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Vernon’s Spanish-speaking immigrants sharing culture with Canadians through language
The creator of a Facebook page providing tips and tricks for Spanish speakers to adjust…
‘Great honour’: Mexican firefighters helping to battle South Okanagan wildfires
Mexican firefighters assisting with the wildfire response in the South Okanagan are grateful to be…
West Kelowna nomads return from travels in Mexico amid pandemic, writes e-book
A pair of nomads who decided to hunker down in Mexico for a few months…
‘I’m not leaving my dog:’ Vernon couple in Mexico wait for flight home
Contrary to her friends back in Canada, Vernon resident Chris Balardo says she isn't stressed…
Retired Mexican soccer player Jorge Campos stops by Kamloops restaurant
KAMLOOPS – A downtown Kamloops restaurant recently had a visit from a world-renowned retired Mexican…
Kelowna airport adds new direct flights to Mexico
KELOWNA – Those looking for a winter escape can rejoice with new flights to Mexico…
Kelowna mom survives near drowning while on vacation in Mexico
KELOWNA – A midnight walk on a Mexican beach turned into a fight for survival…
Kamloops mother warning public after toddler contracts hand, foot and mouth disease on family trip
KAMLOOPS – A local mother is advising parents be cautious of hand, foot and mouth…
Migrant workers safe and with families in Mexico after going missing in the Okanagan
VERNON - Four temporary foreign workers who went missing in the Okanagan this past summer are back home in Mexico, the country’s consulate confirmed today, Nov. 26. Vernon RCMP reported the men missing in July 2015, nearly a month after they were last seen taking a cab into Vernon to cash some cheques. They arrived...
Migrant workers still missing from Okanagan farm a month later
VERNON - Four migrant workers from Mexico have still not been found a month after an Okanagan farm owner reported the men missing. Huizar Soto Uriel, 37, Isaac Jimenez, 28, Juvenal Rios Binedo, 39, and Juan Manual Sanchez Gallegos, 30, entered Canada on June 16, 2015. On June 26 the foursome departed the farm where...
Local immigrant making sure Mexican culture is celebrated in Kelowna
KELOWNA - A Kelowna bar is holding an event Wednesday night to help some local immigrants feel a little closer to home on a special day. Carmen Ruiz says Mexican Independence Day is important for the roughly 1,500 Mexicans living and working in the Okanagan. “This something that makes us really excited,” she says. “Lots...
Local university develops international partnership in Mexico
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from Thompson Rivers University’s international department made a formal agreement with a Mexican university this month to provide students at both institutions more opportunities for research and exchange. Baihua Chadwick, the associate vice present and CEO of TRU World Global Operations was in Acapulco June 16 to join Dr. Javier Saldaña from...
Cheapest last-minute Christmas vacations on a beach
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The spirit of Christmas is supposed to be with you wherever you go, so who says you can’t celebrate the holidays with a mojito on a beach somewhere? If you’re ill-prepared for the holidays and impulsive when it comes to travel, the top two all-inclusive locations that won’t break the bank in December...