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Youth volunteers thanked by Interior Health
On June 5, Interior Health Volunteer Services in Kelowna hosted a BBQ to thank young volunteers in the Candy Striper and Cadets program. Youth like Shaun Taylor, 17, and Brianna Weiss, 18, volunteer their time and energy to make a difference for hospital patients and long term care residents. Learn more about Volunteer Opportunities at...
Discount on City compost
Penticton – Green thumbs, mark the calendar: you can stock up on black gold during two weekends in June. The City of Penticton is offering purchases of its bulk weight compost from the landfill at a discount – 50 per cent off – while quantities last. “We have a large supply of compost material available,...
Royal Inland Hospital – advisory for motorists
KAMLOOPS – As construction activity increases for Royal Inland Hospital’s new Clinical Services Building, there will be the potential for heavier traffic around the hospital campus road, beginning Friday, June 6, and lasting throughout the summer months. There will be no changes to vehicle access, but motorists should be aware that there may be traffic...
Temporary traffic calming installed on Gellatly Road detour
In an effort to slow down motorists, the District of West Kelowna is installing three temporary speed bumps on the Gellatly Road detour route on Carrall Road. “Every day, we receive a call from someone who lives on that detour route and is angry about the speed of traffic going by,” says Mayor Doug Findlater....
2014 Citizens’ Survey in the Mail
One thousand surveys have been mailed out to randomly-selected West Kelowna taxpayers this month with the primary objective of determining how taxpayers of West Kelowna evaluate municipal services. This year the survey was revamped to enhance clarity, accuracy and relevance of findings and to reduce the time it takes to complete. This is the seventh...
Heat is being turned up as Kelowna’s Gospel Mission reaches capacity
Kelowna, BC - Contrary to popular belief Kelowna's Gospel Mission is busiest in the summer. And it seems this year will be even busier. Already five days into June and Kelowna’s Gospel Mission is over our 90 bed capacity, and meals have risen dramatically in the three weeks. Part of our mission is to "provide...
Rails with Trails opens for National Health and Fitness Day
Celebrate the opening of Rails with Trails Phase 2 and National Health and Fitness Day with the City of Kelowna and PacificSport Okanagan at an event on Saturday, June 7. The event will run from 12:30 until 2:30 p.m. where the turf meets the trail on Parkinson Recreation Centre’s east field at the corner of...
Five more charged in Vancouver’s Stanley Cup riot as third anniversary nears
VANCOUVER – Five more people have been charged for allegedly taking part in Vancouver's Stanley Cup riot as the third anniversary of the mayhem approaches.
Man in fatal traffic accident near Vernon identified
VERNON - The B.C. Corners Service has identified the man who died in a traffic accident June 4 on Highway 97 near Vernon. He was Brian Victor Dolman, 64, of Oyama. Dolman was the driver and only person inside the Subaru SUV when he veered out of the southbound lanes near the Birnie Road turnoff...
UPDATE: Bomb squad arrives to investigate pipe bomb explosion
PENTICTON - Residents came out of their homes Friday afternoon to watch the Vancouver RCMP Explosive Disposal Unit blow up explosives materials found at the home where another bomb went off unexpectedly June 5. Police speculate the pipe bomb was left outside yesterday and heat from the sun set it off. After hearing a loud...
Survey says: Canadians lowball how much alcohol they consume, especially wine
VANCOUVER – It turns out Canadians lowball the amount of alcohol they consume by up to 75 per cent, especially when it comes to wine.
First Nations PhD graduates take knowledge back to community
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AND GRADUATE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES GROW FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OKANAGAN - UBC Okanagan’s first two Aboriginal PhD graduates are taking what they have learned back to their Okanagan communities. The Syilx (Okanagan) traditional territories extend from B.C.’s south central interior to north-central Washington. UBC’s Okanagan campus is located within this territory. Nsyilxcn (Okanagan language)...
B.C. man who tried to sell boat to cops convicted of possessing stolen property
KAMLOOPS – A man who tried to sell a stolen boat to undercover Mounties knew about its questionable past, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled.
Driver hurt, chemical spilled in overturned tanker in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – A tanker truck carrying magnesium chloride — a chemical used to contain road dust — has overturned north of Kamloops, spilling part of the load.
New Summer-Fall regional parks guide available
Everything you need to know about activities, events and programs in our Regional Parks is now available in the Summer-Fall edition of ‘Your Guide to Regional Parks’. Communications Officer Bruce Smith says “This is the 40th anniversary of the formation of our Regional Parks system, recognized as one of the best anywhere. And this fall...
Police seize 1446 plants in Spallumcheen
SPALLUMCHEEN - Mounties dismantled a large grow-op in a rural area outside of Armstrong Tuesday. An investigation into the possible operation in the 3300 block of Hope Drive in Spallumcheen started in October. On June 3, officers from the Vernon/North Okanagan detachment and a dog services team arrived at the residence with a search warrant...
UPDATE: Man in fatal Vernon traffic accident was from Lake Country
VERNON - The driver of a Subaru who died in a crash yesterday on Highway 97 was a 64-year-old man from Lake Country. The two men in a truck hit head-on near the Birnie Road turnoff were from Vernon. RCMP confirmed details about the crash today in a press release. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says...
As pay cut approved for B.C. teachers, union moves to escalate strike action
VANCOUVER – Graduation and exams for British Columbia's half-a-million public school students are in jeopardy as the teachers' union threatens to launch a full-blown strike.
Loss of milkweed linked to plummeting number of monarch butterflies: study
The dramatic decline in the monarch butterfly population in Eastern North America is due largely to the steady loss of milkweed crops in U.S. breeding grounds, according to a new study that researchers say provides the first proof of the critical connection.
Brain protein may be cause of high rates of depression in perimenopause
TORONTO – A new study suggests that elevated levels of a specific brain protein may explain why so many women experience depression during perimenopause.
Small sagebrush fire knocked down
KAMLOOPS - Firefighters had their eye on a small sagebrush fire yesterday, located just west of Kenna Cartwright Park, but it was soon under control. The fire, called in just after 2 p.m., was only 10X10 and producing white smoke. Increasing winds expected to gust up to 80 km/h were a concern as the flames...
Accused B.C. serial killer denied killing teen victim upon arrest: officer
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An RCMP officer says a young B.C. man accused of murdering four people denied killing a 15-year-old girl the night he was arrested four years ago. Const. Aaron Kehler told the murder trial in Prince George, B.C., that he pulled over Cody Legebokoff after seeing his truck speeding out of a...
Five things about the federal government’s prostitution initiatives
OTTAWA – The federal government's prostitution package presented Wednesday would:
B.C. teachers’ union rolls back salary demands, says no response from government
VANCOUVER – The B.C. teachers' union has moved for the first time in weeks on its wage demands and the union says it is yielding in several other areas in contract negotiations with its employer.