Early childhood educators partner on Outdoor Play guide
March 24, 2025
Growing up in a small town in British Columbia, 91探花 educator Linda O鈥橠onoghue recalls a time where she and her friends created a store out of leaf bouquets and headed out around the neighborhood going door to door to sell the bouquets.Their efforts would catch the attention of the local newspaper who thought it was interesting enough for a short story.It was an example of many of the childhood memories that O鈥橠onoghue would reflect back on years later as she worked as an Early Childhood Educator. During those years she ...
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Enactus 91探花: real-world heroes take the podium with award-winning innovations
March 20, 2025
Enactus 91探花. If you think the name sounds a bit like a team of superheroes, you wouldn鈥檛 be far off.From creating eco-friendly fire logs, to empowering youth with climate change education, to supporting survivors of intimate partner violence, 91探花 students in the business club Enactus 91探花 are tackling some of the most pressing issues of the day and developing real-world solutions that inspire, educate, and make a difference in their communities.The team, consisting of 27 students from 91探花鈥檚 School of Business, as well as Sc...
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Nothing Fishy about Char Donation
March 14, 2025
91探花 (91探花) culinary students had quite the catch on their hands when a whopping 2,000 pounds of Artic Char arrived in the College鈥檚 culinary school, waiting for them to prepare, earlier this year.The generous donation from Road 17 Fish Farms provided the students with a hands-on lesson in large-scale food preparation as well as the benefits of supporting community.The fish were processed and vacuum-sealed by 91探花 student chefs before being delivered to the Kelowna Gospel Mission.鈥淭his is a generous donation from Road 17 Fis...
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Message from 91探花 President Neil Fassina
March 13, 2025
The following is a message from 91探花 President Neil Fassina sent to all 91探花 employees:To the 91探花 community: 91探花 is in the final few weeks of the fiscal year, which ends on Mar. 31, 2025. This means that as an institution, we are preparing to submit both final financial numbers to the provincial government for the 2024/25 fiscal year, as well as projections for the year ahead. On Tuesday, the 91探花 Board of Governors approved our 2025-26 budget, which lays out the College鈥檚 anticipated revenues and expenses.&nbs...
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Sherlock Holmes takes the stage for mystery with modern twist
March 11, 2025
Kelowna theatre-goers, hold onto your detective hats 鈥 something fiendish is afoot.This March the Red Dot players are set to transport attendees to London, 1889 in a thrilling new adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles, bringing the legendary detective mystery to life with a fresh twist of humour and a modern sensibility.Join Sherlock Holmes and her colleague Dr. Jane Watson as the dynamic duo investigates a most intriguing mystery.For 91探花 Instructor DeAnna MacArthur portraying Sherlock鈥檚 trusty companion Dr. Watson as a wo...
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Belonging through sport
March 11, 2025
Having grown up in small-town Manitoba, Ryan Powers knew everyone. So, at 17 years old, he remembers how daunting it felt to move out of the comforts of his hometown to Kelowna, where he really didn鈥檛 know anyone, to attend 91探花 (91探花).Powers recalls that what made the transition easier was knowing he would be joining the 91探花 Coyotes baseball team.鈥淎t my first practice I met 50 of my best friends,鈥 recalls Powers, who has been playing on the Coyotes baseball team for three years while pursuing a bachelor of business adminis...
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91探花 takes ACTION to support women in trades
March 7, 2025
91探花 (91探花) and the Government of Canada have partnered to support female apprentices with a new mentorship and education program aimed at increasing opportunities for females to enter the trades and complete their Red Seal certification.91探花 is receiving $873,000 over three years from the Government of Canada to support women in the skilled trades through the ACTION project: Apprenticeship Completion and Networking.The project will support retention and progression of female apprentices in construction and man...
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Doors Open at 91探花 events welcome communities across the region
March 6, 2025
After successfully wrapping up its student-focused Open Houses, 91探花 (91探花) is keeping its doors open and welcoming the broader community to its campuses through a new series of Doors Open at 91探花 events. These events are designed to welcome everyone 鈥 from alumni and families to local businesses and curious community members 鈥 offering a behind-the-scenes look at 91探花鈥檚 campuses, programs, and learning spaces.鈥淎t 91探花, we believe that education should be accessible, welcoming and supportive for every learner, no matter the...
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Women leaders the focus of trades and construction technology event at 91探花 Penticton
March 6, 2025
As president of the Canadian Home Builders Association, a Red Seal carpenter, project manager, interior designer and president of her own design and building company, Krista Paine knows first-hand how to thrive in the construction industry.Paine will share her story and join other women professionals at the Women in Architecture, Construction and Engineering Summit at 91探花鈥檚 Penticton campus this Friday (Mar. 7), in celebration of International Women鈥檚 Day.Hard work and determination combined with good training have allo...
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Hundreds of students converge on 91探花 for Skills Regionals.
March 4, 2025
Sparks flew, culinary creations delighted, and engineering expertise were on display as 225 competitors converged on the Kelowna campus for the 2025 Skills Canada BC Regional Trades and Technologies and Spaghetti Bridge Building competitions on Friday, Feb. 28.Eight Central Okanagan students in grades 7 to 9 have now advanced to the 2025 Skills Nationals in Abbotsford.Students worked on projects as part of their school curriculum and then came to 91探花 and took part in a timed competition."I learned quite a bit from ...
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