Spirits, storytelling and cultural memory come to life in West Moon, presented by ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Red Dot Players
May 29, 2025
What happens when the dead won't stay quiet — and when they're hilarious, heartfelt and have opinions about everything from resettlement to the weather? You get West Moon, the Red Dot Players’ latest production, where the dearly departed gather in a seaside Newfoundland graveyard for one night each year to mourn, remember and… gossip.Directed by DeAnna MacArthur—herself a born-and-raised Newfoundlander — this poignant and poetic play by Newfoundland writer Al Pittman opens June 5 at the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Theatre on the Kelowna c...
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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ to host student-led community Pride celebration
May 27, 2025
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, together with students from The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Pride Community, is proud to announce it will host a community Pride celebration at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Kelowna campus on May 29 (5 to 8 p.m.)The community is invited to the all-ages free event featuring performances from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ student and alumni Drag Queens and Kings including Jovian, Misty Demeanour, Freida Whales, The Muffin Man, Mr. Shellfish and Syren Call.“We welcome the community to join us for this event, which will serve as a safe space for students to express themselves and ...
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Coyotes Win CCWS Championship
May 26, 2025
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Coyotes completed a four game sweep to win the 2025 Canadian College World Series in Lethbridge, AB over the May Long Weekend. This is the Coyotes 4th tournament win in the last six championships (2018,2021,2022,2025). The Coyotes headed into the tournament as the # 2 seed after finishing the regular season with a 19-12 recordThe Coyotes clean sweep of the weekend started with a 15-5 victory to open the tournament over the # 7 seed Edmonton Collegiate Hawks. The eight team double elimination fo...
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ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Jill of All Trades event inspires the next generation of female skilled trades professionals in the Okanagan
May 23, 2025
They sanded. They torqued. They welded.From automotive service and collision repair to carpentry, plumbing and aircraft maintenance, over 130 middle and high school students rolled up their sleeves and stepped into the world of skilled trades at Jill of All Trades, hosted at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s Kelowna campus on May 22.Designed to spark curiosity and confidence in young women, Jill of All Trades events offer a full day of hands-on workshops led by experienced skilled trades instructors and mentors —many of whom are industry prof...
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Computer Information Systems students attend conference
May 16, 2025
Keona Gagnier never expected to cap off her studies at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ (ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½) with a trip across the country to present research at a global engineering conference. But the Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) student did just that this April, along with some of her classmates and with the support of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ instructors.Earlier this year, Gagnier and several of her BCIS classmates were invited to present their research papers at the IEEE SysCon 2025 in Montreal, a prestigious systems engineering conference hosted by the Institu...
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Books and beeswax: A sustainable success for National Champs Enactus ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
May 15, 2025
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½â€™s student-led team EnactusÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ once again stood atop the podium against the top business schools in Canada, as its eco-friendly business Paper Trail claimed first place in the Canadian Tire Environmental Sustainability Challenge at the Enactus Canada National Exposition in Calgary May 6-8. Thirty-seven teams from across the country participated in the competition to develop environmental sustainability initiatives. In the finals, against six other teams, EnactusÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ emerged as the winner, securing $3,000 in funding...
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