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Slow start to fundraising drive for Kelowna crane victims memorial
Two days after a tower crane collapsed in Kelowna killing five men on July 12,…
Penticton man’s dream of opioid crisis memorial bench realized
A memorial bench has been unveiled in Penticton to commemorate the lives lost to the opioid…
Enough money raised for Kelowna crane collapse memorial to proceed
Plans to build a memorial to the five men who died in a 2021 Kelowna…
Art installation in Kamloops park to honour Capt. Jennifer Casey killed in jet crash
An art installation in a park near the Kamloops airport will honour the memory of…
Scholarship created in memory of Kamloops student killed in car accident
The life of a young man in Kamloops was cut short weeks before his grade…
Candlelight vigil to be held in honour of Penticton shooting victims
PENTICTON – Two Penticton organizations have partnered so residents can pay their respects at a…
Okanagan thief takes memorial ribbon dedicated to fallen soldier
LAKE COUNTRY – Zachery McCormack made headlines nearly a decade ago when he and three…
Final public vigil marks five year anniversary of Armstrong teen’s murder
ARMSTRONG – Tonight will mark the last public memorial walk for Armstrong’s Taylor Van Diest.…
Four years later: Armstrong family still organizing walk to remember murdered teen
ARMSTRONG - An annual walk in honour of murdered Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest will be held on a different day this year in hopes of increasing turnout. “Participation is dwindling of course, but that’s to be expected,” Taylor’s mom Marie Van Diest says. “It would be nice to see a few more people turn...
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...
Father thought he’d be celebrating her wedding, not her life
KELOWNA – In the parking lot of a large church in Rutland, friends and family of the young woman killed in a car accident last week watched as her remains were slowly driven down Highway 33 atop a Joe Rich Fire Rescue truck. Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday morning, Feb. 7, to remember Alexandra Paulina...