News Items tag as: John McDonald

Big mixed-use development expected for property beside Kelowna's Gyro Beach
September 28, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - A high-profile piece of property in the Pandosy town centre could soon see a mixed-use development by Al Stober Construction.
Business, politics, arts? Kelowna council candidates as defined by their experiences
September 27, 2018 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Well, we know a fair bit about what they aren’t.
Former Kelowna cop shop to face wrecking ball in November
September 27, 2018 - 8:00 AM

KELOWNA - It’s doubtful too many people have fond memories of the place — ending up inside the RCMP detachment was a mark of bad behaviour in Kelowna for 56 years.
Central Okanagan school district readies itself for legal pot
September 26, 2018 - 11:00 AM
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CENTRAL OKANAGAN - While some governments and institutions have asked for more time to prepare for legal cannabis, the Central Okanagan school district is ready to go.
Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season
September 24, 2018 - 4:30 PM

The great purge is upon us once again, the annual influenza season that sickens and kills hundreds of Interior Health Authority residents every winter.
Full Okanagan rail trail opening faces another delay after Agricultural Land Commission decision
September 24, 2018 - 9:49 AM

OKANAGAN - Even as the partial opening of the Okanagan Rail Trail is being celebrated this week, the complete opening of the trail looks like it's going to take even longer.
Poles being moved from West Kelowna's new wine trail sidewalk after complaints
September 21, 2018 - 2:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - The last thing you want find in the middle of a sidewalk would be a utility pole but that’s what West Kelowna got during the construction of the new wine trail on Boucherie Road and now it’s paying to fix it.
No cannabis shops in Kelowna until next summer
September 19, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - It will be at least June of next year before you can stroll into a pot shop in Kelowna and buy some bud, some eight months after legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada.
Retired Kelowna bylaw officer says he can show the current mayor how its done
September 17, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - As a frontline Kelowna bylaw officer — not a manager but one of the guys out on the streets — Bob Schewe says he has a view of Kelowna’s downtown problems that current Mayor Colin Basran will never have.
No arrests for Intentionally Set Wildfire Task Force but new leads on Okanagan arson fires
September 17, 2018 - 10:00 AM

OKANAGAN - Another season of wildfires has generated additional leads for the Intentionally Set Wildfires Task Force but so far, no arrests.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN PHOTOS: Heated domes provide one-of-a-kind Okanagan winter dining experience
The dining domes at a West Kelowna winery offer customers a unique and extravagant experience during the cold and dreary winter months in the Okanagan. With fluffy brown and white blankets draped over cushioned chairs, tables draped with bl

Unlicensed BC cannabis store loses another appeal
A BC couple who ran an unlicensed cannabis store have lost a legal challenge almost five years after their store was raided. According to a Jan. 15 BC Supreme Court decision, Michelle Vrinder Sikora and Douglas Peter Sikora have launched nu

Kelowna moves to loosen up short-term rental rules
Kelowna city council has decided to loosen up its short-term rental rules after a year of complaints from residents. Council directed staff to draw up new bylaws that align with the provincial short-term rental laws at a meeting yesterday,

News Items tag as: John McDonald

Big mixed-use development expected for property beside Kelowna's Gyro Beach

Business, politics, arts? Kelowna council candidates as defined by their experiences

Former Kelowna cop shop to face wrecking ball in November

Central Okanagan school district readies itself for legal pot

Interior Health authority prepares for deadly influenza season

Full Okanagan rail trail opening faces another delay after Agricultural Land Commission decision

Poles being moved from West Kelowna's new wine trail sidewalk after complaints

No cannabis shops in Kelowna until next summer

Retired Kelowna bylaw officer says he can show the current mayor how its done

No arrests for Intentionally Set Wildfire Task Force but new leads on Okanagan arson fires

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