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  • Community celebrates research at UBC Okanagan

    March 03, 2017 - 4:53 PM

    KELOWNA - From advances in chronic disease interventions to improving wireless communications, innovative research projects at UBC Okanagan are attracting national attention.

  • High-throughput sequencing lab at TRU a first for BC Interior

    March 01, 2017 - 2:13 PM

    Thompson Rivers University will soon be home to the first high-throughput genomic sequencing lab in BC outside of the Lower Mainland, thanks to a $291,000 investment from Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

  • Volunteer this week in Kamloops

    January 26, 2017 - 2:57 PM

    KAMLOOPS - Weekly Volunteer Highlights for January 24, 2017 – January 31, 2017

  • Emergency department expansion launched at Merritt hospital

    November 07, 2016 - 3:24 PM

    MERRITT - Emergency health services in the Coquihalla corridor will be strengthened thanks to a planned expansion and renovation of the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre's emergency department.

  • Temporary change to hours for Royal Inland Hospital outpatient lab

    August 12, 2016 - 3:22 PM

    KAMLOOPS - Residents are advised that the outpatient laboratory at Royal Inland Hospital will experience shortened hours of operation this weekend, to accommodate the lab’s relocation to the new Clinical Services Building.

  • Volunteer Highlights for July 2 to 9

    July 03, 2015 - 4:24 PM

    BC Living Arts
    BC Living Arts Event Volunteers - On July 10 – 11, BC Living Arts is hijacking Music in the Park for a music and arts festival at Riverside Park. Positions are: Backstage Artist Hosts, Gestural Loop Assistant, Art Installation Hosts, Promotion Hosts, Refreshment Garden Hosts, Fundraising Hosts, Photography Assistants, and the Tidy Team. 16+ to volunteer and family volunteering friendly. 250-682-2936.

  • Volunteer Highlights for Feb. 5 to 12

    February 05, 2015 - 11:10 AM

    Special Olympics - Kamloops

  • Name change reflects institute’s research themes

    April 04, 2014 - 4:23 PM

    The Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience and Ecosystem Services (BRAES) has risen from the former Institute for Species at Risk and Habitat Studies (SARAHS) at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

  • Local mom chooses College’s Practical Nursing program to launch a new career

    April 02, 2014 - 3:09 PM

    For one mom, Okanagan College’s Practical Nursing program was the best way to get back into the workforce after raising her kids.

    “I always wanted to be a nurse and I chose to go to Okanagan College because it has an amazing reputation for nursing,” said Marie Walker, a 2013 graduate of the Practical Nursing program in Penticton who now works as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Queen Victoria Hospital in Revelstoke.

  • Keep holiday memories safe from fire hazards

    December 17, 2013 - 1:52 PM

    Momentary carelessness can lead to a lifetime of regret, so keep safety in mind during preparations for this busy holiday season.

    The Kelowna Fire Department has compiled a list of safety tips worth reviewing to ensure decorations and Christmas trees are tended to with appropriate care and attention.

    Among the holiday safety services offered by the Kelowna Fire Department is Christmas tree chipping after the holiday. For a donation to the B.C.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. 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

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