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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:
Construction Craft Worker Aboriginal Bridging program offers job skills for Aboriginal students
August 19, 2016 - 10:36 AM

OKANAGAN - With strong demand for construction trades workers across the province and a healthy residential construction market in the region, Okanagan College is offering up a second intake of a popular program designed to help Aboriginal students build jobsite skills, gain apprenticeship training and get on the fast track to employment.

In March 2015, the College delivered the new Red Seal Construction Craft Worker apprenticeship program.
UBC Okanagan professor examines impact of reforestation on carbon and water
April 10, 2016 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - A four-year UBC study will look at current forest management practices to determine how harvesting, and natural disturbances — such as wildfires and pest infestations — are affecting the natural balance between carbon and water.
Penticton Indian Band economic success turning heads across Canada
November 12, 2015 - 9:19 AM

PENTICTON - The wave of economic progress taking hold at the Penticton Indian Band has caught the attention of national business leaders and other First Nations across Canada.
Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – May 14, 2015
May 15, 2015 - 9:49 AM

2014 Audited Financial Statements Adopted
TRU names honorary degree recipients
May 04, 2015 - 11:11 AM

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University will recognize five individuals who embody the spirit and essence of TRU during its Spring Convocation in June.
Emil Anderson Construction helps Okanagan College students step into heavy-duty classroom
April 06, 2015 - 12:29 PM

KELOWNA - Prompted by the looming skills gap across the trades sector, a local construction company has thrown its support behind the $33-million project to expand and renovate the trades training complex at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus.
Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce announces 2015 Business Excellence Awards nominees
February 03, 2015 - 4:24 PM

PENTICTON - The Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the nominees list for the 2015 28th Annual Business Excellence Awards sponsored by Britco. These awards recognize businesses and persons in Penticton and area that have achieved excellence in the community through their own abilities, efforts and initiatives.
Highlights from The B.C. Jobs Plan 24-Month Progress Report
September 17, 2013 - 4:55 PM

VANCOUVER - Significant headway has been made in meeting the B.C. government's economic goals as laid out in The BC Jobs Plan 24-Month Progress Report, released today.
West Kelowna council highlights for Aug. 13
August 15, 2013 - 1:46 PM

Recycling Curbside Collection Changes
With new provincial regulations to the provincial Recycling Regulation of the Environmental Management Act which will see producers of packaging and printed paper becoming responsible for the collection, resident education, processing and recycling or disposal of the material, a new non-profit organization has formed called Multi Material British Columbia (MMBC).
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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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