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UBC researcher seeks to protect where the wild things walk
November 10, 2017 - 2:39 PM

UBC Professor Lael Parrott is working to protect low-elevation ecosystems that are important habitat and wildlife movement routes.
Regional District seeking community input on environmental strategies
November 29, 2015 - 3:33 PM

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is holding a series of public information meetings to outline changes to Environmentally Sensitive Development Permits (ESPDs), as well as gather public feedback on the establishment of a nature conservation fund.
West Kelowna council meeting December 10, 2013
December 11, 2013 - 3:05 PM

Regional Growth Strategy
Council agreed not to accept the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s Regional Growth (RGS) Strategy due to concerns with requirements for professional studies that the District does not currently require in its Official Community Plan (OCP). Since OCPs must be consistent with the RGS, this requirement could trigger amendments to existing West Kelowna bylaws.
Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – October 10, 2013
October 11, 2013 - 2:00 PM

Lease Agreement and MOU Approved

The Regional Board has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a lease agreement with the University of British Columbia Okanagan Faculty of Critical and Creative Studies. The MOU creates a two year trial partnership between the Regional District Parks Services department and the Faculty for a portion of Woodhaven Nature Conservancy Regional Park to implement an Artist-in-Residence program.
West Kelowna council highlights June 11, 2013
June 13, 2013 - 10:50 AM

Westbank Cemetery – ALR Exclusion Public Hearing
The District is applying to have the Westbank Cemetery property, currently located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), excluded from the ALR. Currently the use of the site is not permitted in the ALR as it is a non-farm use. The application will be submitted for consideration by the Agricultural Land Commission.
Help the Central Okanagan ‘Fight the Bite’
June 07, 2013 - 12:11 PM

Since early April, the Regional District of Central Okanagan has been busy with its mosquito monitoring and control program.

With spring rains there’s plenty of standing water and with warmer temperatures on the horizon, those are the perfect conditions for hatching mosquito larva.
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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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UBC researcher seeks to protect where the wild things walk

Regional District seeking community input on environmental strategies

West Kelowna council meeting December 10, 2013

Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – October 10, 2013

West Kelowna council highlights June 11, 2013

Help the Central Okanagan ‘Fight the Bite’

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