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  • Okanagan College’s green buildings earn gold

    KELOWNA - Green technology took top nods at the 25th Tommie awards, with two Okanagan College projects recognized for their environmental innovation.
  • Wilden Living Lab show homes ready for new families


    As laboratories go, the comfy, newly-built Wilden Living Lab is already a winner.
  • Home of Tomorrow in Kelowna demonstrates energy efficiency

    KELOWNA - Recent EnerGuide testing has shown the Home of Tomorrow, one of two homes that make up the Wilden Living Lab project, to be 52 per cent more energy efficient than a standard home constructed to today’s building code. 
  • Cloverdale Paint pledges $50,000 over five years to Okanagan College

    OKANAGAN - A unique donation from a national paint and coatings manufacturer with B.C. roots will be brightening Okanagan College campuses for years to come.
  • Citizens of Kamloops rally to support local and global action on climate change

    KAMLOOPS - As world leaders prepare to negotiate at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change beginning Nov. 30 in Paris, a group of Kamloops residents will host one of nearly 2,000 events across the globe to pressure leaders to avoid the catastrophic consequences of climate change. The Kamloops Climate Rally will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29, at Riverside Park Bandshell, as part of Avaaz’s Global Climate March.
  • Penticton Indian Band economic success turning heads across Canada

    PENTICTON - The wave of economic progress taking hold at the Penticton Indian Band has caught the attention of national business leaders and other First Nations across Canada.
  • Andrew Sheret donation supports Okanagan College’s efforts to go green with new trades training complex

    KELOWNA - Inspired by Okanagan College’s goal of building one of the most sustainable trades training facilities in North America, a B.C.-based distributor of plumbing and heating supplies has stepped forward with major support for the $33-million renovation and expansion project.

    Andrew Sheret Limited has pledged $50,000 toward the Bright Horizons Building for Skills fundraising campaign.
  • Studying frozen volcanoes in Iceland leads to science degree

    Erica Massey, graduating from UBC with a bachelor of science degree in earth and environmental sciences from the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, has already plotted out her master’s degree research.

    But not until she became a single parent of three young children in 2006, did Massey decide university was the route she wanted to take.

    She found taking environmental science and sustainable development courses online were not enough.

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