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Mission Creek greenway trail section officially added
A section of trail along Mission Creek has now officially been added to the Mission Creek Greenway recreational corridor. While many people have utilized the 450-metres of trail along the south dyke of Mission Creek between Gordon Drive and Casorso Road over the years, it was not until the Regional District received a legal Statutory...
UBC medical anthropologist honoured with Paul Farmer award
Global Citizenship Award presented for engaging students beyond the classroom It is another feather in the academic cap of UBC’s Assistant Professor of Medical Anthropology Hugo De Burgos. Dr. De Burgos, who teaches medical and visual anthropology at UBC’s Okanagan campus, was recently awarded the Paul Farmer Global Citizenship Award. The Paul Farmer Award is...
Vaisakhi Parade rolling road closures
The 3rd annual Vaisakhi Parade will take place Saturday, April 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rutland Road N. will be closed from approximately 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to allow the parade to pass. Rolling road closures will also begin approximately 11:30 a.m. along Wallace Road, Sycamore Road, Friesen Road, McCurdy Road E.,...
Kelowna man killed in ski accident identified
A man who died in a skiing accident near Roger's Pass April 22 has been identified. The B.C. Coroners Service confirmed he was Joshua Bernot, 30, of Kelowna. Bernot and a friend were on the second day of a two-day back country ski excursion when the incident occurred. About 12:30, while skiing in the Young's...
Lake Country youth issue cleanup challenge
For the second year in a row, over 300 students at George Elliot Senior Secondary School in Lake Country plan to take on Community Cleanup Month with a vengeance as they head out of the classroom to clean up around their school and neighborhood this Thursday (April 25th). And this year, they’re issuing a challenge...
Okanagan College students get gold in Skills B.C. competition
Two Okanagan College students are on their way to the Skills Canada National Competition following their gold medal wins at the provincial competition held in Abbotsford April 17. Brandon Scott, who has completed his Level 3 Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Apprenticeship, won in the Collision Repair category while Electronic Engineering Technology student Nathanael Bergmann won...
Kelowna Mayor and Council applaud volunteers
The City of Kelowna and its Mayor and Council celebrate Volunteer Week, running April 22-26, by taking a moment to recognize some of the groups and individuals who work hard to make Kelowna a great community. “Volunteers make our community,” said Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray at today’s Council meeting. “Whether devoting their time to events...
Regional Parks Legacy Fund acquisition
WHAT? Regional Parks Legacy Fund Acquisition WHEN and WHERE? Tuesday, April 23rd – 1:00 – 2:00 pm – Please park in either (map attached): the Dog Park/Ball Diamond parking lot off Lexington Road in the Mission Creek Sportsfields – follow the signs and walk east approximately 10 minutes along trail on south side of Mission...
TRUNK SALE Back by Popular Demand
Looking to sell, trade or give away some of your unwanted or gently used stuff? Then you’ll want to take part in the latest Trunk Sale at Okanagan College, Saturday May 25th. Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the Trunk Sale champions’ reuse and recycling, so less ends up in our landfill. Rae Stewart,...
West Kelowna wildfire preparation open houses
West Kelowna Fire Rescue is hosting two Wildfire Preparation Open Houses where residents can get information on making their homes and properties safer from wildfire threat. Saturday, April 27 1 to 3 p.m. Fire Station 33 Rose Valley 1805 Westlake Rd. Sunday, April 28 1 to 3 p.m. Fire Station 34 Glenrosa 3399 Gates Rd....
Regional District Online/Phone Services Unavailable April 28th
Central Okanagan residents are advised that online website services provided by the Regional District will not be available for most of the day, Sunday, April 28th. The Regional District apologizes for any inconvenience this might cause as its Information Services staff conducts a simulated disaster recovery exercise. It’s anticipated that all online services including the...
UPDATE: Suspects arrested in Via train terror plot linked to al-Qaida in Iran: RCMP
by The Canadian Press on Monday, April 22, 2013 3:40pm
Clean Up for Earth Day
Looking for a great way to celebrate Earth Day this year? Why not tackle a Community Cleanup project? Monday April 19th is officially Earth Day, and all of April is Community Cleanup month, with the Regional Waste Reduction Office reminding you they have all the gear and supplies you’ll need to tackle a spring cleanup...
