News Items tag as: Black Lives Matter

Hallmark movie shoot in Kelowna wraps with crew support of BLM movement
March 11, 2021 - 10:03 AM

Kelowna film crews donned Black Lives Matter T-shirts Tuesday for their final day on set to show their support for the movement following an incident in which a Vancouver film company told a crew member to remove their BLM shirt.
UBCO Zoom panel inspired by global anti-racism movements to be held today
June 11, 2020 - 2:55 PM

UBC and UBC Okanagan are hosting a panel discussion today, June 11, sparked by anti-black racism movements across the globe.
Kelowna poet asks community to listen to one another, instead of dividing over BLM movement
June 11, 2020 - 5:00 AM

A Societe Chiawa member believes to overcome issues in the past, and to deal with racism, we need to actually listen to one another.
B.C. Liberal Party member from Kelowna gets the boot for Nazi comment
June 08, 2020 - 5:22 PM

Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal MLA Norm Letnick has fired a member of his executive board for insensitive comments on social media.
Penticton makes stand against racism at Gyro Park
June 07, 2020 - 1:36 PM

Penticton residents took a stand against racism today, with hundreds gathering at Gyro Park and sharing personal experiences and ideas on what's needed to make things better.
Kelowna Black Lives Matter rally organizers address cupcake controversy
June 07, 2020 - 9:31 AM

Facing backlash for putting the faces of victims of police brutality on cupcakes, the people behind an Okanagan rally organized to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement issued an apology.
Hundreds gather for Kelowna anti-racism protest
June 05, 2020 - 2:16 PM

Hundreds of Kelowna residents convened to Stuart Park this afternoon to stand up against racism and show support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Why a Kelowna black student association isn’t attending Black Lives Matter protest today
June 05, 2020 - 10:41 AM

The organizers of the Kelowna for Black Lives rally may have had their hearts in the right place, but the president of the African Caribbean Student Club says the club is not attending the march because local black student communities weren’t consulted beforehand.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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