Okanagan College

RBC contributes $135,000 to College’s Centre of Excellence

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | 5:01 am

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The campaign to establish Okanagan College’s Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and Renewable Energy Conservation received its largest donation to date with the announcement of a $135,000 commitment from RBC.

RBC’s contribution will help realize the Okanagan College Foundation’s…

Okanagan College joins Project Hero

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 | 11:40 am

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Okanagan College is joining a host of Canadian colleges and universities participating in a scholarship program created to help the dependents of Canadian Forces personnel killed in action since 2002.

The College has announced that it will join Project Hero, which…

Okanagan College joins Project Hero

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 | 2:08 pm

Okanagan College is joining a host of Canadian colleges and universities participating in a scholarship program created to help the dependents of Canadian Forces personnel killed in action since 2002.

Full text of Michael and Gillian Treschow’s statement to Kelowna.com

Monday, January 18th, 2010 | 3:58 pm

We the Treschows did not construct the gate nor were we party to its construction. We did not vote for it nor advocate for it. The private section of Curtis Road that comes to a dead end at UBC runs…

Update: Property owners say they will comply with injunction granting UBCO access to private road

Update: Property owners say they will comply with injunction granting UBCO access to private road

Saturday, January 16th, 2010 | 2:30 pm

Injunction allows university to remove gate constructed by residents.

Campus-to-campus half marathon to offer more for runners in 2010

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | 10:41 am

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Registration is now open for the first major Okanagan road race of the new decade – Okanagan College’s Campus-to-Campus race series, which will take place on Sunday, March 28 in Kelowna.

The race, now in its eighth year of operation, will…

Okanagan Falls resident joins board for one-year term

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | 8:00 am

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An experienced construction project management professional is the latest addition to the Okanagan College Board of Governors.

Okanagan Falls resident W. Tom Styffe has been appointed by the Provincial Government to a one-year term on the College Board, ending Dec. 31,…

Mechanic’s legacy to carry on through College apprentices

Monday, December 28th, 2009 | 9:40 am

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The legacy of Hermann Koessler’s passion for trades will carry on through students at Okanagan College thanks to a generous donation made in his memory.

Three years after her husband’s death, Ute Koessler made the difficult but emotionally rewarding decision to…

Award-winning culinary arts student hits the shelves with debut cookbook

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 | 10:48 am

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Second-year Okanagan College Culinary Arts Apprentice David Colombe has a new challenge – marketing his debut cookbook, Colombe’s Cooking in Your Kitchen.

The affable fan of great cooking and local ingredients came to media attention this year when he won grand…

Okanagan College brings in school-based violence expert for staff seminar

Okanagan College brings in school-based violence expert for staff seminar

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | 2:30 pm

Proactive move will help staff spot potentially violent students or staff before they escalate.