More First Nations bursaries

The mining giant behind the Highland Valley Copper mine is combining with Indspire to launch an expanded initiative to support First Nations youth with an educational bursary. Teck announced Monday it is increasing funding and expanding the number of recipients of its Canadian Indigenous Bursary, a program first established in 2012 to support First Nations […]

Iron Energy rewards young ambition

A Central Okanagan gym has awarded a $10,000 post-secondary scholarship to one of its young athletes. Iron Energy Gym conducted the Young and Ambitious program over the last four months with a group of 14- to 17-year-old boys, with one at the end being chosen to receive the scholarship. A 17-year-old boy named Marcus was […]

Warriors assist community groups

Even as they were feeling the economic impact of the coronavirus, the West Kelowna Warriors found a way to assist other community organizations feeling the financial pinch. Over the course of the last 14 months, through their Community Impact Fund, the Warriors have helped raise a little more than $40,000 to benefit eight causes. These […]

Big White spiffy once again

When the snow melts at a ski hill, a whole season’s worth of litter is revealed. So on Saturday, more than 165 people took part in Big White’s annual community clean-up. “Our Community Clean Up was a huge success, with an overwhelming level of support from the Big White Community, locals and staff,” Big White […]

Tims raises dough for survivors

In early June, locally owned South Okanagan Tim Hortons restaurants launched an orange doughnut fundraiser for residential school survivors last week, and the results have blown them away. From June 4 to 6, $4,049 worth of the doughnuts were sold around the community, 100% of which will be going to the Every Child Matters movement. Owner Nicole […]

Donate empties, help puppies

Paws It Forward is conducting an Okanagan-wide bottle drive for the next month to raise money for puppies who need to find new homes. The dog-rescue charity is asking the public to drop off their empties at nine locations between Vernon and West Kelowna. The organization does not have a bricks and mortar location, and […]

Turn wine corks into shoes

Ever wonder what you should be doing with all those wine corks? There is now a place in Kelowna where you can take your corks and have them transformed into eco-friendly footwear. The initiative is a partnership between Return-It, ReCORK and SOLE. Return-It is a non-profit that does beverage container management, ReCORK is North America’s […]

Kot drives money to Mamas

Kot Auto Group and Kelowna Hyundai has delivered once again on its Operation 150. The mission each May is for the dealership to sell 150 cars and donate $100 per vehicle to Mamas for Mamas. The result, if reached, is $15,000 for the organization that supports mothers and caregivers in crisis by providing ongoing support […]

Charities win, and so can you

Optimiiize Kelowna has launched a charitable initiative called We Support 3. The nutrition, health and fitness centre is raising money for its three charity partners: CHMA Kelowna, SPCA Kelowna, and Okanagan Boys and Girls Club. The funds are being raised through a raffle draw of prizes that were collected from local businesses, including a night’s […]

Orange T-shirts raise $2,500

 In under two hours, a Kamloops brewery raised $2,500 for the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. The owners at Bright Eye Brewery were shocked when they sold out of their orange “every child matters” T-shirts the same day they launched. “Kamloops never ceases to amaze us with the support. But I don’t think that […]