News Items tag as: Central Okanagan Community Food Bank

Okanagan food banks serving never-before-seen clients during pandemic including hospitality workers
July 08, 2020 - 5:30 PM

Okanagan food banks are seeing a spike in use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are helping people who normally wouldn’t need their services.
Kelowna Jaycees move food bank fundraiser online
March 31, 2020 - 11:18 AM

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Kelowna is adapting to the current measures of social distancing by launching their annual Valleydrive fundraiser online.
Kelowna Food Bank has new home
June 01, 2017 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - After searching for the past three years for a larger space, the Central Okanagan Food Bank finally has a new building they can call home.
Alberta's oil patch woes hit home at Central Okanagan food banks
December 10, 2015 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - Plunging oil prices and substantial layoffs in Alberta’s oil patch are making their mark here in the Central Okanagan through a surge in food bank use.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Okanagan food banks serving never-before-seen clients during pandemic including hospitality workers