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  • 1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sydney Morton

    As the mercury rises in the Okanagan, so do anxieties as wildfires tear through the Prairies. West Kelowna fire chief Jason Brolund, however, says he and his crew are prepared but not worried. "We are ready. Our level of preparedness is as high of a level as it's been and we will take these fires as they come," said Brolund. With the West Kelowna Fire Department set for duty, they are asking the public to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

  • 1 week ago | globalnews.ca | Sydney Morton

    As the saying goes, many hands make light work. It's an old adage that the students from Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School in Kelowna, B.C., are putting to the test, working as a team to help feed the herd at Happy Hooves Sanctuary. Last year, three Grade 5 classes visited the farm to learn what the sanctuary needed to continue caring for its group of misfit animals who have either been mistreated or abandoned. Now, the students are here to complete their project.

  • 2 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Sydney Morton

    It's the final moments before curtain. When it lifts, the Okanagan Ballet Theatre will make its debut with the classic, Giselle. Annette Bakala laces up her point shoes as the title role - one that she calls a dream come true. "' Giselle has a special place in my heart. I have been watching this ballet since I was a young girl," said Bakala.

  • 3 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Sydney Morton

    Powerful punches and sturdy kicks are a few of the skills that set Lizette Miller apart from the competition. She's been training for three years at Pacific Top Team Martial Arts in Muay Thai in Kelowna, B.C., and now she's one of the top in her weight class in Canada. "(I enjoy) the physicality of it, the challenge, the training - there is the mental side of it, you are constantly challenging your mindset," said Miller.

  • 4 weeks ago | globalnews.ca | Sydney Morton

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24 Dec 22

Santa Tom Kliner was inducted into the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame, a community where thousands of professional Santas, Mrs. Clauses and helpers convene. https://t.co/1PMeuX2C3a

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Okanagan Special Olympian awarded ‘Athlete of the Year’ - Okanagan | https://t.co/8ZW1tPVCAs https://t.co/7sVd8AwpoH

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