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TRU researcher to unveil ‘smart cows’ at #BCTECH Summit
March 14, 2017 - 9:04 AM

We’ve got smart phones, smart TVs and smart apparel, now TRU’s Dr. John Church plans to unveil smart cows during the sold out #BCTECH Summit March 14-15 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
2017 Keystone Award Winners Named at Gala
February 09, 2017 - 9:57 AM

KAMLOOPS - Last night, CHBA Central Interior announced 24 winning entries in the 12th Annual Keystone Home Builders Awards of Excellence. The black tie gala was held at the TRU Grand Hall where everyone gathered to honor the best in their industry.
Peachland to host a Wildfire FireSmart Community Workshop
April 16, 2016 - 1:46 PM

PEACHLAND – Thinking of building that dream home out in the serene wilderness or are you concerned about your home during a wildfire?
UBC Okanagan research helps to improve firefighter pilot safety
September 25, 2015 - 12:00 PM

Few Canadians were left unaffected by 6,669 fires that burned across the country this year, amounting to 3.95 million hectares, according to the National Wildland Fire Situation Report.

Among them, were the hundreds of men and women who pilot loaded airtankers above the treetops to battle the nearly 2,000 wildfires that swept across the province this summer.
Kelowna public information session on drones and UAVs
September 24, 2015 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - The Kelowna and District Flying Club, in cooperation with the Okanagan College Commercial Aviation Program, Nav Canada and the Kelowna International Airport, is pleased to present an upcoming Public Information Session on Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
Silver Star evacuation planning this week
July 14, 2015 - 4:38 PM

VERNON - An excellent example of inter-agency cooperation is demonstrated by the joint planning and aerial reconnaissance initiative being undertaken by the RCMP, Vernon Search and Rescue, BX Swan Lake Fire Department and Armstrong-Spallumcheen Fire Department.
Cirque de la Symphonie: exciting circus acts choreographed to orchestral music
April 30, 2015 - 11:58 AM

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops Symphony’s final performance of the season is an exciting adaptation that brings the magic of the circus to the music hall on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9, at Sagebrush Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
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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

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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TRU researcher to unveil ‘smart cows’ at #BCTECH Summit

2017 Keystone Award Winners Named at Gala

Peachland to host a Wildfire FireSmart Community Workshop

UBC Okanagan research helps to improve firefighter pilot safety

Kelowna public information session on drones and UAVs

Silver Star evacuation planning this week

Cirque de la Symphonie: exciting circus acts choreographed to orchestral music

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