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Police officers who biked 1,000 kilometres across B.C.’s Southern Interior raised $315,000 for the RCMP’s Cops for Kids charitable foundation. The 10-day ride took place Sept. 8 to 17, with the team of riders cycling around 100…
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The RCMP’s annual Cops for Kids Ride is nearing its finish line. On Saturday, the team of 24 cyclists will depart Kamloops, B.C., and arrive in Vernon in the afternoon. That will be Day 9 of the 10-day fundraising journey.The squad…
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A recent housing needs assessment presented to Kelowna, B.C., city council indicates that for the next eight years, the city will need to build up to 2,700 housing units to keep up with projected population growth. It also…
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More than 3,000 students in the Central Okanagan are now being educated in just over 100 portable buildings. On Tuesday, Central Okanagan Public Schools superintendent Kevin Kaardal said the district saw an increase of 330 students…
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Last month, Georgia Powell travelled from Kelowna, B.C. to the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Langley, B.C. to watch her son, Olympic silver medal-winning sprinter Jerome Blake. “It was the most amazing thing for me,”…
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Life is hard enough. Add on a traumatic event like the wildfires that have torn through the Central Okanagan and that can take a real toll on our mental health. There’s been an outpouring of support from community members, small…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size When thousands of people were forced from their homes to flee the wildfires in the Central Okanagan, the Salvation…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfire crews in the Central Okanagan are still battling the massive McDougall Creek blaze, which is still deemed to…
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Residents of Clifton Road in Kelowna, B.C., are able to breathe a sigh of relief. Monica Gaucher and her dog, Miss Pepper, are one of the many residents who were allowed to return home after an evacuation order from the Walroy Lake…
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Kelowna man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the homicide of a woman he was believed to be…
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