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Penticton based artist’s dark vision of life on display at YLW
KELOWNA - The latest art gracing the walls of the Kelowna Airport's departure gates come from the imagination of a Penticton-based artist. Johann Wessels has created the installation entitled Side Show, describing it as a parallel to touring exhibitions of art — the production rolls into town and people turn out to take in the...
Rare coins found at Riverside Park on Remembrance Day
KAMLOOPS - RCMP aren't saying much about a pair of rare coins found in Riverside Park during the Remembrance Day ceremony, but they'd like to find the rightful owner. The two coins are described as rare and very old. They were found inside a container. Anyone with information about the coins or who would like...
Clean water project complete for two Indian bands
KAMLOOPS - Two Indian Bands have access to clean, safe drinking water with the completion of upgraded water systems. The announcement of the finished federal project came today in a media release from the Government of Canada. The $5.5 million upgrades to the Whispering Pines/Clinton band and the Upper Nicola Indian band water systems include...
Paving project for Cache Creek and Ashcroft areas coming soon
ASHCROFT - A 28 kilometre provincial paving project in the Ashcroft and Cache Creek area will start in 2015. The area targeted will be along Highway 97C and Evens Road in Ashcroft as well as Highway 1 from south of Cache Creek to the Highway 97 Bonaparte River Bridge, including the arterial highway through Cache...
UBCO in partnership for Canada’s first PTSD cannabis study
KELOWNA - The therapeutic benefits of medical marijuana will be tested at UBC Okanagan in a clinical trail in partnership with Tilray, a B.C. medicinal cannabis production and research company. The clinical trial will be specific to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and will be the first of its kind conducted in Canada. Pending...
Seven cars impounded during RCMP speed enforcement operation
VERNON - Vernon RCMP had their laser guns out again and found six drivers along Highway 97 near Crystal Waters moving between 46 - 56 km/h over the posted speed limit. RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says one of the drivers was a novice. The vehicles were impounded, according to a media release. As well, Mounties...
Kelowna native brings international co-production home
KELOWNA - A feature film called Lord Jones is Dead currently in post production has strong roots in the city of Kelowna. The Canadian-South African co-production is directed by Andrew Holmes, who was introduced to film while attending Rutland Senior Secondary School. He graduated from the high school and eventually moved to Vancouver. "The opportunity...
Pronounced dead, 91-year-old Polish woman awakens
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish doctor says she has been in "deep shock" since learning that a 91-year-old woman she pronounced dead woke up in a morgue several hours later.
Traffic signal upgrades at KLO and Gordon
KELOWNA - Upgrades are underway at the intersection of KLO Road and Gordon Drive to replace aging traffic signals. The majority of the work will be performed outside of peak commute times, from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., to minimize traffic delays. Rotating, single lane closures will also be in effect. The upgrades are scheduled...
Family of aboriginal girl with cancer can opt for traditional medicine: Judge
BRANTFORD, Ont. – The family of an 11-year-old aboriginal girl with cancer has a constitutional right to opt for traditional medicine over chemotherapy, an Ontario judge ruled Friday in what some observers called a landmark decision.
UBC scholars awarded $500,000 in SSHRC grants
Ten UBC Okanagan students are sharing $500,000 in scholarship grants announced recently by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The fellowships and grants are awarded to promising students in master, doctoral and postdoctoral programs. Among those awarded to UBC Okanagan scholars and students: Doctoral degree recipients: - Alysha Baker, psychology, $105,000...
New parking lot open for KGH emergency room patients and visitors
KELOWNA - The new parking lot is now open for patients and visitors to the emergency department at Kelowna General Hospital. Located on Royal Avenue between Long and Pandosy Streets, the lot is conveniently located directly across from the Emergency Department with 42 public pay parking spots available 24 hours per day, seven days a...
World Parks Congress sees Canadian First Nations land management as a model
OTTAWA – Amid the court challenges, war of words, sit-ins and street protests that have marked First Nations relations with Canada's resource sector, it might surprise some Canadians that aboriginal land management in this country is being held up as a model to the world.
Celebrating 100 years of research at Summerland agriculture centre
SUMMERLAND - The B.C. government is recognizing Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland for 100 years of providing important research for the sector with a Century Farm Award. Penticton MLA Dan Ashton presented the award to MP Dan Albas and the staff of the Summerland facility today thanking them for their contribution to the British...
Regional District advance voting opportunities over
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Advance Voting opportunities are over now in this year’s Regional District election for Central Okanagan West Electoral Area Director. In the two advance voting opportunities 227 people cast ballots to choose a new Regional Board Director. That compares with 104 advance votes in the 2011 election and 114 in 2008. “This Saturday,...