News Items tag as: Okanagan College

Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
April 24, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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A group of researchers are trying to create a system where the waste from the beverage industry across the Okanagan can be turned into something more.
iN PHOTOS: Autonomous robots built by students play soccer in Kelowna
April 11, 2025 - 4:30 PM

Students from around the Okanagan gathered in Kelowna Friday to see whose bot was best.
Furry friends help students at Okanagan College manage stress
January 24, 2024 - 5:00 PM

Kelowna's Okanagan College campus received a visit from Caring Canines today to bring a bit of joy and a break to students as part of a resource fair.
Critically endangered Okanagan First Nations language preserved in new book
November 19, 2023 - 3:30 PM

The critically endangered n?syilxcn? language is being immortalized in the Syilx Language House’s ninth book of elder stories.
Thompson Okanagan post-secondary institutions see funding boost for new nursing spots
February 20, 2022 - 12:07 PM

Thompson Okanagan universities and colleges will see additional nursing spaces added to their rosters in the coming years.
Online petition seeks more COVID-19 supports for Okanagan College students
January 15, 2022 - 6:07 PM

An online petition addressing the well-being of Okanagan College students is gaining momentum.
Okanagan College’s new health sciences centre will help provide much needed health-care staff
October 01, 2021 - 7:00 PM

The Kelowna campus of the Okanagan College opened the highly anticipated health sciences building this fall.
New residences at Okanagan College will bring relief for students facing housing crunch
March 05, 2021 - 8:00 PM

The province has gas announced new affordable student housing for Okanagan College campuses, something a student union representative says are needed.
48-year-old Vernon graduate gets her Okanagan College certificate despite pandemic
July 01, 2020 - 1:10 PM

The phrase “going back to school” is exciting on many levels for Okanagan College Vernon graduate Toby Griffin.
Thinking outside the box: Okanagan Stay at Home Gala fundraiser to go national
April 14, 2020 - 6:00 PM

If you can't hold a fundraising gala live and in person, you are forced to go online. But how can you possibly raise the same amount of money you would have if you had a room full of people and their cheque books?
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Okanagan researcher creating system to reuse wine industry waste
A group of researchers are trying to create a system where the waste from the beverage industry across the Okanagan can be turned into something more. Okanagan College student Benedikt Braun grew up around vineyards in Germany and now he&rs

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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