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New Cottonwoods Care Centre slated for 2029
Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site locate...
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'Power puking' snow makes for mid-March commuting surprise
While Environment Canada had predicted up to four centimetres of snow on higher ground pre-dawn Thursday, what many Kelowna motorists didn't expect was mid-winter conditions in the valley bottom for their commute.Kelowna RCMP said they were dealing with at least four collisions in the morning as folks made there way th...
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Parking Lot Woes
Vernon property owner frustrated with delays in establishing a new parking lot downtown
The owner of the property that was ravaged by a fire has been trying to establish a new parking lot in downtown Vernon, but has become frustrated wit the delays and hoops he's had to jump through. Gary Batula owns the property at the intersection of 30th Street and 29th Avenue, which used to house a number of businesse...
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New Cottonwoods Care Centre slated for 2029
Parking Lot Woes
Vernon property owner frustrated with delays in establishing a new parking lot downtown
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more seniors living spaces
New Cottonwoods Care Centre slated for 2029
Work on the $186 million replacement for the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna will start next year, with completion earmarked for 2029.The seniors living project is moving into the procurement phase.Interior Health will construct a new four-storey long-term care home on the current Cottonwoods Care Centre site locate...
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Conservative politicians angry at UBCO club refusal
There's been an angry backlash to a decision by the University of BC Okanagan (UBCO) Student Union to deny a request for a Conservative Club on campus. The Okanagan Conservative Club made the request recently but has shared the student union's email of rejection via social media. In denying the request the student unio...
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where did that come from?
'Power puking' snow makes for mid-March commuting surprise
While Environment Canada had predicted up to four centimetres of snow on higher ground pre-dawn Thursday, what many Kelowna motorists didn't expect was mid-winter conditions in the valley bottom for their commute.Kelowna RCMP said they were dealing with at least four collisions in the morning as folks made there way th...
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B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" betwe...
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B.C.'s Kwantlen university to lay off 70 faculty due to $49 million revenue loss
About 70 faculty members at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Metro Vancouver will receive lay-off notices Friday after a "sharp decline" in international students resulted in a revenue loss of about $49 million. Laurie Clancy, vice-president of human resources at the university, says the decision is "s...
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Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - A woman has died after being found unresponsive on a mountain at a British Columbia ski resort. Police say a person riding the gondola at Whistler Blackcomb spotted the woman on Blackcomb Mountain, and patrollers contacted police at about 10 a.m. on Thursday after locating her. A release from Sea to Sk...
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B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" betwe...
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B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted production orders to name cryptocurrency account holders to a man who claims he lost $26 million in bitcoin in a fraud connected to a person who claimed to live in Vancouver. The court ruling posted Thursday was issued last month involving Lixiao Wang, who petitioned t...
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Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law
WINNIPEG - Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online. The move came after Manitoba passed a law last year to ban in-store sales of machetes and other long-bladed items to minors, and asked online retailers, who are not covered by the law, ...
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Jesper Bratt has a goal and 2 assists in the Devils' 3-2 comeback win over the Oilers
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists for his second straight three-point game and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night. Bratt tied it at 2 with his 19th goal of the season at 6:50 of the third period, then set up Simon Nemec's first of the season 1:35 la...
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Drake Batherson ends goal-scoring drought with two as Senators beat Bruins 6-3
OTTAWA - Drake Batherson ended a 10-game scoreless drought with a pair of goals and picked up an assist in the Ottawa Senators' 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Shane Pinto, Tyler Kleven, Ridley Greig and Claude Giroux, into an empty net, also scored for Ottawa (35-25-5), winners of their last five. Linus Ul...
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Sam Bennett's two power-play goals lead Panthers past Maple Leafs 3-2
TORONTO - Sam Bennett scored two power-play goals to lift the shorthanded Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Bennett's offence gave the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers (41-22-3) with their seventh win in eight outings, while the second-place Maple Leafs (3...
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