UBC-Okanagan

• UBC Okanagan takes sting out of parking tickets for good cause

  The UBCO Food For Fines program takes the sting out of on-campus tickets, by translating 50 per cent of the monetary value into non-perishable food donations.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 11
  
• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: Evacuation order extended for low-income apartment building in Kelowna

  Hadgraft Wilson Place in downtown Kelowna was evacuated on Tuesday because of concerns over construction activity at nearby UBC-Okanagan.

  Canada

  Apr 6
  
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• Kelowna’s fire chief says ‘enough risk’ resulted in building evacuation order

  The residents living at Hadgraft-Wilson Place on Bertram Street were ordered out after geotechnical and structural engineering reports raised some serious concerns.

  Canada

  Apr 3
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• Residents of evacuated Kelowna, B.C. subsidized housing consider their futures

  While cracks in the foundation of the building are the issue many are talking about and working to rectify, it's less tangible issues weighing on them.

  Canada

  Apr 2
• Concrete toboggan earns UBC Okanagan engineering students top honours in race

   A group of UBC Okanagan engineering students took gold in the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race at White Hills Resort near St. John's, N.L.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Further psychiatric assessment needed for man accused in UBC Okanagan killing

  Further psychiatric evaluation is needed for the Kelowna, B.C., man accused of killing a UBC Okanagan security guard.

  Crime

  Feb 26
• New program helps alarming number of food-insecure students at UBC Okanagan

  The campaign is a partnership between the students' union and four participating on-campus restaurants.

  Canada

  Feb 15
• Painting stolen from UBCO campus recovered in Winfield area

  Police recovered the stolen property at a residence located on Chase Road in the Winfield area, and the painting has since been returned to its rightful owner.

  Crime

  Feb 14
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• Construction of UBC Okanagan Kelowna refocuses amid concerns about shifting ground

  Ongoing issues with the construction of UBC Okanagan's downtown Kelowna tower have prompted changes to "construction methodology, site planning and resequencing of work."

  Canada

  Jan 29
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• UBC Okanagan skyscraper build forces nearby business to close

  The 12 businesses that rely on coLab as a workspace are now forced to relocate as the closure has prevented all tenants from accessing the building.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023