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News Items tag as: autism
Lemonade stand sparks overwhelming support for Kamloops family
April 17, 2024 - 7:00 AM
The old adage “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade” never made more sense for a mother of three in Kamloops.
Baseball program for kids on autism spectrum arrives in Kamloops and West Kelowna
April 12, 2024 - 12:00 PM
The Canucks Autism Network is launching an all-new baseball program for youth on the spectrum in Kamloops and West Kelowna that was built in collaboration with the Toronto Blue Jays charitable arm, the Jay's Care Foundation.
The challenges of finding a job in Okanagan for those on autism spectrum
December 09, 2023 - 6:00 PM
Finding a job is challenging, especially for individuals on the autism spectrum. Programs like Ready, Willing and Able are here to help autistic individuals in the Okanagan find jobs and educate employers.
Check out these sensory-friendly Christmas events for Okanagan, Kamloops kids with autism
November 06, 2023 - 7:30 AM
Christmas is around the corner with all its busy crowds, bright lights and music and while for most the energy and commotion around the season is anticipated with excitement, for others it can cause sensory overload.
How a child's autism diagnosis opened a new world for Penticton family
May 01, 2020 - 6:30 AM
You can almost feel Belinda Fries bristle when a wave of blue washes over social media for Autism Awareness day.
Autism program ending at Starbright in Kelowna
November 21, 2019 - 8:17 AM
A Kelowna child development centre is ending its autism program next month.
Unique Santa experience for children with autism
November 23, 2017 - 6:30 PM
KELOWNA – The normally happy experience of having a picture taken with Santa can instead be terrifying for some children with autism.
So what happens when your autistic child grows up?
January 07, 2016 - 4:30 PM
KELOWNA - It’s called "the cliff" and its something the mother of an autistic child says can keep her awake at night.
Sensitive Santa brings Christmas closer to children with autism
December 09, 2015 - 7:00 PM
KELOWNA - A visit to see Santa in the mall, along with the obligatory photo, is a rite of passage in Canada for most kids.
Autism's children look inward in an outward-looking world
October 09, 2015 - 9:00 PM
KELOWNA - Autism is a condition everyone seems to have heard about but hardly anyone can define. Lisa Watson, who lives with it every day, says there’s a good reason for this.
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Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of June 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjon
'Symbiotic relationship with nature': Vernon's 'first' winery quietly opens
Perched on top of the hillside with expansive views over Swan Lake, Vernon's only winery quietly opened its doors last week. The Perch Winery is a small family-run business featuring a "cozy" tasting room and plenty of outdoor
Kelowna woman loses legal fight with housing co-op over medical cannabis
A Kelowna woman who wanted to smoke medical marijuana in her unit has lost a legal battle against her housing cooperative. According to a June 26 BC Civil Resolution Tribunal decision, Natausha Couture argued the Okanagan Housing Cooperativ
BC landlady moved in with her tenant to avoid tenancy law
A BC tenant whose landlady moved in with them as a way to circumvent the Residential Tenancy Act will have another chance at getting compensation. According to a June 20 BC Supreme Court decision, Maggie Moon rented a converted garage from
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‘A lot of angry people’: Cancelled WestJet flights hit 100,000 travellers amid strike
WestJet cancelled nearly 700 flights as of Sunday, upending plans for close to 100,000 passengers as an unexpected s
June 30, 2024 9:00 PM
A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth
One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on Tuesday it hit
June 30, 2024 7:00 PM
BC pharmacy shuttered over improper narcotic handling
A BC pharmacist has had his licence suspended and his pharmacy shuttered, and is under investigation by the regulato
June 30, 2024 6:00 PM
Pro-Palestinian protesters block CN railroad south of Montreal, four arrested
MONTREAL - Police say about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters blocked a stretch of railroad tracks on Saturday for sever
June 30, 2024 4:30 PM
Meet the bees that live in those blue shelters in North Okanagan fields
People often wonder what those blue huts in farmers’ fields in North Okanagan are for. Those huts usually hous
June 30, 2024 3:30 PM
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