Before and after school care initiative to launch in North Okanagan-Shuswap

Silver Creek Elementary will be home to School District 83’s Seamless Day pilot project where before and after school care will be made available for primary students and their school-aged siblings. (File photo)
Silver Creek Elementary selected for Seamless Day Pilot Project

Old Growth Revylution intends to keep their blockade on the Big Mount Forest Service Road going into the winter. (Contributed)

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Ravi Kahlon, B.C. Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation, has his provincial COVID-19 vaccine card scanned by White Spot restaurant general manager Bill Warwick, before having breakfast in Delta, B.C., on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. British Columbia's COVID-19 vaccine card system went into effect Monday. Anyone who wants access to a range of non-essential indoor services must show proof of at least one dose of vaccine, with a second shot required by Oct. 24. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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‘Not Done Yet’: Cannabis Community’s report card gives legalization a ‘D’

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COVID-19 cases increased among children 5-11 years old during the first two weeks of the school year, primarily in regions with lower community vaccination. (B.C. Centre for Disease Control)

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Paulette Talerico and her nephew Pierre Pelletier after the transplant. Paulette Talerico photo.

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A police investigation continues following a sudden death at a Vernon motel on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The death is being treated as suspicious. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

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In this file photo, then Brigadier General Trevor Cadieu arrives at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Alta. Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

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The Innovator Skills Initiative provides B.C. companies with grants of up to $10,000 to hire people for technology and technology-enabled jobs.

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    Kelowna drag queens Ella Lamoureux, right, and Jenna Telz prepare before a show at the Friends of Dorothy Lounge on Oct. 1. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

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    ”Harvesting at George Heggie’s Ranch at Enderby. Trueman Photo, Vancouver, B.C.” Photographer R.H. Trueman was based in Vancouver and died in 1911. When was he last in the area? Are you able to help date this photograph? Email archives@salmonarmmuseum.org if you can help. Image courtesy the archives @ R.J. Haney Heritage Village and Museum.

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