
Barry Gerding
Senior Regional Reporter at Penticton Western News
Senior Regional Reporter at Lake Country Calendar
Senior Regional Reporter at Kelowna Capital News
Articles
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1 week ago |
vernonmorningstar.com | Barry Gerding
The Friends of the South Slopes maintenance site has been given a boost. The site facility, on Stewart Road West in Kelowna at the entrance to Myra Bellevue Provincial Park, has seen the culmination of a two-year project to be equipped with electricity.
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1 week ago |
nanaimobulletin.com | Barry Gerding
A cancer diagnosis is an emotional and physical health setback for anyone. Nobody knows this better than Ron Roy, who at the age of 80 has faced that diagnosis twice in his life for prostate cancer in 2011 and lung cancer in 2022. "I am grateful to still be alive today but the anxiety I faced with my first diagnosis..after learning about it from my doctor I went home and my heart was pounding that night," Roy recalled.
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1 week ago |
vernonmorningstar.com | Barry Gerding
A new technology tool has been adopted by the Okanagan Basin Water Board to provide real-time monitoring information about stream water levels across the Okanagan. Called the Environmental Flow Shiny App, the device will help water decision-makers access up-to-the-minute information, updated every 15 minutes, to assess stream health and ensure conditions are suitable for area fish populations.
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thenorthernview.com | Barry Gerding
Who has not said this before in their working lives, "Appreciate the raise but it is not enough." That is the reaction of those who advocate for a raise to B.C.'s minimum wage beyond the $17.40 to $17.85 increase announced by the provincial government this month.
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2 weeks ago |
vernonmorningstar.com | Barry Gerding
Arriving at a balanced budget for the 2025-26 school year with minimal impacts on students is no reason to celebrate for the president of the Central Okanagan Parent Advisory Council. Nicola Baker echoes what other school district officials across the province are currently saying – B.C.'s public education system is underfunded.
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