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Nursing program at Okanagan College coming to an end
Health-care training is expanding in Kelowna but it means nursing students will have to shift…
iN VIDEO: Search and recovery experts push for cadaver dog training in Kamloops
A dog training centre in Kamloops was busy this week when iNFOnews.ca stopped by to…
iN VIDEO: Shamanic dog training? How a Kamloops trainer found a new approach
KAMLOOPS — Tamryn Fudge has been a dog trainer for two decades and over time…
Learn how to throw a boxing punch in three months
KELOWNA – A lot can happen in three months. For Geoff Lawrence, the period between…
Okanagan Indian Band still fighting for compensation over military explosives buried on reserve
VERNON – The Okanagan Indian Band is carrying on its legal fight in B.C. Supreme…
Early Childhood Education Assistants needed in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – The Okanagan needs early child-care assistants so badly the government is funding training…
Okanagan College launches pilot program for trades training
KELOWNA – Okanagan College is set to receive more than $218,000 for a pilot program.…
Over $6M for Okanagan College trades training facility in Vernon
VERNON – Okanagan College's trades training centre just got a substantial funding boost from the…
Cuts at wildfire base ignite housing concerns in the Shuswap
SALMON ARM – Cutbacks at the Rapattack base in Salmon Arm are driving up concerns…
New wildfire recruits put through paces
MERRITT - More than 200 seasonal firefighter applicants have made the cut and this month they are being put through a ‘rigorous’ bootcamp near Merritt. About 1,000 people, many of which are post-secondary students, apply for the positions every year. Provincial Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says the job is "very in demand" and the...