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A ‘Fresh Start’ for those struggling through life has room to grow beyond its Kelowna roots
Michael Buffett walked away from his dream job running a Banff restaurant to live in…
Tips on teaching the kids at home from a Salmon Arm parent who’s been there, done that
"Give yourself some grace." It's the recurring message homeschooling parent Candice Munro wants to give…
Okanagan’s Unusually Good Apple Bites looking to be national snack champs
A business venture launched by the Enactus program at Okanagan College is making a pitch…
How to get the dirt on B.C. Wines for free
Learn what makes B.C. wines unique – from the quality of the soil to micro-climates…
Work crews heading to Kelowna’s UBCO downtown campus site in a matter of days
Now that Kelowna city council has agreed to let UBCO build a 46-storey downtown campus…
Okanagan College’s Unusually Good Food project among best in the world
An Okanagan College project that started rescuing apples that didn’t make the grocery store grade…
One of two TRU executives absolved of misconduct complaints
Investigators at Thompson Rivers University substantiated some of the complaints against one of two vice-presidents…
First-of-its-kind childcare centre set to open in West Kootenays
The brand new Nakusp Early Learning Childcare Centre was bustling with children and parents on…
It’s cool to be kind at this South Okanagan middle school
Real Acts of caring Week is once a year but a group of middle school…
Province commits $65M for new Kamloops school
Kamloops is getting a long-awaited new elementary school. The province has committed $65.3 million for…
Sound-proof study pod silencing the chatter in B.C. high school library
Ecole Handsworth Secondary in North Vancouver is welcoming a new chapter for its library section,…
Okanagan College food, wine and tourism centre gets $48M from province
Hundreds of new students will be trained in the hospitality sector once a new Centre…
B.C. teacher suspended for pushing student out of classroom
A B.C. teacher has been suspended for a day for pushing a Grade 7 pupil…
Education project brings syilx teachings into Okanagan classrooms
When European settlement began in syilx homelands more than 150 years ago, the relationship between…
‘Our language is very strong:’ First cohort completes new nsyilxc?n degree at UBC Okanagan
The sound of drums and roaring cheers filled the En’owkin Centre last week as people…
Kelowna asking province to help protect school kids from anti-gay activists
The superintendent of Central Okanagan schools is looking for the provincial government to help protect…
iN PHOTOS: Band uplifts two-spirit members with colourful Pride carnival in Keremeos
For its third annual Pride carnival, the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) embraced their sm?lqmíx…
After receiving honorary degree, Okanagan nation leader reflects on decades of service
From an early age, suiki?st (Pauline Terbasket) knew there was something more for her in…
BC teacher met student on dating app, then lied to investigators
A BC teacher who used a dating app to meet up with a student, and…
Sncewips Heritage Museum in Westbank hosts cultural competency training
Starting at the end of the month, the Sncewips Heritage Museum in stqa?tk??cni?wt (Windy Bay,…
Three-week suspension for BC teacher who inappropriately comforted a student
A BC teacher is starting the school year with a suspension after he inappropriately comforted…
BC teacher suspended for ‘bad cop’ tactics
A BC teacher was reprimanded after he used self-described "bad cop" tactics when he was…
BC principal loses teaching licence for embezzling from school
A former BC school principal lost his teaching licence after he embezzled more than $280,000…
Litter purchased by Penticton school district isn’t for students who identify as cats
Some parents are under the impression that School District 67 in Penticton has embraced diversity…