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Logging truck overturns on Highway 33
BEAVERDELL - An overturned logging truck was snagging traffic on Highway 33 north of Beaverdell this morning. With the truck on it's side and the load sprawling across the pavement and into the ditch, traffic was reduced to one lane according to Global Okanagan. Apparently the accident happened as the southbound truck was rounding a...
Crime Stoppers most wanted: Vince Ross Loyie
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following male who is wanted on a province-wide warrant as of April 1, 2014. Vince Ross Loyie, 32, is wanted for six counts of breach of probation. Loyie is described as a non-white male, 5’10” tall and 170 lbs. He has brown hair and brown...
Mike Harcourt rips up NDP card, says B.C. New Democrats not ready to govern
VANCOUVER – Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt is ripping up his membership in B.C.'s New Democratic Party.
Mike Harcourt rips up NDP card, says B.C. New Democrats not ready to govern
VANCOUVER - Former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt is ripping up his membership in B.C.'s New Democratic Party. Harcourt says he's been mulling his departure for some time, following what he calls a series of bad decisions by the party's leaders. He points to New Democrat opposition to the provincial carbon tax and the ouster of...
Christy Clark says B.C. can rival Alberta as energy exporter with LNG to Asia
OTTAWA – Premier Christy Clark is projecting British Columbia will rival energy giant Alberta in terms of "contribution to Canada" once the province starts exporting liquefied natural gas to Asia.
Measles outbreak mostly contained in B.C., but U.S. visitor contracted disease
VICTORIA – The B.C. government says a measles outbreak has been largely contained to the eastern Fraser Valley and that about 320 cases have been confirmed.
RCMP hunting for three suspects; one might have a gun
KAMLOOPS - A report of a man carrying a handgun into a motel room at the Columbia Motor Inn is being investigated by the RCMP. Police received the report of the incident at about 1:20 p.m. A witness said three people approached a motel room door, with one man carrying what appeared to be a...
Lake Country’s big 20 Minute Make Over challenges community
LAKE COUNTRY - At 10 a.m. Wednesday morning (April 2), a wide cross section of dedicated volunteers in Lake Country plan to roll up their sleeves and beautify one of their highly prized recreation corridors. They’re challenging YOU to use your coffee break and do the same, get out and volunteer on your own favorite...
Josh Dueck’s gold paralympic glory celebrated
VERNON - A celebration of golden proportions took place at Silver Star as the resort honoured Josh Dueck Saturday. Dueck, who won gold in the Super Combined and silver in the Downhill at the Paralympic Games in Sochi, was the guest of honour. “The overwhelming support from the community has meant so much to me...
Controlled burning in two regional parks: March 20
The Regional District of Central Okanagan advises that controlled burning is underway today (Monday, March 31) in an approximately 20-hectare area of Scenic Canyon Regional Park and in a section of Coldham Regional Park. With good air quality and venting conditions open burning is allowed today for those eligible Central Okanagan property owners with permits...
UBC Okanagan to honour Nobel Laureate at June graduation
HONORARY DEGREE RECOGNIZES JACK SZOSTAK'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD OF SCIENCE A 2009 Nobel Laureate recognized for discoveries in the field of biochemistry will receive an honorary degree during graduation ceremonies at UBC’s Okanagan campus this June. Jack W. Szostak began his academic career as a 15-year-old student at McGill University in Montreal. A passion for...
Regional District 2014-2018 financial plan approved
The Regional Board has adopted the Five-Year Financial Plan for 2014 – 2018. The 2014 operating budget which includes Municipal Finance Authority financing totals more than $59.9-million compared with $58.7-million during 2013. The Regional District does not collect taxes directly. It requisitions funds from each local government on behalf of their residents and the Province...
Okanagan College Half Marathon lane restrictions
More than 600 runners will be participating in the annual Okanagan College Half Marathon and 10K running race on Sunday, April 6. Participants will start at Okanagan College (KLO Campus) at 8 a.m. and will be running north along Richter Street to Birch Avenue as they make their way downtown along the lakefront before returning...
B.C. Crown says no charges against officers in arrests involving broken bones
VANCOUVER – Police officers will not be criminally charged after breaking suspects' bones during two separate incidents in Vancouver and Williams Lake, B.C.
B.C. hands over aboriginal child-death records from residential school period
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has handed over the records of 4,900 First Nations children who died in the province over more than a century while residential schools were in operation.
Healthy vows: Married folks are less likely to have any kind of heart problem, big study finds
What's good for the heart? Marriage, researchers say.
Alternative Approval Process results
The Office of the City Clerk validated the results of the Alternate Approval Process for the new Kelowna Police Services Building and related project work. This Alternative Approval Process to borrow $42,384,000 to construct a new Police Services Building and perform other related site work received an insufficient number of petitions opposing the project. The...
Employment program leads student to a career he never could have imagined
Brad Tronson knows the value of having support when you are trying to make decisions about your career. He had worked in construction for 10 years when an injury on the job changed everything. Forced out of the career he loved, Brad ended up working in security to pay the bills but his heart wasn't...
Northern Gateway pros and cons being debated on doorsteps in Kitimat, B.C.
KITIMAT, B.C. – A battle over the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline has reached the doorsteps of residents in Kitimat, B.C.
UBC Okanagan to honour Nobel Laureate at June graduation
Honorary degree recognizes Jack Szostak’s contributions to world of science A 2009 Nobel Laureate recognized for discoveries in the field of biochemistry will receive an honorary degree during graduation ceremonies at UBC’s Okanagan campus this June. Jack W. Szostak began his academic career as a 15-year-old student at McGill University in Montreal. A passion for...
GAME DAY: Rockets Host Tri-City in game 5
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Rockets host the Tri City Americans in game five of this Western Conference quarter final. The Rockets have a chance to wrap up the series tonight with a victory leading the best of seven – three games to one. If a game six is necessary it will be played in Kennewick tomorrow...
Okanagan College Business Professor empowers women entrepreneurs in eastern Europe
Starting a new venture requires so much hard work and dedication; it’s enough to scare off even the most adventurous entrepreneur. Now, imagine undertaking a start-up as a woman in an embattled region in the face of entrenched gender bias? Under the principle that investing in women profits all of society, Okanagan College Business Professor...
Portion of eastern Knox Mountain Park closed
KELOWNA - Effective immediately, the City of Kelowna will be temporarily closing a section of Knox Mountain Park. City crews will be starting wildfire fuel mitigation (the process of thinning, pruning and removing forest fuels) and completing the removal of hazardous trees. The work will be completed along the access road east of Clifton Road...
Prescribed burning projects scheduled near Lytton
KAMLOOPS - The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to conduct three prescribed burns in the Lillooet Fire Zone. These controlled burns are scheduled to start on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, and conclude by Friday, April 15, 2014. The exact timing of the burns will depend on weather and site conditions. They will proceed only...