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Central Okanagan Traffic Services are investigating a serious injury motor vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday at approximately 1:57 p.m. on Springfield Road at Belgo Road in Kelowna, B.C. Initial investigation revealed that a northbound Ford Festiva was struck by an eastbound Jeep that was...

The Canadian Cancer Society is extremely excited to announce that Olympic Gold medalist, Jon Montgomery will be attending the 6th annual Gala of Hope. The Gala of Hope is set for Saturday April 10 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort and promises to be a night of fun, in the fight against cancer. ...

Talking about putting the proverbial cart before the horse. A 15-year-old Abbotsford girl may have a hefty bill waiting for her if and when she applies for a driver's licence. The girl was pulled over in a silver Acura sedan recently, clocked at going 80km in a 50km zone at about 1 a.m. According...

Cameron Simpson has been sentenced to four years in jail after being found guilty of manslaughter. With time served, Simpson will spend 44 months in prison. The 33-year-old man was found guilty in December of last year for the 2007 death of Robert Blake Isaac. The sentence was handed out by Miste...

OTTAWA, TORONTO, CALGARY: New homes, and new or renewed forms of homes, are a year-round attachment of Canadian home-and-garden journalism. Generating newspaper attention recently was the growing appreciation for the townhouse in Ottawa, top; the showhome of a highrise-development in the Toronto suburb of Brampton, above left; and a showhome for a tract-housing development in north Calgary. You can learn a lot about your town when you read the out-of-town newspapers. Consider this, from the Ottawa Citizen townhouse story: "To a large extent, their proliferation comes from the maturing of Ottawa as an urban centre and the municipality's professed commitment to housing intensification to combat urban sprawl." Every life-long Ottawa resident who thinks a townhouse an exemplar of intense residency owes himself or herself a trip to Vancouver or, perhaps, a moment's reflection on those television skyshots broadcast between Winter Games coverage.

'Upcycling' is one of those reminders of the elasticity of the English language. The word 'upcycle' has only appeared in this newspaper twice in the last 10 years. It means, according to one of the 342,000 Internet sites in which the word appears, the "repurposing of a material into a product of higher quality. An example would be a purse made out of woven candy wrappers." It must have considerable currency in Calgary, if this introduction to a Herald story on used-items stores is a guide: 'Don't have just the right upcycle elements hanging around your baserment.? Check out local flea markets, second-hand shops . . . ."

CASCADE -- Project location: Westwood Plateau, Coquitlam

InterUrban will have big views of historic city -- PAGES D2-3

Durability and sustainability are two of the reasons why wood has replaced carpeting in popularity in the main living areas of a house. Traditional hardwoods like oak and maple have been joined by bamboo, cork and reclaimed wood. Bamboo reaches maturity in six years and can be continually harvested. With cork, the bark of a tree is harvested every few years without killing the tree. Shown here, a dining room with cork flooring, left, a kitchen with bamboo flooring, above, and a sitting area with reclaimed wood, right.

Dear Condo Smarts: Our strata council is confused on how to apply our bylaws.