News Items tag as: UBC Okanagan 2023

Living a land acknowledgement: UBCO's grassland transformation
December 08, 2023 - 7:00 PM

For over a year UBC Okanagan Professor Sumer Seiki has been on a mission to put the land acknowledgment into action, and she’s doing it by restoring native flowers and grasses.
Newcomers to Okanagan shocked by Canada's tipping culture
December 04, 2023 - 7:30 AM
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Gas stations and corner stores in Kamloops and across the Okanagan are starting to cash in on a nationwide tipping craze by adding the option to their card machines. This is on top of the substantial tipping percentage expected at most restaurants now.
How UBC and UBCO are revolutionizing Ph.Ds
November 18, 2023 - 8:00 AM

The Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia is in its second year of the Public Scholar’s Initiative and impacts to the community are already being observed.
Wildfire damage to BC rivers continues for many years after flames are doused
September 30, 2023 - 4:30 PM

While hundreds of people burnt out by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna last month are still struggling to get their lives back together, for most others it’s already a rapidly fading memory.
Distinguished journalist, environmentalist to talk wildfire in Kelowna
March 20, 2023 - 5:00 PM

An award-winning writer, photographer and environmental advocate is speaking about North America’s vulnerability to wildfire as part of UBC Okanagan’s Distinguished Speaker Series.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Living a land acknowledgement: UBCO's grassland transformation