Tag Archives: Okanagan
Largest first-year class ever
The student numbers continue to grow at UBC Okanagan. The university is welcoming its largest first-year class of 2,347 students, part of a campus with well over 10,000 students in total. Most of thes...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2019
Lightning starts fire; Rescue team comes to aid of hikers
Kelowna Fire Department says it appears a lightning strike is responsible for a small grass fire Tuesday evening. It happened near Begbie and Union roads and grew to about 20 ft by 50 ft. The fire was...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2019
Lightning starts fire; Rescue team comes to aid of hikers
Kelowna Fire Department says it appears a lightning strike is responsible for a small grass fire Tuesday evening. It happened near Begbie and Union roads and grew to about 20 ft by 50 ft. The fire was...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2019
New middle school provides modern learning for students
The first-ever middle school in Kelowna’s Okanagan Mission neighbourhood has opened to meet the needs of the community’s students. “As students walk through the doors of a brand-new ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2019
New middle school provides modern learning for students
The first-ever middle school in Kelowna’s Okanagan Mission neighbourhood has opened to meet the needs of the community’s students. “As students walk through the doors of a brand-new ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 04, 2019
Water advisory issued
In consultation with Interior Health, the City of West Kelowna has issued a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately and until further notice for customers in Rose Valley subdivision including Ma...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2019
Water advisory issued
In consultation with Interior Health, the City of West Kelowna has issued a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately and until further notice for customers in Rose Valley subdivision including Ma...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2019
Campaign sets new goal of $200 million
Today UBC announced the extension of its Blue & Gold Campaign for Students, doubling the target to $200 million by 2022. It was less than two years ago, in November 2017, when UBC set an ambitious...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2019
Campaign sets new goal of $200 million
Today UBC announced the extension of its Blue & Gold Campaign for Students, doubling the target to $200 million by 2022. It was less than two years ago, in November 2017, when UBC set an ambitious...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2019
Man’s sudden death investigated
Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating a sudden death in Penticton. On the night of Aug. 28, officers responded to a sudden death of a man in his 50's. “The man was found inside ...
Pete McIntyre Sep 03, 2019