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Aging Kelowna care home to be replaced with state-of-the-art facilityA bigger and better long-term care home is slated to open in 2029 on the site of Kelowna's aging Cottonwoods Care Centre, Adrian Dix announced Friday.HealthJun 28
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Kelowna arts centre rental to Praxis Church draws criticismWilbur Turner said the church's view flies in the face of the Rotary Centre for the Arts mission statement which claims inclusivity.CanadaMay 10
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Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society raising funds for new equipmentThe team is preparing for their largest fundraiser yet called the Wild About Spring Wildlife Film Festival and Auction, at Kelowna's Rotary Centre for the Arts on Friday, May 17.LifestyleMay 11
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Thousands attend the 10th annual Okanagan Tattoo ShowLast weekend marked the 10th annual installment of the Okanagan Tattoo Show.Lifestyle3 hours
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Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism construction to get underway at Okanagan CollegeConstruction is set to begin on the new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism on Okanagan College's Kelowna campus, officials announced Monday.CanadaJun 24
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Kelowna Pride Week celebrated with colourful bike rideFrom wheelchairs to bikes and colourful chariots, hundreds of people came together today, decked out in the colours of the rainbow as part of the Pride Week and Festival.LifestyleJun 2
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B.C. to replace existing air ambulance fleetThe government announced on Friday that BC Emergency Health Services is replacing its existing fleet of air ambulances with 12 new airplanes.HealthJun 7
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Revamp of downtown Kelowna historic building takes new, smaller shapeThe Mark Anthony Group purchased the old Kelowna Courier Building on Water Street and four years knocked down everything but the brick facade.CanadaMay 23
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Kelowna aerospace company lands part of landmark contract for aircrew trainingThe contract has a value of $11.2 billion, and reimagines training for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), consolidating three aircrew training operations under SkyAlyne.CanadaMay 29
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Okanagan couple makes generous donation to BC Cancer FoundationThe Fitzpatrick have shared their lives together for 42 years, unfortunately, one of their shared experiences over their decades-long marriage is both having a cancer diagnosis.LifestyleMay 22
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Former Global Calgary anchor Gord Gillies being honoured with MRU Doctor of Laws degreeFormer Global Calgary news anchor Gord Gillies will be presented with an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from Mount Royal University during convocation ceremonies on June 12.EducationMay 23
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B.C. father and son team up for Peking to Paris car rally“My son and I are about to embark on the longest and toughest classic car rally in the world,” said Tom Kinahan.CanadaMay 15
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Okanagan rehab centre for owls, raptors hosting annual open houseFourteen cuddling owlets are a few of the tenants over at the SORCO Raptor Rehab Centre in Oliver, B.C.LifestyleMay 3
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B.C. announces centralized booking system for evacuees needing hotel roomsStarting in June, emergency evacuees in three B.C. communities will be able to access an online hotel booking system when a climate crisis strikes, including wildfire or flooding.CanadaMay 4
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Fruit-packing company should have been fined more for effluent discharge: neighbourIncluding this month’s five-figure penalty, the company was also fined $32,000 in 2022 for violating wastewater discharge regulations.CanadaApr 24
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Feel-good Friday: Global BC’s highlights of the weekWe met a man this week who has lived for more than 30 years in Stanley Park. Christenson Bailey has made himself a home among the trees but now he is looking at a new future.TrendingApr 19
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New zero-emission truck centre in Kelowna, B.C. breaks ground at YLWVelocity Truck Centres Canada broke ground on a 41,000-square-foot facility at the Kelowna, B.C., airport Friday to support sales and service of zero-emission trucks.EconomyApr 13
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Exhibition at Kelowna Art Gallery aims to push boundaries of how art is viewedThrough painting, drawing, embroidery, sculpture and installation, seven artists whose works on are display at Kelowna Art Gallery push the boundaries of how art is viewed.FeaturesMar 4
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Kelowna Rockets to start Highway 97 playoff series on road in WenatcheeIn Western Conference standings, the Wenatchee Wild finished fourth with 72 points, just one point ahead of the fifth-place Kelowna Rockets.SportsMar 29
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Drones and robots to assist in Kelowna orchardsReece said company's autonomous robots and drones will inspect local crops, providing near real-time data on plant health, infestations, soil moisture, and more.CanadaMar 6