News Items tag as: KLJAN1515

Restaurant group spreading the word about liquor law changes
January 16, 2015 - 8:30 AM

OKANAGAN – The lobby group behind the restaurants and bars in B.C. want to educate business owners about the provincial government's new liquor laws.
Kelowna skier in Austria for ski cross world championship
January 15, 2015 - 7:27 PM

KELOWNA – Having recovered from an injury, Kelowna’s Ian Deans finds himself with a chance to get back on the World Cup ski cross circuit.
ONE MORE YEAR: A Vernon woman shares her story of true love
January 15, 2015 - 6:29 PM

"THROUGH ALL THIS TRIUMPH... OUR LOVE BECAME THE STORY OF A MIRACLE. THAT IS WHAT MADE SWALLOWING HIS DEATH SO MUCH HARDER."
Tax axe nowhere in sight as city council approves increase
January 15, 2015 - 5:53 PM

KELOWNA - After a day spent hearing submissions, Kelowna city councillors are considering a potential property tax increase of 3.46 per cent, down a touch from what staff originally recommended in a budget year dominated by increases to police services and a new building to house them.
Gas price slide means savings on civic operations
January 15, 2015 - 3:47 PM

KELOWNA - Questions about the impact of collapsing oil prices are starting to filter into Kelowna’s civic operations as the possibility of an extended downturn in fuel costs becomes apparent. Several councillors queried city staff during presentations at 2015 budget deliberations about the topic that has recently been dominating headlines in Western Canada.
YLW sets new passenger record in 2014
January 15, 2015 - 2:34 PM

KELOWNA - There were 1.6 million passengers passing through the gates at Kelowna International Airport in 2014, breaking the previous record set in 2013.
Okanagan Nation protests at court appearance for woman accused of killing Roxanne Louie
January 15, 2015 - 12:22 PM

PENTICTON - Members of the Okanagan Nation Alliance gathered in front of Penticton courthouse today, Jan. 15, to protest the marginalization of missing native women and demand justice for the death of Roxanne Louie.
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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

News Items tag as: KLJAN1515

Restaurant group spreading the word about liquor law changes

Kelowna skier in Austria for ski cross world championship

ONE MORE YEAR: A Vernon woman shares her story of true love

Tax axe nowhere in sight as city council approves increase

Gas price slide means savings on civic operations

YLW sets new passenger record in 2014

Okanagan Nation protests at court appearance for woman accused of killing Roxanne Louie

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