News Items tag as: Kelowna General Hospital Foundation

$1M donation to Kelowna General for patients with Parkinson's disease
January 31, 2024 - 8:49 AM

Kelowna General Hospital has received $1 million donation to advance care for those living with Parkinson's disease.
Kelowna father donates $1M to Kelowna hospital foundation to honour his late sons
September 07, 2023 - 10:24 AM

A local father has donated $1 million to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation to honour his two late sons.
NHL stars Comeau, Gorges help raise $242,000 for Kelowna hospital
June 27, 2022 - 4:30 PM

Two NHL stars Blake Comeau and Josh Gorges along with 20 other pro-hockey players were in Kelowna this past weekend participating in a charity slo-pitch tournament that raised thousands of dollars for the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation.
More than $1 million raised in Day of Giving for Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
April 26, 2019 - 10:49 AM

KELOWNA - The call that went out to fund expanded cardiac care for Kelowna General Hospital resonated so well with residents that a record high of $1,042,761 was donated yesterday, April 25.
NHL stars returning to Kelowna to hit home runs for JoeAnna’s House
April 10, 2019 - 11:07 AM

KELOWNA - At least half a dozen current and former NHL stars will headline the Second Annual Gorges-Comeau HOMEBASE Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament in June.
NHLers step up to replace Kelowna nine-year-old's stolen hockey sweater
July 31, 2018 - 1:41 PM

KELOWNA - A pair of NHL stars have just helped make right a wrong suffered by a nine-year-old Kelowna boy, according to the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation.
New security program aims to deescalate violence at Interior hospitals
June 24, 2017 - 8:30 AM

A new ambassador program is starting next week at the three busiest emergency rooms in B.C.’s interior.
Although it won't officially open until August, construction on Foundry Kelowna is complete
June 13, 2017 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - With its calming colours of blue and green, and lots of natural light, the Foundry Kelowna is ready to welcome struggling youth with open arms.
New garden space for care home on Bernard Ave
March 18, 2015 - 2:14 PM

KELOWNA – David Lloyd Jones Home, located at 934 Bernard Ave, has begun planning a new outdoor garden space for its residents.

Jonathan Clare, Residential Manager at David Lloyd Jones Home explains, “We are truly blessed to live in an area where we can enjoy the outdoors virtually year round. Those who call David Lloyd Jones home need an accessible and attractive outdoor area to enjoy with their friends and families”.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

News Items tag as: Kelowna General Hospital Foundation

$1M donation to Kelowna General for patients with Parkinson's disease

Kelowna father donates $1M to Kelowna hospital foundation to honour his late sons

NHL stars Comeau, Gorges help raise $242,000 for Kelowna hospital

More than $1 million raised in Day of Giving for Kelowna General Hospital Foundation

NHL stars returning to Kelowna to hit home runs for JoeAnna’s House

NHLers step up to replace Kelowna nine-year-old's stolen hockey sweater

New security program aims to deescalate violence at Interior hospitals

Although it won't officially open until August, construction on Foundry Kelowna is complete

New garden space for care home on Bernard Ave

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