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From left to right: John Showman on fiddle, Max Malone on bass, and Chris Coole on banjo (Contributed Joel Varjassy).

Perseverance, hope at centre of B.C. wildfire song by band with Lytton roots

‘Praying for Rain’ from the Lonesome Ace Stringband, is about the 2021 Lytton fire

From left to right: John Showman on fiddle, Max Malone on bass, and Chris Coole on banjo (Contributed Joel Varjassy).
Frankie’s Pizza offers a range of fresh high quality pizzas in a cone (Frankie’s Pizza).

‘No one goes hungry in our town;’ B.C. pizza place promises food for evacuees escaping wildfires

Frankie’s Pizza, based in Sorrento, made a Facebook post on August 18 offering pizza to those in need

Frankie’s Pizza offers a range of fresh high quality pizzas in a cone (Frankie’s Pizza).
Staff aboard the Nautilus exploration ship prepare to place a remote controlled vehicle into the ocean to search for meteorites that fell in March 2018 (Susan Poulton/Ocean Exploration Trust).

VIDEO: B.C. teacher helps share ocean terminology through ASL

Christopher Clauss is a member of the Trust’s 2023 Science Communication Fellows

Staff aboard the Nautilus exploration ship prepare to place a remote controlled vehicle into the ocean to search for meteorites that fell in March 2018 (Susan Poulton/Ocean Exploration Trust).
UBCO engineers are testing research that uses discarded plastic bottles to help stabilize clay banks in landfills (UBCO).

B.C. engineers study how repurposed plastic bottles could protect landfills

The research is published in the journal Waste Management and funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Grants Program

UBCO engineers are testing research that uses discarded plastic bottles to help stabilize clay banks in landfills (UBCO).
The 2023 World Happiness Report looked at impacts of pandemic, other life disruptions. (WHR screenshot)

People may be coming out of the pandemic nicer: World Happiness Report

This was the 11th edition of the World Happiness Report; ten years since the first International Happiness Day

The 2023 World Happiness Report looked at impacts of pandemic, other life disruptions. (WHR screenshot)
“Yellowstone North of 49” is a 5,100 square foot ranch home and is at the forefront complete with bespoke furnishings including restoration hardware, four bedrooms and five bathrooms (Contributed CLHBid.com)

Canadian version of ‘Yellowstone’ ranch goes up for auction near Kelowna

The 73,670-acre working ranch is in Beaverdell

“Yellowstone North of 49” is a 5,100 square foot ranch home and is at the forefront complete with bespoke furnishings including restoration hardware, four bedrooms and five bathrooms (Contributed CLHBid.com)
Suicide in teenagers is on the rise in Canada, and the magnitude of the problem is likely underestimated as some suicide deaths are counted as accidental. (stock photo)

B.C. pilot to use ketamine treatment for children facing suicidal thoughts

Dr. Quynh Doan is the senior executive director of B.C. Children’s Hospital Research Institute

Suicide in teenagers is on the rise in Canada, and the magnitude of the problem is likely underestimated as some suicide deaths are counted as accidental. (stock photo)
“Call Across The Sea” was inspired by the architecture and people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland (Town of Creston).

Multiple public art pieces vandalized in Creston; 3 masked suspects at large

One of the pieces, Call Across the Sea, was created by Fraser Valley resident Jim Unger

“Call Across The Sea” was inspired by the architecture and people of Fogo Island, Newfoundland (Town of Creston).
Cows grazing at W Diamond Ranch (W Diamond Ranch).

B.C. farmers facing feed, hay shortages amid drought, wildfires

Province working to find hay, feed for those in need

Cows grazing at W Diamond Ranch (W Diamond Ranch).
Wild Flight Farm is a certified organic, 20 acre vegetable farm along the Shuswap River (Wild Flight Farm photo).

Shuswap farm prepares crops for warmer summers

Wild Flight Farm sells produce at Wednesday’s Organic Farmer’s Market at Uptown Askew’s

Wild Flight Farm is a certified organic, 20 acre vegetable farm along the Shuswap River (Wild Flight Farm photo).
Current committees and task forces are the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Accessibility Task Force and the Official Community Plan – Housing Task Force (Pixabay).

