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West Kelowna Council meeting highlights
April 06, 2017 - 1:52 PM

Hillside Development Permit Guideline Amendments
Council approved changes to its Hillside Development Permit Guidelines bylaw aimed at improving monitoring and enabling enforcement in cases where regulations are being ignored. Amendments include:
Swan Lake Master Wastewater Recovery Project update
November 03, 2016 - 2:25 PM

The North Okanagan Wastewater Recovery Partnership (Township of Spallumcheen, Okanagan Indian Band and Electoral Areas “B” and “C” of the Regional District of North Okanagan) is moving forward with the Master Wastewater Recovery Project.
West Kelowna council highlights: March 25, 2014
March 26, 2014 - 3:46 PM

Safety Program Recognized
On behalf of Council and the District of West Kelowna, Mayor Doug Findlater accepted two Certificates of Recognition from Worksafe BC and the BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA) after a comprehensive review of its Occupational Health and Safety Program and Return to Work/Stay at Work Program.
Highlights of the regional board meeting – July 29, 2013
July 31, 2013 - 10:33 AM

Proposed Secondary Suite Designation

The Regional Board has given second and third reading to a proposed amendment to the Joe Rich Rural Land Use Bylaw in order to allow development of a secondary suite. The applicant intends to develop a legal secondary suite attached to an existing single family residence on a .4-hectare property on Greystokes Road in the Central Okanagan East Electoral Area.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

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

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West Kelowna Council meeting highlights

Swan Lake Master Wastewater Recovery Project update

West Kelowna council highlights: March 25, 2014

Highlights of the regional board meeting – July 29, 2013

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