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SD67 appoints new director of instruction
PENTICTON - The Board of Education of School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha) is pleased to announce that Todd Manuel has been appointed Director of Instruction – Student Support Services, effective August 1, 2015. For the past seven years Todd has worked as a school-based administrator and teacher in the district. He is currently Principal...
Board of variance applications being accepted
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna is now accepting applications to fill five at-large positions on the Board of Variance for a three-year term. The Board of Variance deals with applications for minor variances in situations where compliance with the zoning bylaw regarding siting, dimensions or size of a building or structure, siting...
Possible telephone service disruptions at district facilities
WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna will be servicing its telephone system on Tuesday, Feb. 24 beginning at 7 a.m. which may cause a temporary disruption in telephone service to the District’s Municipal Hall, Elliott Road and Bartley Road facilities. Members of the public can connect with the District via email at info@districtofwestkelowna.ca...
Enjoy the ice time at Stuart Park
KELOWNA - Skating season is coming to a close at Stuart Park’s outdoor rink. Rising temperatures and sunny skies in the forecast indicate the outdoor rink could be closing over the next few days. Until then, the rink will be open daily from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., ice maintenance and weather permitting. “Crews have...
Kelowna yard waste pick up program is underway
If all this mild weather has sent you out in the yard for some pre spring clean- up, you’ll be happy to hear you can start using your yard waste cart again, yard waste collection is back on! Starting Monday, March 2nd, all residents on municipal curbside garbage collection can benefit from yard waste pick...
Kelowna’s composter sale is back
Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half and do your yard a huge favor this gardening season with a new backyard composter. “Backyard composting is super easy, anyone can do it, and it’s something the whole family can get in on
Hells Angel found guilty on weapons charges
KELOWNA – The public may never know what would have happened had four armed men not been pulled over for speeding two years ago—but what police found inside the vehicle that night was enough to convict two of them of almost a dozen charges. Full patch Hells Angel Joseph Bruce Skreptak and alleged gang associate...
Baby dead, 4 children in hospital, after substance spill in Alberta apartment
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – One of five children taken to hospital after they were exposed to some type of fumigant in a northern Alberta apartment block has died.
Canadian director Chris Williams wins best animated feature for ‘Big Hero 6’
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Canuck director Chris Williams collected his first Oscar on Sunday night for the super-hero animated comedy "Big Hero 6," beating out two fellow Canadians in a category stacked with compatriots.
Haynes Provincial Park opens for camping again this April
OSOYOOS - Following the discovery of a burial ground, HaYnes Point Provincial Park has officially been designated an archaelogical site and will be managed by the Okanagan Indian Band, along with Okanagan Falls provincial park, according to a media release from the province. Haynes Point opened to pedestrian traffic following completion of the archaelogical assessment...
Threatening letters found on Penticton school property
PENTICTON - Mounties want to know who made photocopies of a letter containing a threat located on the grounds of Skaha Middle School and Princess Margaret Secondary School in Penticton Wednesday morning. The papers were found at 9:15 a.m. Feb. 18 and police were called, according to an RCMP media release. Though Mounties don't believe...
RCMP investigate third bomb threat at a Salmon Arm school
SALMON ARM - Students of Shuswap Middle School in Salmon Arm began their day today waiting on the school field while RCMP investigated a bomb threat. At roughly 8 a.m. on Feb. 19, school administration was told someone had written "there was a boam" on the bathroom wall and it was reported to police, according...
Floyd Mayweather says he and Manny Pacquaio to meet May 2 in richest fight ever
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Fight is finally on.