News Items tag as: Brent's Grist Mill

One of Kelowna's oldest buildings goes up in flames; Kelowna council's priorities around heritage questioned
April 22, 2020 - 4:30 PM

The City of Kelowna has dropped the ball when it comes to protecting its heritage.
Kelowna heritage building sustains 'extensive damage' in fire — again
April 22, 2020 - 7:53 AM

One of Kelowna's oldest buildings sustained 'extensive damage' in a fire early this morning.
Heritage buildings to get some love in Kelowna
October 26, 2015 - 11:46 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - It’s a pretty big to-do list but city planners have come up with priorities for some of Kelowna’s main heritage buildings.
Brent's Grist Mill heritage site deteriorating quickly
July 28, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - What do you do when your heritage is crumbling faster than than you can review it?
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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

One of Kelowna's oldest buildings goes up in flames; Kelowna council's priorities around heritage questioned