Shelley Jordan
CN Rail faces strike vote by Unifor
MONTREAL – Unifor says it will hold a strike vote among its 4,800 members at CN Rail.
Vanity of canine variety credited for B.C. beagle winning best in show
ENDERBY, B.C. – Steak at a Manhattan celebrity haunt, invitations to bark on TV talk shows and a chance to rub noses with Donald Trump.
Penticton committee appointments finalized
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has finalized appointments for the 2015-16 committees and successful applicants will be contacted shortly with details. City Council appointed members of the public to sit on various committees and boards for a two-year term. Appointments include (in no particular order): Agriculture Advisory Committee: Charlie Utz, Rod King, Darshan Jassar,...
B.C. Fruit Growers Association to choose a president this weekend
PENTICTON - Kelowna's Fred Steele, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association, will find out if he'll remain at the helm for a second term when he goes head-to-head with Vernon's Jeet Dukhia at the annual convention in Penticton this weekend. Dukhia was the association president in 2013, prior to Steele's term, so each candidate...
Urging moderate Muslims to speak out, Obama says US at war with those who pervert Islam
WASHINGTON – Muslims in the U.S. and around the world have a responsibility to fight a misconception that terrorist groups like the Islamic State speak for them, President Barack Obama said Wednesday in his most direct remarks yet about any link between Islam and terrorism.
Budget cuts leave volunteers keeping winter activities alive in national parks
OTTAWA – When Stephen Harper drove a snowmobile last week near Quebec City to highlight millions in equipment grants given to private clubs, a different scene was unfolding in national parks across Canada.
Alleged B.C. terrorists described themselves as ‘al-Qaida Canada’: trial
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man on trial for plotting to bomb the province's legislature told his wife they should call themselves "al-Qaida Canada."
Interior Health Board welcomes two new directors
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Interior Health has two new directors on their board. The appointment of Diane Jules and Deborah Cannon was announced Tuesday, Feb. 17. Jules hails from Chase and was president of Sexqeltkemc Ltd. Partnership starting in 2010. Before that she served four terms as an elected band councillor for the Adams Lake Indian Band...
Union defends cop’s handling of violent struggle with teen girls caught on video
BRAMPTON, Ont. – A female police officer involved in a violent confrontation with two teenaged girls outside a Toronto-area school "did what she had to do" to deal with the threat, the police union said Wednesday as video of the incident went viral.
Stolen ATVs lead RCMP to men from Osoyoos and Kamloops
OSOYOOS - Two men will face charges following the theft of two ATVs and the attempted theft of a UTV as well as an attempted break and enter in the Anarchist Mountain area between Feb. 11 to 14. A utility trailer was also taken from 62 Avenue according to an RCMP media release. They say...
Eighteen Kelowna organizations receive grants
KELOWNA – Eighteen local organizations have received more than $576,000 in funding from the provincial government through the Community Gaming Grant program. Organizations Receiving Grants: Reach Out Youth Counselling & Family Services Society - $80,000 Braintrust Canada Association - $63,000 Kelowna & District Society for People in Motion - $57,000 Seniors Outreach Services Society -...
New Construction Craft Worker program coming to the College
The people who do the work of a Construction Craft Worker are a vital part of every construction site and team. They install utility piping, place concrete, construct roads, assist skilled tradespersons such as carpenters and bricklayers, and they set-up and break down a job site among other skills. Now, British Columbia and Okanagan College...
Carter family donation to enhance study space for trades students at Okanagan College
A generous gift by a local family will help support the creation of two new study spaces at Okanagan College, as part of the $33-million project to renovate and expand the institution’s trades training complex. Al Carter, a well-known auto industry pioneer in Kelowna, has donated $50,000 to support the construction of two group study...
New manager hired by Summerland Varieties Corporation
SUMMERLAND – The Summerland Varieties Corporation (SVC, formerly PICO) announced that it has hired a new senior manager to pilot the company. Michael Bechtel assumes the General Manager position at the plant breeder rights company this week. “I plan to apply wide-ranging insight into the strategic directions that I will recommend to the Board,” said...
UBC Okanagan animal therapy program launches BARK2GO
Students are lining up at UBC Okanagan’s campus—and it’s not for Tim Hortons. Each semester more than 1,000 students attend Building Academic Retention through K9s (BARK) to spend time with registered therapy dogs. Due to increasing demand, the program is expanding and starting this week, UBC Okanagan students will have increased access to BARK, with...