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West Kelowna special council meeting
March 03, 2017 - 4:07 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Special Council Meeting February 28, 2017

Secondary Suites & Carriage Houses
Council took part in a workshop to review the effectiveness of secondary suite and carriage house regulations in the community, and provided direction on key decision points. Council first implemented secondary suite regulations in 2010 and allowed carriage homes beginning in 2015.
Where to volunteer in Kamloops this week
February 25, 2016 - 12:33 PM
Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Dec. 10 to 17
December 11, 2015 - 10:48 AM

Canadian Cancer Society
Gift Wrapping Volunteers – This December the local Kamloops Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will be providing Gift Wrap by Donation at Aberdeen Mall for the entire month. As you can imagine, it takes hundreds of volunteers to make this program successful. We need your help! Donations of time are just as valuable as donations of money, and we would be so grateful for a gift of your time for a four-hour shift.
Volunteer Highlights for April 30 to May 7
April 30, 2015 - 12:07 PM
Volunteer Highlights for April 23 to 30
April 23, 2015 - 5:23 PM
Key industry leaders supporting new Okanagan College Trades Training Complex
May 26, 2014 - 11:01 AM

Owners of some of the most established Central Okanagan businesses focused on the trades are now adding their weight to support the new $33-million Trades Training Complex under construction at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus.

Representatives from companies as diverse as automotive dealers to steel fabricators have joined the Okanagan College Foundation’s volunteer campaign team, Campaign Chair Dennis Gabelhouse announced today.
West Kelowna council highlights: May 13, 2014
May 14, 2014 - 4:08 PM

Local State of Emergency for Gellatly Road
Council acknowledged the declaration of the state of local emergency by Mayor Doug Findlater on May 12 regarding the slope failure on a section of Gellatly Road. Gellatly Road, from approximately Witt Road to Angus Drive, was closed May 2 due to erosion of the bank on the west side of the road, adjacent to Smith Creek.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
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What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
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More real estate listings and lower prices in Kamloops, Okanagan
A recent real estate report has good news for home buyers in the southern Interior. There are more houses on the market and lower prices around Kamloops and the Okanagan. The Association of Interior Realtors released its report for April to

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West Kelowna special council meeting

Where to volunteer in Kamloops this week

Weekly Volunteer Highlights for Dec. 10 to 17

Volunteer Highlights for April 30 to May 7

Volunteer Highlights for April 23 to 30

Key industry leaders supporting new Okanagan College Trades Training Complex

West Kelowna council highlights: May 13, 2014

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