News Items tag as: Okanagan Boys and Girls Club

'Devastating': Okanagan’s only youth shelter experiencing staffing crisis
November 18, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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The Okanagan’s only youth shelter in Kelowna experienced multiple closures in recent weeks due to lack of staff.
Okanagan Boys and Girls Club out $10K after vehicles damaged by catalytic converter thieves
January 15, 2021 - 10:02 AM

For months, thieves have been stealing the catalytic converters from Okanagan Boys and Girls Club vehicles in Kelowna and Vernon, and the repair bill has grown to roughly $10,000.
The highs and lows of connecting through video conferencing for Kelowna non profits
June 05, 2020 - 5:00 AM

Diane Entwistle really doesn’t do 435 Zoom calls every day — it only feels that way.
Programs at Boys and Girls Club in West Kelowna disrupted just as school is about to resume
January 03, 2020 - 4:00 PM

Vandalism and heavy snow has forced the partial closure of the Webber Road building used by the Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs of the Okanagan.
Okanagan Boys and Girls Club pulls plug on popular summer camp, puts property up for sale
January 12, 2016 - 1:19 PM

ARMSTRONG - A ‘magical’ summer camp in the North Okanagan will no longer be welcoming throngs of children to its 80 acres of wilderness.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

'Devastating': Okanagan’s only youth shelter experiencing staffing crisis