News Items tag as: Day of Mourning

Nervous but determined mom will share grief of losing son at Kelowna's Day of Mourning
April 27, 2018 - 3:15 PM

KELOWNA – A woman whose son was killed in a workplace accident will share her grief with Kelowna on the provincial Day of Mourning this weekend.
Day of Mourning to shed light on workplace violence in Kamloops
April 26, 2018 - 2:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - This Saturday communities across the province will be holding public ceremonies to remember workers who have been killed on the job.
Day of Mourning ceremonies planned for Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon
April 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Canadians who lost their lives in work-related accidents will be honoured across the Interior tomorrow, April 28, on the National Day of Mourning.
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Chefs mourn for Okanagan's peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat Okanagan peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? “They play so nicely together with nice blackcurrant leaf o

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

Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a mortgage last year. The bank said the home wasn't worth the agreed upon $1.1 million and wouldn't lend the money. Although the bank appeared to be cor

Nervous but determined mom will share grief of losing son at Kelowna's Day of Mourning