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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Why it's so hard to find locally grown celery in Okanagan, Kamloops
Celery is crunchy, delicious and a main staple in kitchens all over the world, but it’s particularly difficult for Thompson-Okanagan residents to source locally. In response to President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats, Vern

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi

Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules

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