by Okanagan Life | Mar 5, 2014 | Community
The Canadian Paralympic Committee announced today that wheelchair curler Sonja Gaudet of Vernon has been selected as flag bearer for Canada at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Russia. Gaudet is the world’s most decorated...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 25, 2014 | Community
Okanagan Olympic fans can welcome home Olympic silver medallist Kelsey Serwa to Kelowna on Thursday. Wear your red and white and join the fans at the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) on February 27 at 2:20 p.m. A short presentation on behalf of the City of Kelowna,...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 14, 2014 | Community
Competing against hundreds of submissions from colleges and universities across North America, Okanagan College’s interactive video tour for prospective students won both gold and bronze medals at The Education Digital Marketing Awards. The recently launched video,...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 14, 2014 | Community
City of Kelowna Mayor Gray presented his annual address to the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce this week. “A number of the things Council initiated in our first year are just now coming to fruition,” said Mayor Gray, who noted this Council is in the final nine months of...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 12, 2014 | Community
Smoke coming from the rural area north of the Glenmore Landfill between Glenmore Road and Highway 97 is coming from burning piles of trees killed by the mountain pine beetle. Kelowna Web Cam Refresh your screen to update the image. Wildfire beetle-kill mitigation has...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 7, 2014 | Community
Early this morning, Olympian bobsledder and Summerland hometown boy, Justin Kripps sent a tweet out that his website has been censored by Russia. Seems a photo posted early in January was the cause for concern. While the bobsled team’s beards are most often the...
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