by Okanagan Life | Apr 11, 2017 | Community, Health
Food purists may have cause to celebrate thanks to a recent international study directed by the University of British Columbia. The study, which evaluated the spread of genetically modified (GM) organisms to non-modified crops, has implications from farm to family....
by Okanagan Life | Apr 10, 2017 | Community
Kelowna’s new Okanagan Centre for Innovation is now open. Kelowna Mayor Basran and Premier Christy Clark official opened the tech centre on Friday. The six-storey, 9,728 sq.m. state-of-the-art centre is designed to help build Canada’s most innovative, creative...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 9, 2017 | Community
Kelowna’s Brad Bickley returned to Okanagan College’s annual half marathon on Sunday and claimed his second title in as many years. Bickley placed first in the 15th annual event with a finishing time of 1:13. Patrick Schryburt finished second at 1:17 and Jeff Vogt’s...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 9, 2017 | Community
It was a morning of accolades, accomplishments and astonishments at the Valley First/UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship Breakfast Friday morning. Close to 350 people gathered for the 12th annual breakfast, which not only recognizes student accomplishments but also...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 7, 2017 | Community
Protecting the environment can be as easy as telling your kids to go outdoors and play, according to a new UBC study. Research by Catherine Broom, assist. prof. in the Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, shows that 87 per cent of study respondents who played outside...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 7, 2017 | Community
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding to 17 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of water in the Okanagan Valley. “This year we saw a lot of very strong applications focussed on action for conserving water or improving its...
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