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Hundreds of North Okanagan deer heads still needed for disease study
“WE HAVE A THREE YEAR LIMIT ON THE PROJECT AND WE STILL NEED OVER 200 SAMPLES” CHERRYVILLE - They might be off-putting to some, but to a group of government researchers, deer heads from the Cherryville area are the key to stopping a potential disease outbreak in its tracks. Analyzing the lymph nodes found in...
Irrigation districts say Kelowna mayor jumping the gun on water quality push
KELOWNA - Kelowna’s four major irrigation districts say they are well into the plan to improve water quality and eventually connect their systems and they’re not quite sure why city council wants to change the plan. Last week, mayor and council announced water quality as their top priority and said they would push to speed...
Pick up a bottle, a glass or a bargain at one of these Kelowna weekend events
KELOWNA – It may be a rainy forecast on the horizon for Kelowna this weekend, but there are so many events happening you may not even notice. The weekend starts today, Sept. 25, with the annual beer and hard liquor festival known as Hopscotch. Sample craft and premium beers, scotch, whisky, vodka, gin, rum, tequila...
Century of grime to be removed from pioneer grave stones
KELOWNA – A new Kelowna workshop will teach you about history and how to properly restore a 100-year-old grave stone at the same time. The Tombstone Preservation Workshop is the brainchild of the Kelowna Museum and will take 20 students to the Pioneer section of the Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery. With a pail of water...
First fall weekend warm and sunny in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - The first weekend of autumn will be a typical one in the Okanagan, with warm days and cool nights. Environment Canada is calling for temperatures to be just above the seasonal normal high of 17 Celsius throughout the Okanagan, though overnight we can expect things to cool off a bit more than normal....
Cities aim for the 21st century with Internet advertising law
KELOWNA - Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is leading the charge to drag the way municipal governments communicate with citizens into the 21st century. Kelowna is sponsoring a resolution at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention underway in Vancouver, which would allow so-called statutory notifications - information cities are currently required by law to publish in...
Brain injury ‘seriously diverted’ life of former psych nurse to crime spree in Kamloops, Kelowna
KAMLOOPS — A former psychiatric nurse says he’s sorry for the damage he caused in a short-term crime spree, which included injuring four sheriffs when he tried to escape custody at the Kamloops courthouse last year. Jonathan Allandale Dale Phillips, 39, pleaded guilty in Kamloops Supreme Court today, Sept. 24, to possession of stolen property,...
Annual Mixoff combines booze with more booze
KELOWNA – For the third year in a row, bartenders and chefs will be at Laurel Packinghouse for a contest which mixes fun with alcohol, and more alcohol. The Okanagan Spirits Winetender’s Mixoff is a spin on a traditional wine pairing contest. It brings together bartenders from ten local restaurants who are given local wines...
Rare super moon lunar eclipse over the Okanagan this weekend
OKANAGAN - Not only will the last total lunar eclipse until January 2019 take place Sunday evening, it will also be a harvest, or super, moon, meaning it will appear to be a very large red moon for part of the evening. The moon will completely pass through the Earth’s shadow Sunday evening, Sept. 27,...
Scholarship still honouring B.C. soldier 99 years after his death
KELOWNA – Jack McMillan's death on a European battlefield 99 years ago resulted in a heartbreak so profound that it's still felt by those who win a scholarship created in his name.
Look back and laugh: A Vernon comedian retells all his humiliating tales
WHEN YOU'RE THE WORST HOCKEY PLAYER ON THE WORST HOCKEY TEAM YOU TURN TO COMEDY VERNON - Sam Mullins is wrapping up his North American comedy tour not only in his hometown, but on the stage where he saw his very first play — the Powerhouse Theatre in Vernon. “I must’ve been like seven or...
ELECTION 2015: Where you can hear from the Kelowna-Lake Country candidates
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Local candidates in the federal election will be trading barbs at five different all-candidates forums in the riding of Kelowna Lake Country over the next several weeks. Students at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia will be first to hear from the Conservative, Liberal and NDP candidates at a student...
Solving Brains and Brawn puzzle means teamwork
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Grey matter and lean muscle mass — you need some of both to succeed in this world. That’s the message behind Brains and Brawn, a new event at the University of British Columbia Okanagan campus which pits teams of two against a puzzle that leans on your muscles and your mind. “People...
Construction worker trapped in West Kelowna
KELOWNA – A construction worker had to be rescued from a building in West Kelowna today, Sept. 23, after the truss system above him collapsed. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., West Kelowna Fire Rescue responded to a building that was under construction on Carrington Road. A media release says firefighters from Lakeview Heights and Westbank stations...
Money spent on refugees a hot topic at upcoming Kelowna immigration symposium
KELOWNA – The effects of immigration on the Okanagan will be a topic of discussion at an upcoming two-day symposium at Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan this weekend. The Immigration Symposium is a series of in-depth discussions about the impacts various Canadian policies have on immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers. It takes place Friday...