News Items tag as: Okanagan College 2024

'Society for the Prevention of Rock and Roll' provides Kelowna audiences with a blast from the past
October 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A made-in-Kelowna musical featuring music from the 1950s before rock and roll came along premiered at Okanagan College's Red Dot theatre this week with shows through the weekend.
Need for tradespeople just as high as demand for housing in Thompson-Okanagan
September 06, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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The demand for skilled tradespeople in the Thompson-Okanagan region is growing but not due to a lack of interest from young people.
BC announces $24M to build student housing at Okanagan College in Penticton
July 10, 2024 - 11:33 AM

The BC government is spending $24 million on student housing at the Okanagan College campus in Penticton.
$55 million centre for food, wine and tourism coming to Okanagan College
June 24, 2024 - 12:30 PM
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A new centre to research food, beverages and tourism, and train people for in-demand jobs in the sector is coming to Kelowna.
Okanagan College gets $1.75M grant for wine, beer innovation
June 16, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Okanagan College has received a $1.75 million grant from the federal government to aid innovation in the beverage industry in BC.
Tenants evacuated from supportive housing in Kelowna moving to student residence
April 26, 2024 - 4:31 PM

Okanagan College has decided to open up their student residence to tenants who have been evacuated from their building because of UBC Okanagan’s downtown highrise construction.
Women in Trades program gone from Okanagan College
March 21, 2024 - 7:30 AM

After 16 years, the Women in Trades program at Okanagan College has ended due to a lack of provincial funding.
UBCO, Okanagan College students set to join national protest against RBC's 'colonial' investments
March 06, 2024 - 11:45 AM

Students at UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College will hold protests tomorrow on their respective campuses to oppose the Royal Bank of Canada's presence on campus and to call for the bank to divest from neocolonial projects.
$1M donation to Okanagan College for skilled trades and apprenticeships
February 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Okanagan College has been gifted $1 million to fund scholarships for students going into trades and apprenticeship programs.
Kelowna couple pledge $1 million to build gym at Okanagan College in Kelowna
February 08, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Okanagan College has received a million dollar donation from the co-founder of Big White Ski Resort and former MLA Cliff Serwa and his wife Lois.
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