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UBC Okanagan professor curates international exhibit of African print fashion
April 18, 2017 - 3:28 PM

African stylishness and cosmopolitanism, past and present, is on display in a major exhibition curated by UBC professor Suzanne Gott at the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles.
15th Annual United Way “Homes for the Holidays”
November 22, 2016 - 11:34 AM

Are you looking for holiday decor inspiration and a way to give back to your community? The 15th annual United Way “Homes for the Holidays “ tour is taking place this weekend, November 26th and 27th.

Presented by RBC, “Homes for the Holidays” features five homes volunteered by Kamloops residents and professionally decked out in true festive fashion by local designers and retailers.
Okanagan College instructor ready to change the way kids think about food
June 12, 2016 - 3:00 PM

Kelsey Galt, holistic nutritionist, owner of Basket Case Picnics and instructor for the College’s Camp OC, has always been interested in eating healthy and staying fit. She attributes this interest to her upbringing and the fact that she has been an athlete for much of her life.
Speakeasy at Capone’s Underground Affair
July 15, 2014 - 1:30 PM

Prepare your imagination for a journey back in time. Think Great Gatsby! Kip Jon Productions has teamed up with the Centre for Arts and Technology for the Fashion and Arts event of the year, ‘Capone’s Underground Affair’.

Picture yourself walking into a movie, set in the 1920’s prohibition era.
Fashion forward at YLW
May 09, 2013 - 11:09 AM

The average fashionista may not recognize these designer labels, but those working at YLW will recognize the protective clothing gear worn by members of the YLW community as they strut down the red carpet runway at the second annual Safety Fashion Show at Kelowna International Airport (YLW).
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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
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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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UBC Okanagan professor curates international exhibit of African print fashion

15th Annual United Way “Homes for the Holidays”

Okanagan College instructor ready to change the way kids think about food

Speakeasy at Capone’s Underground Affair

Fashion forward at YLW

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