News Items tag as: Okanagan College 2020

Writers group helping Okanagan College students cheat on essays, exams
February 26, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A group that says it will write exams and essays for Okanagan College students is trying to find new clients through Facebook.
Okanagan College to hold virtual vigil to mark 31st anniversary of massacre at École Polytechnique
December 04, 2020 - 5:30 AM

The annual candlelight vigils at Okanagan College campuses to draw attention to violence against woman and mark the somber anniversary of the massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal 31 years ago will be held virtually this weekend.
Okanagan College expected to see fewer international students, loss in revenue unknown
May 25, 2020 - 3:30 PM

Post secondary institutions across Canada are bracing for financial losses with the future of foreign students stuck in COVID-19 limbo.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna Mayor, WFN Chief could be shaving their heads if fundraising goals met
May 12, 2020 - 10:22 AM

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran has challenged Westbank First Nations Chief Christopher Derickson to match his effort in an Okanagan College Foundation fundraiser with the potential they will shave their heads if enough money is collected.
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?
UBCO implements work from home program; Okanagan College classes still in session
March 16, 2020 - 3:00 PM

University of B.C., including the UBC Okanagan campus, has implemented a computer-based work program for staff and students for the next three weeks, while Okanagan College classes are currently still in session.
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
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Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: Okanagan College 2020

Writers group helping Okanagan College students cheat on essays, exams

Okanagan College to hold virtual vigil to mark 31st anniversary of massacre at École Polytechnique

Okanagan College expected to see fewer international students, loss in revenue unknown

iN VIDEO: Kelowna Mayor, WFN Chief could be shaving their heads if fundraising goals met

Thinking outside the box: Okanagan Stay at Home Gala fundraiser to go national

UBCO implements work from home program; Okanagan College classes still in session

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