaisakhi Parade rolling road closures
The 3rd annual Vaisakhi Parade will take place Saturday, April 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rutland Road N. will be closed from approximately 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to allow the parade to pass. Rolling road closures will also begin approximately 11:30 a.m. along Wallace Road, Sycamore Road, Friesen Road, McCurdy Road E.,...
Lake Country youth issue cleanup challenge
For the second year in a row, over 300 students at George Elliot Senior Secondary School in Lake Country plan to take on Community Cleanup Month with a vengeance as they head out of the classroom to clean up around their school and neighborhood this Thursday (April 25th). And this year, they’re issuing a challenge...
Penticton RCMP arrest suspected dealers in their cars
Penticton Mounties cleaned up the streets, arresting suspected drug dealers in their cars this week. The RCMP drug task force stopped a vehicle April 18 in a parking lot in the 2100 block of Main Street in Penticton. The 23-year-old man and 26-year-old woman inside were arrested for possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of...
Transportation Plan Update
The City of Kamloops is pleased to be the recipient of $100,000 in funding from the Government of Canada through the Gas Tax Fund transfer to support its Transportation Plan Update. Using these funds, the Kamloops Travelsmart Transportation Plan will be updated to review sustainable targets such as increased transit ridership and reduced vehicle ownership,...
Okanagan College students get gold in Skills B.C. competition
Two Okanagan College students are on their way to the Skills Canada National Competition following their gold medal wins at the provincial competition held in Abbotsford April 17. Brandon Scott, who has completed his Level 3 Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Apprenticeship, won in the Collision Repair category while Electronic Engineering Technology student Nathanael Bergmann won...
Volunteer appreciation barbecue
Volunteers build, maintain and grow healthy communities. Help celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 21 – 27, 2013) by attending a Volunteer Appreciation Barbecue hosted by the City of Kamloops. Kamloops is a city that cares, being home to an extraordinary team of volunteers who support everything from tournament hosting to fundraising activities to city planning....
Kelowna Mayor and Council applaud volunteers
The City of Kelowna and its Mayor and Council celebrate Volunteer Week, running April 22-26, by taking a moment to recognize some of the groups and individuals who work hard to make Kelowna a great community. “Volunteers make our community,” said Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray at today’s Council meeting. “Whether devoting their time to events...
Regional Parks Legacy Fund acquisition
WHAT? Regional Parks Legacy Fund Acquisition WHEN and WHERE? Tuesday, April 23rd – 1:00 – 2:00 pm – Please park in either (map attached): the Dog Park/Ball Diamond parking lot off Lexington Road in the Mission Creek Sportsfields – follow the signs and walk east approximately 10 minutes along trail on south side of Mission...
TRUNK SALE Back by Popular Demand
Looking to sell, trade or give away some of your unwanted or gently used stuff? Then you’ll want to take part in the latest Trunk Sale at Okanagan College, Saturday May 25th. Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the Trunk Sale champions’ reuse and recycling, so less ends up in our landfill. Rae Stewart,...