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2017 budget carryover requests reviewed
March 11, 2017 - 3:35 PM

KELOWNA - Approximately $84 million in operating and capital carryover expenditures will be included in the City of Kelowna’s 2017 budget. Carryovers do not add to the taxation demand for 2017.

Carryover requests, reviewed by City Council on Monday, are for multi-year projects set for completion within the next two years.
Kamloops families celebrate adoption
March 08, 2017 - 10:12 AM

Families in Kamloops took part in an exciting kick-off event on March 4 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Adoptive Families Association of BC (AFABC).
2016 Annual Review Showcases Programs and Services
February 10, 2017 - 9:09 AM

KELOWNA - Everything you would like to know about the Regional District of Central Okanagan can be found in one place: the 2016 Annual Review.

Communications Officer Bruce Smith says, “The 49-page full colour publication outlines the wide variety of services and programs that we provide throughout the Central Okanagan. The Annual Review showcases department by department highlights for 2016 while outlining the initiatives planned for 2017.
Highlights of the RDCO Board Meeting – January 23, 2017
January 26, 2017 - 2:54 PM

Rural Westside OCP and Zoning Application
West Kelowna Council meeting highlights
December 18, 2016 - 4:16 PM

December 13, 2016

Agricultural Advisory Committee
Mayor Doug Findlater rose and reported that Council had appointed the following people to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, to serve for a period of four years to end December 31, 2020:
Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors’ Meeting
November 28, 2016 - 3:01 PM

Winery’s Amphitheatre Goes Ahead
No smoking in Lake Country public spaces starting January
November 23, 2016 - 9:55 AM

Anyone in Lake Country thinking ahead to setting the goal to quit smoking in 2017 will get some help with their resolution from the new Smoking Regulation Bylaw 954, 2016 adopted by Council July 5, 2016, which comes into effect January 5, 2017.
Highlights of the recent regional Board meeting
October 28, 2016 - 3:26 PM

North Westside Governance Letter
I hear I need a license – help return dogs to their owners
May 15, 2016 - 2:42 PM

With two simple steps Central Okanagan dog owners can make it easier to reunite stray dogs.

The first step is to ensure their dog is licensed and that it’s wearing its license tag.

Communications Officer Bruce Smith says “Three quarters of the dogs that are reported lost to Dog Control, or are turned into the pound come in with a license and as a result, can be speedily returned to their owners.
Help return Okanagan dogs to their owners
May 11, 2016 - 5:00 PM

With two simple steps Central Okanagan dog owners can make it easier to reunite stray dogs.
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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

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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

FYI - For Your Information

2017 budget carryover requests reviewed

Kamloops families celebrate adoption

2016 Annual Review Showcases Programs and Services

Highlights of the RDCO Board Meeting – January 23, 2017

West Kelowna Council meeting highlights

Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors’ Meeting

No smoking in Lake Country public spaces starting January

Highlights of the recent regional Board meeting

I hear I need a license – help return dogs to their owners

Help return Okanagan dogs to their owners

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