Life

When UBC Okanagan’s visiting authors committee assembled their wish list and started the paperwork, landing a writer short-listed for the Man Booker Prize wasn’t even on the radar.

Life goes on even though some diseases don’t go away. The Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Disease workshops help people learn to self-manage their conditions and feel more in control of their lives.

As so many of us have resolved to eat more healthily, we’ve been featuring recipes this month that are light in calories, fat and carbs and today’s are no exception.

The next offering of the Vernon Film Society, Tamara Drewe, is based on a graphic novel written by Posy Simmonds, which was serialized in Britain’s Guardian newspaper.

It has been a year since the Haiti earthquake and the B.C. Earthquake Alliance continues its efforts to organize an annual, province-wide earthquake drill to be held Jan. 26 at 10 a.m.

The Annual Vernon and District Heritage Fair is entering its fourth year providing opportunities for local students to gain a deeper understanding of their history, culture and identity.

Vernon’s Celtic Maritime dance band, Cod Gone Wild, is releasing its debut CD Friday.

SALMON ARM — The passionate voice and pulsating guitar solos of blues musician Jonny Lang will heard at the 19th annual Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival this summer.

Local youth are being asked to get their video cameras, computers and imaginations ready for a new media arts festival in the Okanagan.