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Lakedell 4‑H Beef Club starts the year with calf tour and community supper
The Lakedell 4‑H Beef Club held its annual calf tour and a roast beef supper fundraiser, and members are preparing for a mini-show ahead of the year-end show and sale on April 25.
Brad Gushue is preparing to say goodbye to curling after 20 years
Brad Gushue, 45, marks 20 years since his 2006 Olympic gold and is preparing to retire from competitive curling as his team opens the Brier in St. John's.
Scottish singer Iona Lane to play at Medicine Hat library March 6
Medicine Hat Public Library will host Scottish singer Iona Lane on March 6 at 7 p.m.; tickets are $10 each or $24 for three, and half the proceeds will be donated to the Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society.
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Showing: 421-430West Kelowna RCMP charity basketball game set for February
The West Kelowna RCMP's Indigenous Policing Services team will hold its fourth annual charity basketball game on Feb. 27 at Constable Neil Bruce Middle School, and proceeds will support school programming.
Vancouver council to consider two city‑land projects adding 1,869 rental apartments
Vancouver council will hold a public hearing on Feb. 3 to consider two city-led rezoning applications that together would add 1,869 rental apartments on city-owned land, including a 1,089-unit mixed-use proposal near the Burrard Street Bridge and a 780-unit proposal near Main and Terminal Avenue.
Char-Lan Recreation Centre to receive roof and siding upgrades
The Char-Lan Recreation Centre qualified for a $924,360 grant through the Ontario Community Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Fund and Gallivan Group was awarded a $1,999,000 tender; EVB Engineering will provide administration services for the project.
What's Poppin': Events for Jan. 31 to Feb. 1
This weekend’s community calendar includes the rescheduled Lumberjack Jamboree Saturday morning and the first-ever evening Skate with the Giant Saturday night, with additional races, family activities and live shows across the weekend.
Fort Nelson First Nation invites members to shape community and reparations plans
Fort Nelson First Nation is asking members to engage in a relaunch of its Reaching For Our Vision plan and a new Four Pillars Plan for using reparations funding; a community dinner and meeting are scheduled for Feb. 4 for residents.
Osoyoos Fire Rescue visits elementary school to talk cancer awareness
Osoyoos Fire Rescue visited Osoyoos Elementary School on Thursday to discuss Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month and fire safety during a Diversity and Inclusive Kids group, and the department said students asked thoughtful questions.
Tom Wilson reflects on his evolution and Olympic road
The article profiles Capitals star Tom Wilson and reports he grew up in Uptown Ontario and was raised on hockey as he progressed toward the Olympics.
Council commits more funds to pickleball courts in Grey Highlands
Grey Highlands council agreed to advance about $77,000 toward four outdoor pickleball courts near the Flesherton arena, with the municipality expecting to recover the sum through seasonal user fees over five to six years.
Seniors Fair returns in June as Grey Highlands plans 2026 event
Grey Highlands council approved support for an Age‑Friendly Seniors Fair on June 10, 2026, covering staff time and a fee waiver, and the committee requested up to $5,000 from the Seniors Advisory Committee reserve.
Vale and USW Local 6500 raise $786,400 in 43rd United Way campaign
At a Jan. 30 luncheon, Vale and United Steelworkers Local 6500 announced their 2025 joint United Way Centraide North East Ontario campaign raised $786,400, including a $350,000 matching donation from Vale; the partnership has contributed more than $22 million since 1982.