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Deadline to comment on plan for regional park approaching
KELOWNA - Final comments from the public on a draft, long-term management plan for the Johns Family Nature Conservatory Regional Park can't be submitted after September 22. The draft plan public process began earlier this year and it's anticipated the final plan will be presented for consideration by the Central Okanagan Land Trust and Regional...
CBC/Radio-Canada bosses say Canadians ready to pay to get broadcaster
GATINEAU, Que. – The heads of CBC/Radio-Canada say Canadians are ready to pay to get the broadcaster's content even if many consider it an acquired right.
Troubleshooting common toilet problems: clogs, leaky flapper valves
VICTORIA – Toilets are one of the most important and misunderstood pieces of equipment in a house. Even though homeowners tend to keep a plunger next to a toilet, it doesn't mean they know how to fix it when it isn't working properly.
Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre normal hours resume Monday
Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre, partially or fully closed since August 23, will resume normal operating hours beginning Monday, September 15. The pool area was closed for annual maintenance and renovations. This year’s upgrades include: - New interior paint, including refurbishment and protection of the mural - New energy-efficient lighting - New doors and hardware...
City of Vernon a finalist in Open Business Awards
VERNON - The City of Vernon has been named one of the finalists for the 2014 Open for Business Awards. The award recognizes communities that support small business through local government measures aligned with the B.C. Small Business Accord. The applications are evaluated based on how the communities enhance small-business competitiveness, recognize the contributions of...
Walk n’ Talk for Your Life program aims to improve seniors’ fitness
Walk n’ Talk for Your Life is a collaborative, community health research study designed to increase socialization and healthy lifestyles among seniors. The program is led by UBC Okanagan faculty, staff and students from the Southern Medical Program, the Schools of Nursing, Human Kinetics, Social Work and the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and...
Artist Althea Thauberger to discuss her latest projects in UBC talk
Acclaimed artist Althea Thauberger will give a presentation about her work in a free lecture at UBC’s Okanagan campus at 7 p.m., on Monday, September 22, in Arts building ARTS 103. Thauberger will discuss her recent projects such as Marat Sade Bohnice (2012), staged in a decommissioned laundry at the Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital in Prague,...
Regional District of Central Okanagan board report: Sept. 11, 2014
Biosolids Management Contract The Regional Board has awarded a new five year contract for management of biosolids from the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. BioCentral was one of four qualified responses to a recent Request for Proposals and was endorsed by the plant’s select stakeholder committee. The Board authorized the contract with an approximate value...
Key players in B.C.’s teachers’ strike quietly resume discussions
VANCOUVER – Chief negotiators were quietly hunkered down for talks as another week without school loomed on the horizon for half-a-million British Columbia school children.
Car crashes into West Kelowna storefront
WEST KELOWNA - Valley First Financial in West Kelowna will need a few repairs to their storefront after a car jumped the sidewalk and crashed, breaking windows and buckling some of the surrounding framework. The business is located at 3550 Carrington Road, unit 201, across the lot from Canadian Tire. According to police, the driver...
Ontario teachers contribute $100,000 to striking teachers in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A coalition representing 160,000 Ontario public school teachers has donated $100,000 to British Columbia's teachers' union so striking teachers can continue their labour dispute with the provincial government.
Ailing Rob Ford drops bid for re-election as mayor, will run for council
TORONTO – A period of decidedly unCanadian scandal marked by outrageous, offensive, bizarre and frequently entertaining conduct took yet another circus-like twist Friday when an ailing Rob Ford ended his bid for re-election as mayor, choosing instead to run for city council.
Don’t try to use the Red Bridge for awhile
KAMLOOPS - The Red Bridge in Kamloops will be closed to vehicle traffic while repairs are underway, starting Monday Sept. 15. The closure will continue until the middle of October. Motorists will be able to get to their destination over the South Thompson River via the Overlander Bridge and Highway 5. The bridge will remain...
High-tech survey exposes hidden Stonehenge
LONDON (AP) — There is more to Stonehenge than meets a visitor's eye.
Ebola case count could rise by between 77,000 and 277,000 by year’s end: study
TORONTO – The case count in West Africa's unprecedented Ebola outbreak could grow by tens or even hundreds of thousands of cases before the end of this year, a new study suggests.