Canadian Plasma Resources, a for-profit, Ontario-based company, pays donors between $25 and $100 per donation in the form of Visa gift cards. “We have plans to come to B.C., but we don’t have a timeline yet for this,” said Barzin Bahardoust, CEO of Canadian Plasma Resources.
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B.C. unveils three-year mental health plan
The B.C. government has committed $140 million in its pre-election budget to increase mental health services for young people, to deal with an increase in cases. The three-year budget is to hire 120 mental health practitioners to work with young people, create “up to 28” specialized substance-use care beds for young people and provide an online counselling service for “youth who are struggling with mild to moderate mental health or substance abuse challenges,” according to a statement from the health and children and family development ministries.
Symphony to play dance music
The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra is issuing an invitation to get up and dance during their weekend concerts in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon. “Our musicians are going to step outside the classical zone and step into a sparkling concert full of Latin rhythms, fantastic cross-rhythms and lots of percussion onstage,” commented Rosemary Thomson, music director.
Winter wreaks havoc on B.C. roadways
The Ministry of Transportation is placing an advisory in effect for Highway 1 in both directions, between Craigalachie to the Alberta border. Accumulations of up to 30 cm are expected, followed by warming temperatures and rain in some areas, leading to slippery driving conditions.
Census 2016: Canada’s big cities home to big share of 35 million Canadians
In some ways a victim of his own success, the mayor of Kelowna h as been struggling in recent years to rein in his city as it slowly spreads across the B.C. interior, testing his ability to provide core municipal services and build badly needed infrastructure. Nor is the city’s middle-aged spread at all unique, according to the 2016 census data released Wednesday: Canada’s population of 35.15 million is settling in the bigger cities, ensuring they and their suburban neighbours keep growing, while small cities get smaller.
Event remembers avid skier
Eaman died in March 2012 in a vehicle collision on Highway 97 between Vernon and Kelowna. Within weeks, the Jessica Eaman Ski Scholarship was established, and JESS4KIDS was established to give a few youth the chance to experience the winter sport she loved.
Junior hockey class-action lawsuit lands for certification hearing in Calgary
Players from the Red Deer Rebels watch from the bench during a 2016 game against the Kelowna Rockets. A Calgary judge is presiding over a four-day hearing into whether a class-action lawsuit on behalf of junior hockey players in the CHL and affiliated leagues can proceed.
Junior hockey class-action lawsuit lands for certification hearing in Calgary
Players from the Red Deer Rebels watch from the bench during a 2016 game against the Kelowna Rockets. A Calgary judge is presiding over a four-day hearing into whether a class-action lawsuit on behalf of junior hockey players in the CHL and affiliated leagues can proceed.
Building boom expected to ebb
New home construction in Kelowna surged an astounding 72 per cent in 2016, but it’s expected to fall back this year. “The pent-up demand has been satisfied to some extent, so 2017’s forecast definitely calls for a moderation from 2016,” said Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation market analyst Taylor Pardy.
VIDEO: 65 proud new Canadians
A bunch of proud new Canadians are waving their red and white flags after taking the Oath of Citizenship this week in Kelowna. A total of 65 local residents became official Canadian citizens on Wednesday at a joy-filled ceremony held at the Rotary Centre of the Arts.