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Students build tiny house to support environmental research
June 07, 2017 - 1:20 PM

A unique tiny house built by students in Okanagan College’s Sustainable Construction Management Technology (SCMT) program will soon provide a secure environment at the Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory for bird banding.
UBC Okanagan professor examines impact of reforestation on carbon and water
April 10, 2016 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - A four-year UBC study will look at current forest management practices to determine how harvesting, and natural disturbances — such as wildfires and pest infestations — are affecting the natural balance between carbon and water.
Kelowna's Ernie Day earns provincial woodlot award
October 05, 2015 - 3:08 PM

WEST KELOWNA - The Province is recognizing Ernie Day for innovation and excellence in woodlot management, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced.
Public input invited on Kamloops Timber Supply Area
September 25, 2015 - 10:02 AM

VICTORIA - Comments are being accepted until Nov. 24, 2015, on a discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Kamloops Timber Supply Area.
UBC hosts international conference on forests and water
July 05, 2015 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - Scientists from around the world will be in Kelowna next week to talk about water quality and availability, forestry and aquatic ecology as UBC’s Okanagan campus hosts the International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment.
WolfPack men’s soccer solidifies backfield
May 15, 2015 - 3:05 PM

KAMLOOPS - Finding a left footed left back or midfield is a rare commodity in soccer. And to find one who is talented enough to play at the highest level of Canadian University soccer is even rarer.
Legislative changes support BC Timber Sales review recommendations
March 25, 2015 - 1:58 PM

VICTORIA - Amendments to forestry legislation introduced today will enhance the effectiveness of BC Timber Sales and allow the transfer of pulpwood agreements to increase fibre supply to pulp mills.
MP report for Okanagan-Coquihalla: Discussing free trade and why South Korea
March 12, 2014 - 2:24 PM

This week our Government announced that negotiations between Canada and South Korea on a free trade agreement have successfully concluded. As is often the case when trade deals are announced there are reactions from a variety of different groups, businesses, individuals, political interests and organizations that either oppose or support the agreement in question.
Premier honours public servants in B.C's Interior and North
September 16, 2013 - 2:57 PM

VICTORIA - The outstanding achievements of B.C.'s public service employees in the Interior and the North have been recognized with the Premier's Awards, Premier Christy Clark announced.
Premier honours public servants in B.C's Interior and North
September 16, 2013 - 2:56 PM

VICTORIA - The outstanding achievements of B.C.'s public service employees in the Interior and the North have been recognized with the Premier's Awards, Premier Christy Clark announced.
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THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean umpires. We never say, “Play ball!”…what you hear in movies about the game. A fine distinction, perhaps,

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

FYI - For Your Information

Students build tiny house to support environmental research

UBC Okanagan professor examines impact of reforestation on carbon and water

Kelowna's Ernie Day earns provincial woodlot award

Public input invited on Kamloops Timber Supply Area

UBC hosts international conference on forests and water

WolfPack men’s soccer solidifies backfield

Legislative changes support BC Timber Sales review recommendations

MP report for Okanagan-Coquihalla: Discussing free trade and why South Korea

Premier honours public servants in B.C's Interior and North

Premier honours public servants in B.C's Interior and North

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Kelowna

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