News Items tag as: Remembrance Day

100-year-old year veteran in Kamloops reflects on war
November 14, 2023 - 9:00 AM

Zack Bourque is an incredible 100 years old, and a veteran of the second world war where he served in the army and the Royal Canadian Air Force.
More than a thousand gather for Kelowna's Remembrance Day ceremony
November 11, 2023 - 2:30 PM

More than a thousand people gathered around the cenotaph in downtown Kelowna for the Remembrance Day ceremony and parade.
Where to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies in Kamloops, Okanagan
November 09, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held in communities across the Okanagan and Kamloops on Saturday Nov. 11, giving residents time to pay respects to those who served the country during wartime, and remember those who died on the battlefields.
Local historian explores the stories behind the names on Penticton's cenotaph
November 06, 2023 - 1:00 PM

The Penticton cenotaph immortalizes the names of soldiers who were killed in the First and Second World Wars and a local historian has done some research to find the stories behind the names.
Community rallies for Okanagan legion following Remembrance Day robbery
November 13, 2022 - 1:12 PM

After Summerland’s legion was broken into and donations were stolen after its Remembrance Day ceremony, the community is rallying to help.
Why we remember: The Afghan War and the soldiers from the Okanagan, Kamloops who fought
November 11, 2022 - 7:00 AM

— This story was originally published in November, 2020
'Kamloops' squadron returns for Remembrance Day flypast
November 10, 2022 - 4:30 PM

Look to the skies in Kamloops on Remembrance Day tomorrow as fighter jets from 419 "Kamloops" Squadron return to conduct a flypast.
Kelowna military museum honouring different type of veteran for Remembrance Day
November 09, 2022 - 7:30 AM

His name isn’t on Kelowna’s cenotaph or in the Field of Crosses but this year, the life of a Rutland jet fighter pilot will be remembered.
Disruption of Kelowna Remembrance Day event could be criminal
November 12, 2021 - 4:11 PM

Section 176 of the Criminal Code of Canada is where there may be language to criminally charge people who disrupted the Remembrance Day ceremony in Kelowna yesterday.
Unofficial Kamloops Remembrance Day event turned into anti-vax rally
November 12, 2021 - 12:45 PM

What appeared to be a Remembrance Day event at Riverside Park in Kamloops turned out to be an anti-vaccine rally.
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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