Research and innovation centre receives $150,000

February 28, 2010

The Okanagan Research and Innovation Centre is expanding thanks to a grant from the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust.

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Kelowna Innovation Centre gets boost

February 28, 2010

Representing the Board of the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT), Mayor Sharon Shepherd presented a cheque to the Okanagan Research & Innovation Centre (ORIC) last week for the expansion of its Kelowna Innovation Centre. SIDIT’s financial commitment of $150,000 is being use…

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Civic plaques may adorn Stuart Park

February 28, 2010

Kelowna City Council will be asked to amend a municipal bylaw to allow plaques to be erected in Stuart Park. The plaques would honour those people recognized at the city’s annual Civic Awards ceremony.

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Rotary Club makes students brighter

February 28, 2010

A local Rotary group wants to make high school students more reflective. The Lake Country Rotary Club has donated 900 reflective armbands to students at the local high school to help keep them safe when walking at night. The move comes following the death of 15-year-old Josie Evans last month

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Filling a container for Haiti orphans

February 28, 2010

An international charity is hoping Kelowna residents will help them fill a container for the benefit of Haiti orphans.

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Change out your stove, save money

February 28, 2010

Over the next two months many Central Okanagan residents will help to reduce air pollution and save some money. During March and April, anyone replacing an old wood-burning appliance with a new, cleaner-burning and higher efficiency one from a participating retailer can take advantage of the saving…

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Yard waste pick up begins Monday

February 28, 2010

It’s almost time to start filling up your yard waste cart. Starting March 1st, all residents on municipal curbside garbage collection will benefit from yard waste pick up every two weeks from March through November.

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RCMP warn of Revenue Canada scam

February 28, 2010

Tax time is generally a stressful time, for a lot of people, as they work out all the calculations in order to determine how much tax they will have to pay or how much they will get back.

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Watch gold medal game on big screens

February 28, 2010

There are at least three places in the Valley where you and your family can watch the Men’s Gold Medal hockey match up today on a big screen with an even bigger crowd. The first is at Rutland Centennial Hall, where MLA Norm Letnick has rented the hall and says there are about 100 seats left

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Hawksley Workman to rock KCT

February 28, 2010

Of all the bad times to come down with a bad cold, less than a week before starting a coast-to-coast Canadian tour is probably pretty high on the list. Just ask Hawksley Workman. The award winning cabaret/pop rock performer, whose real name is Ryan Corrigan, is trying everything he can to get over …

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