Shelley Jordan

Originating with a need to upgrade the aging utilities and roadway, the Bernard Avenue Revitalization has become an identity-establishing project. Three themes are featured along Bernard Avenue, with unique design elements in each phase of the new streetscape evoking a distinct sense of place and the natural beauty of the area. “The themes are derived...

Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution conference draws top researchers The Okanagan’s fauna, flora, and natural beauty will be on full display when UBC’s Okanagan campus hosts 400 scientists during next week’s conference for the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE). The eighth-annual event, taking place May 12 to 15, attracts ecologists and evolutionary...

A creative innovation by the Central Okanagan Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) team has been recognized for providing residents with in real-time evacuation information. Recognizing that up-to-date and accurate information is crucial for the public in any emergency, the group of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologists from both the Regional District of Central Okanagan and City...

Rising spring runoff water levels have forced the closure of two underpasses along the Mission Creek Greenway. The trail under the Casorso Road bridge and on the south side of Mission Creek at the Gordon Drive bridge are closed until further notice. The Regional District of Central Okanagan urges Greenway users to respect the barricades...

Teams vote to approve full membership after two years of probationary play UBC’s Okanagan Heat teams are now members of the big club – for good. Today, after a process that spanned more than five years, the UBC Okanagan Heat received the votes necessary to become members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA)....

Teaching awards presented to those who make a difference Great teachers inspire students to achieve remarkable things – and three of UBC’s best were honoured with awards for Teaching Excellence and Innovation in a recent ceremony at the Okanagan campus. John Wagner, associate professor of anthropology in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and...

With the goal of becoming a more sustainable city, and the growing popularity of smart phones and tablets, the City of Kelowna has improved its online quarterly Activity and Program Guide and presented one lucky resident with a new iPad to help with the transition from paper to online viewing. On Friday, April 19, Janine...

What: Through the Child’s Eyes education workshops Who: Psychologist Vanessa Lapointe, founder of the Wishing Star Lapointe Development Clinic When: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013 Where: University Centre Ballroom, 3272 University Way, UBC’s Okanagan campus, Kelowna Registration fee: $25 for each workshop, optional lunch $10, registration at...

A marriage of savoury with sweet will be ready for the tasting at Okanagan College May 10 when Culinary Arts students put on The Cheesiest Sweet & Savoury Competition as part of the Spring Okanagan Wine Festival. The unique event takes place at Infusions Restaurant at the Kelowna campus, starting at 7 p.m. Diners will...

Sixteen Okanagan College students, including a dozen from Kelowna, are on their way to take part in the Enactus Canada National Exposition May 6 – 8 in Toronto. Enactus Okanagan College teams will be taking part in three competitions - the National event, the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge, and the Scotiabank EcoLiving Green Challenge. “We are...

For Brigitte Le Normand, ‘60s community organizer Jane Jacobs is an inspiration. “She was all about having people take a look around their neighbourhoods to see what was working and what was not working,” says Le Normand, who teaches urban history UBC’s Okanagan campus. Jacobs, an American-Canadian writer and activist, exemplified “people power” in an...

Okanagan College will welcome a new face to its leadership team on July 2, 2013 with the appointment of Russel Boris as Director, International Education. Boris comes to Okanagan College from Medicine Hat College, where he has served more than 16 years in the International Education department, most recently as its Director. Boris brings with...

With warmer daytime temperatures in the forecast, it’s expected more snow at the higher elevations will melt resulting in faster flows and rising levels of Central Okanagan creeks and streams. While there are currently no watches or advisories in effect, residents and property owners in low lying and flood prone areas are encouraged to take...

A longed-for critical care facility for the South Okanagan Rehabilitation Centre for Owls (SORCO) is finally off the ground, thanks to the work of students at Okanagan College. Nine students enrolled in the Penticton Residential Construction program, spent nearly six weeks building the 1,500-square foot structure, which will provide room to care for raptors in...

While everybody thinks we know our bodies well, graduate students at UBC’s Okanagan campus want us to reconsider that notion and our body’s relationship with its surrounding environment. The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and the Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Association host their graduate conference this weekend. Researchers from across Canada have been invited to...

UBC teacher calls out to Canadians to build a national ‘crowdsourced poem’ Given thought to Canada’s upcoming 150th birthday? Our sesquicentennial is just around the corner – how should we celebrate? What do we love about being Canadian and how can we show it in local and nationwide events in 2017? Sonnet L’Abbé seeks answers...

Heading for a beach holiday or business trip and think you won’t have time to vote in the B.C. provincial election?  Now there’s no excuse if you are flying through Kelowna International Airport between Wednesday May 8 and Saturday May 11. Kelowna International Airport (YLW) has been listed as an Advance Voting location by Elections...

The District of West Kelowna will create its first Integrated Asset Management Plan, thanks to a grant through the Government of Canada’s Gas Tax Fund. The plan will be used to confirm the District of West Kelowna’s inventory of infrastructure and put an updated price tag on present value, ongoing operating and maintenance expenses and...