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  • Winner declared in Okanagan College 3-Hour Short Story contest

    More than 30 budding writers from across the valley put their writing skills to the test in Okanagan College’s 8th Annual 3-Hour Short Story contest and second-year arts student Hannah Stanley has been announced as the overall winner for her original story “The Best Years of Our Lives.”
  • Culinary finalists confirmed to compete in Kelowna

    KELOWNA - Chefs are will spend months preparing for the culinary championships taking place in Kelowna early next year.
  • OC Culinary Arts alumnus cooks his way to a spot at Atelier

    KELOWNA - Carson Bibby was only 16-years-old when he first had the opportunity to cook alongside some of Canada’s finest chefs at the Canadian Culinary Championships’ Gold Medal Plates finale. A year later and another Gold Medal Plates experience under his belt, the young OC Culinary Arts alumnus’ skills have earned him a job at one of Canada’s most acclaimed restaurants.
  • Scholarship brings nursing goal closer to realization

    Teresa Oyer is determined to become a nurse and a recent grant from the Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society is just fuel for her tenacity.
  • New artists join the lineup for the Culinary Championships in Kelowna

    Popular Canadian musicians Johnny Reid and Danny Michel will be celebrating and performing live at the 2017 Canadian Culinary Championships in Kelowna.

    The Grand Finale Competition takes place on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel in Kelowna and on the final night of competition, anything goes. Chefs create their best dish for guests to sample, paired with a great wine or spirit from their regional beverage partner.
  • Local chefs compete for provincial gold

    Thursday, November 17th local Chefs Mark Filatow, Waterfront Restaurant & Wine Bar and Rob Walker, Big White Ski Resort will be competing at the provincial Gold Medal Plates competition in Victoria.

    The competition will have 10 chefs competing for the opportunity to win Gold Medal Plates in British Columbia and move forward to compete at the Canadian Culinary Champions February 3-4, 2017 in Kelowna.
  • B.C. launches Memorial Cross licence plates

    VANCOUVER - Starting today, a new commemorative licence plate is available in British Columbia for recipients of the Memorial Cross.
  • UBC nursing students raise funds for healthcare in Ghana and Zambia

    Each spring, students in UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing travel to Zambia or Ghana to complete a global health practicum. To help fund this project, the students host the Global Gala, a formal dinner and silent auction open to the community.
  • City of Vernon issues tips to protect yourself from vehicle theft

    Vernon residents have noticed an increase of thefts from vehicles in residential areas in the past two months. RCMP files indicate that the majority of thefts from vehicles are due to vehicles being left unlocked. Primary targets of thieves are purses, wallets and electronic devices.
  • Kelowna Crime Stoppers Unsolved Crimes

    Theft of ATV

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