Vernon: B.C. Mountie shares photos from Boston Marathon finish line with U.S. officials
VERNON, B.C. – A B.C. Mountie who took photographs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon before the deadly explosions says he's sharing his pictures with U.S. investigators.
Boston Marathon bombing suspects’ images revealed in FBI press conference
The FBI has released a video containing images of two men they suspect may have connections to the Boston Marathon bombings. They are asking the men or members of the public who might know who the men are to step forward to help with the investigation. More information on images is available at the FBI...
Winfield Auxiliary Treasurer Has Supported Her Community since Day One
91 Years Young and Counting… Marion Sallenbach, age 91, has been volunteering with the Winfield Auxiliary to the Kelowna General Hospital for over 57 years and has no plans to ‘retire’ any time soon. She and the 12 other fun-loving and hard-working members keep busy year round with their own fundraising functions and catering services....
Local chefs bring Growing Chefs! program to Okanagan
The Okanagan Young Professionals (OYP) Collective and top chefs from local restaurants have paired up to bring the Growing Chefs! program to the Okanagan. Some of the best chefs in the Valley are teaching grade 3 students at AS Matheson how to plant their own gardens, do show and tell with vegetables and fruit and...
Killer of Ashlee Hyatt sentenced to prison, probation
UPDATE: Killer of Ashlee Hyatt will spend 9 months behind bars 5:00 p.m. April 17 The girl responsible for stabbing Ashlee Hyatt to death at a house party in Peachland in 2010 will serve a 18-month prison sentence, but only nine months behind bars. At a sentencing hearing today, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Geoff Barrow...
Highlights of April 15 Kelowna City Council meeting
Kelowna Art Gallery Annual Report The Kelowna Art Gallery presented its annual report to Council, highlighting a focus on community perspectives through the Just Imagine, Please Touch the Art and Canadian Mental Health exhibitions. In 2012, the art gallery also provided adult classes, partnerships with School District 23 and special programs such as Youth InSights...
New 911 campaign seeks to get drunk drivers off Kelowna roads
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is bringing a road safety campaign to Kelowna that enlists the help of the public to identify impaired drivers. The MADD Central Okanagan chapter hooked up with Kelowna RCMP to launch the first phase of the Campaign 911 program by placing click on stickers on cruisers in December, 2012. They advertised...
Okanagan NDP candidate resigns following controversial comments
The same day the election writ was dropped, the B.C. NDP has dropped its candidate for Kelowna-Mission. Just hours after the B.C. Liberals demanded that Dayleen Van Ryswyk's resignation over controversial comments she made in the past about Natives and French Canadians, NDP leader Adrian Dix accepted her resignation. "Earlier today, I was made aware...
BC Liberal Party release: Adrian Dix MUST Immediately Fire NDP Candidate in Kelowna-Mission
BC Liberal MLA Mary Polak is demanding NDP Leader Adrian Dix immediately fire NDP candidate Dayleen Van Ryswyk in Kelowna-Mission. “Ms. Van Ryswyk has made unacceptable and hateful statements against First Nations and French speaking Canadians. There is no place in British Columbia for that type of language,” said Polak. “Adrian Dix should immediately terminate...
Ministry of Agriculture: ‘Buy Local’ funding supports Hardbite from seed to chip
Naturally Homegrown Foods Limited will promote their line of B.C. grown and hand-cooked potato chips with the help of $100,000 in funding from the B.C. government's Buy Local program. Owners Pete Schouten and Wes Heppell are fourth generation farmers in Maple Ridge where their 600-acre farm is home to the B.C. potatoes used in making...
Interior Health: Protect yourself, protect others, get immunized
In the last 50 years, immunization has saved more lives in Canada than any other health intervention. April 20 to 27 is National Immunization Awareness Week, and this year, Interior Health would like to remind you that we can all play an important role in stopping the spread of vaccine preventable diseases. When most people...