Penticton agricultural committee fails to convene due to lack of members

City council did not receive enough applications to form the Agricultural Advisory Committee

Current committees and task forces are the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Accessibility Task Force and the Official Community Plan – Housing Task Force (Pixabay).
The painting was first made by Patricia Lawton 10 years ago for a local Vernon man (Contributed Patricia Lawton).

Missing painting ‘rides’ into Vernon store 5 years later

The artist, Patricia Lawton, is relieved to have her work back in her custody

The painting was first made by Patricia Lawton 10 years ago for a local Vernon man (Contributed Patricia Lawton).
The painting was first made by Patricia Lawton 10 years ago for a local Vernon man (Contributed Patricia Lawton).

Painting of a man and horse go missing before ‘riding’ into Vernon store 5 years later

The artist, Patricia Lawton, is relieved to have her work back in her custody

The painting was first made by Patricia Lawton 10 years ago for a local Vernon man (Contributed Patricia Lawton).
Volunteers are mobilized when local authorities request the animal response team's help and when Emergency Management & Climate Readiness BC and Emergency Support Services is activated (Contributed Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team).

South Okanagan animal rescue team needs haulers during wildfire season

Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team rescues animals during emergencies like wildfires

Volunteers are mobilized when local authorities request the animal response team's help and when Emergency Management & Climate Readiness BC and Emergency Support Services is activated (Contributed Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team).
A young child enjoys the festivities of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band Pride Carnival (Contributed Aaron Hemens / IndigiNews).

Pride society sponsors Indigenous bands to play events in the Okanagan

The South Okanagan Similkameen Pride Society plans Pride events for their region

A young child enjoys the festivities of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band Pride Carnival (Contributed Aaron Hemens / IndigiNews).
Most drownings happen in natural bodies of water: lakes, rivers and oceans. But for children, the biggest drowning hazards are actually in and around their own home—think paddling pools, backyard pools and even buckets of water (Contributed UBC News).

Water safety tips for the summer, from a B.C. injury prevention expert

Dr. Ian Pike is the professor of pediatrics

Most drownings happen in natural bodies of water: lakes, rivers and oceans. But for children, the biggest drowning hazards are actually in and around their own home—think paddling pools, backyard pools and even buckets of water (Contributed UBC News).
B.C. law requires drivers approaching and driving through roadside work zones to slow down and drive with care, pay attention and avoid using your phone and follow instructions from traffic control persons or devices such as temporary road signs (Pixabay).

B.C. roadside workers brace for another summer of reckless drivers

For traffic control crews, summer’s arrival means an already dangerous job gets even more hazardous

B.C. law requires drivers approaching and driving through roadside work zones to slow down and drive with care, pay attention and avoid using your phone and follow instructions from traffic control persons or devices such as temporary road signs (Pixabay).
One-third of John Howard Society of B.C.’s clients were formerly incarcerated (Black Press Media photo)

B.C. criminal record suspension program looks to help those formerly incarcerated

‘People who are formerly incarcerated face a lot of barriers to … participating successfully in their communities’

One-third of John Howard Society of B.C.’s clients were formerly incarcerated (Black Press Media photo)
Wastewater testing can find what COVID-19 variants are present in the community (Pixabay).

Canada to continue testing wastewater for COVID-19 spread

Testing a community’s sewage, also known as wastewater, can determine the presence of COVID-19 in that community

Wastewater testing can find what COVID-19 variants are present in the community (Pixabay).
Natasha Acuba-Bailey (centre), her husband Mark (left), and mother Telly (right), selling adobo flakes at Robson Square (Contributed Natasha Acuba-Bailey).

Side hustle turns into full-time passion for B.C. entrepreneur

Natasha Acuba-Bailey created Manila Kitchen as a secondary source of income

Natasha Acuba-Bailey (centre), her husband Mark (left), and mother Telly (right), selling adobo flakes at Robson Square (Contributed Natasha Acuba-Bailey).