News Items tag as: agricultural compliance program Local garden centre a win for Kelowna's agricultural enforcement program July 16, 2016 - 1:00 PM KELOWNA - Just a couple of years ago, Better Earth Garden Centre and the land behind it was a nightmare for the City of Kelowna and its goal of preserving agricultural land. Door closes on applications for RV parks on Kelowna's agricultural land July 11, 2016 - 4:30 PM RV PARKS ON FARMS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF INFRACTIONS FOR BYLAW OFFICERS Crackdown on agricultural land abusers in Kelowna gets some results July 11, 2016 - 2:30 PM CITY TO BEGIN PHASE TWO OF ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN IN SEXSMITH ROAD AREA Kelowna to crack down on farmland abuse in Sexsmith Road area March 21, 2016 - 4:30 PM KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna is beginning enforcement measures against agricultural landowners in an area with a long history of illegal land use. Kelowna council learns it's all right to just say no to farmland use February 15, 2016 - 4:30 PM KELOWNA - The CEO of the Agricultural Land Commission Kim Grout had to remind Kelowna city councillors they have more power than some of them thought to control decisions on the use of farm land. Kelowna family walks into farmland furor over RV park application February 06, 2016 - 1:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING WILL DECIDE IF 10-PAD RV PARK CAN GO AHEAD Allowing RV parks on farmland might not be worth the trouble, says Kelowna councillor January 20, 2016 - 7:00 PM KELOWNA - The issue of RV lots on Kelowna farmland has been so contentious, one councillor suggested this week they should be banned entirely. Kelowna taking a hard look at RV parks on farmland January 15, 2016 - 6:00 AM KELOWNA - Bylaw officers in Kelowna are looking closely at RV parks operating on agricultural land. City of Kelowna won't reveal names of agricultural land abusers December 02, 2015 - 2:30 PM KELOWNA - Companies and property owners found misusing agricultural land in East Kelowna will be fined, but won’t be identified, by the city. Kelowna moves to shut down abusers of agricultural land November 19, 2015 - 8:00 PM KELOWNA - Misuse of agricultural land could soon see a few local businesses in front of a judge, taken to court by the City of Kelowna. More ... THOMPSON: Tiger Woods is a contender again OPINION Eight days ago, the world’s best golfers competed mightily to win the 2018 PGA Championship…the year’s final tournament of four so-called “Majors” contested annually…champ EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News Kamloops grocer sweetens Overlanders Day cancellation KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops grocer who was supplying pies for a pie-eating contest has donated all the pastries to the food bank instead of selling them August 20, 2018 6:00 PM VIDEO: Mystery man steps up to help after Kamloops Brain Injury Association has stairs vandalized KAMLOOPS - Staff at the Kamloops Brain Injury Association want to say thank you to the man who repaired and replaced their back door stairs over t August 20, 2018 5:30 PM VIDEO: Former mayoral candidate still helping Kamloops on the sidelines KAMLOOPS - A video is circulating on social media of a 2014 mayoral candidat picking up litter from the sidewalk in Kamloops. Ben James says August 20, 2018 5:00 PM Anti-poverty strategy will aim for 50 per cent cut in low-income rates: source OTTAWA - A new plan to help low-income Canadians will set a lofty goal of lifting more than two million people past the poverty line over the next August 20, 2018 4:34 PM B.C. Transit prepares to launch new technology for Kamloops Transit System KAMLOOPS - Waiting for the bus could be more tolerable for those who use the public transit system in Kamloops. Bus riders will now have the August 20, 2018 4:00 PM Tweets by @infonewskamloop