Harry Potter

Teaching kids to be ‘stewards of the environment’ at B.C. Wildlife Park in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildlife Park has a core belief of conservation through education, that in order to protect wild animals and the environment they live in people must learn how their actions ultimately affect the futures of these animals. That's where the park’s education and special events manager, David Edwards, comes in.  “Basically this...

Fictional sport gets real tournament in Kelowna

KELOWNA - Teams from across North America will be in Kelowna this weekend for a real tournament of a fictional sport. Quidditch is a mixed-gender, full contact sport played with seven athletes on each team that was made famous in the Harry Potter books and movies. Players pass, shoot, score and defend their three hoops...

The pitch for quidditch at TRU campus

MAGICAL SPORT GETS CANADIAN MAKEOVER KAMLOOPS - Once a year Owen Paetkau and his buddies run around their university campus with plastic shovels between their legs as they throw dodgeballs and handballs around. One guy has a tennis ball hanging from his pants while another player chases him. At first glance it might look like...