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Performers, schedule announced for CP Holiday Train stops in Shuswap, South Thompson
After two years of cancellations due to the COVID pandemic, the CP Holiday Train is…
Penticton food bank thinking outside the box
The Penticton Food bank was thinking outside-the-box this holiday season in order to meet growing…
Central Okanagan food bank serves record numbers this Thanksgiving
Central Okanagan Food Bank locations served a record number of residents over the Thanksgiving season,…
More UBCO students seeking help for groceries
Students at UBC Okanagan have been seeking and getting more support from the University's food…
Central Okanagan Food Bank stocked with thousands of healthy snacks for kids
KELOWNA – Kelowna kids facing food insecurity will receive a major helping hand this summer.…
Central Okanagan Food Bank executive director moves on
KELOWNA – The Central Okanagan Community Food Bank is looking for a new executive director.…
$25,000 to fund Central Okanagan food production for food bank
KELOWNA – Grab those gardening gloves and bring a shovel, because a grant from the…
Alberta’s oil patch woes hit home at Central Okanagan food banks
KELOWNA - Plunging oil prices and substantial layoffs in Alberta’s oil patch are making their mark here in the Central Okanagan through a surge in food bank use. Public relations director Ami Catriona says the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank, which has branches in Kelowna and West Kelowna, noticed an unusual uptick in requests around...
2003 firestorm hero enters council race
KELOWNA – The woman who coordinated the evacuation of thousands of residents during the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park fire is running for a seat on council. Beryl Itani, 76, was the Emergency Social Services director for the Central Okanagan for 30 years. She retired in 2011. According to the City of Kelowna website, Itani has...