News Items tag as: United Way

United Way hosting 10th annual drive-thru breakfast in Penticton
March 01, 2022 - 10:46 AM

The United Way’s popular drive-thru fundraiser in Penticton is hosting its 10th annual event tomorrow morning, where locals always see lots of familiar faces at the Lakeside Resort.
Kamloops dad gets haircut from daughter to raise money for domestic violence, mental health services
October 16, 2020 - 7:00 AM

When Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin's daughter wanted to cut his hair, he came up with an idea to give back to the community while rocking the bad 'do.
Southern Interior United Way merger all about a strong and efficient organization
April 03, 2019 - 12:15 PM

KELOWNA - The joining of two regional United Way organizations in the Okanagan, Shuswap and Columbia is being promoted as a way to centralize administration while improving its ability to deal with regional issues such as homelessness, mental health and poverty.
United Way consolidating in Okanagan, Shuswap
October 29, 2018 - 4:07 PM

The United Way in the Okanagan and Shuswap is combing its regional boards.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

United Way hosting 10th annual drive-thru breakfast in Penticton