News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2016

UPDATE: Water restrictions lifted for thousands in Glenmore
December 14, 2016 - 10:13 AM

UPDATE: 10:05 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016
Protest planned against Kelowna bylaw change banning sleeping on sidewalks at night
December 02, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA – A group of residents are planning to rally outside Kelowna City Hall next week to show their opposition to a proposed new bylaw that would make it illegal to sleep on sidewalks at night.
City of Kelowna fined $75,000 by WorkSafeBC
November 28, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna has been fined $75,000 for what WorkSafeBC calls “high risk violations.”
Fire risk keeps Kelowna's crown jewel park closed to cars
August 15, 2016 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - It hasn’t been a particularly hot summer but the road to the top of Knox Mountain Park will remain closed because of fire risk.
Volunteers wanted for Kelowna events
June 29, 2016 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Tired of laying on the beach? Want something new to add to your schedule on those long summer days?
Council to pay $150,000 for future vision of Kelowna
April 26, 2016 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - To be fair, a strategic visioning process called Imagine Kelowna does have the sound of a corporate excercise in futility that produces nothing more than something pretty for the CEO to frame.
Daring departure proposed from Kelowna's traditional Ogopogo float theme
April 22, 2016 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA - For the first time in ages Ogopogo may be out as the theme for Kelowna’s parade float.
Kelowna pushes through increase to development permit fees
April 18, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - Development application fees for a host of city services will be adjusted, mostly upward, after a consultant’s review.
Time and place important when measuring downtown safety, Kelowna councillors say
April 18, 2016 - 1:00 PM

COUNCIL TO GAUGE RESIDENTS SENSE OF SAFETY IN CITY'S CORE
City wants to measure how safe you feel in downtown Kelowna
April 15, 2016 - 4:30 PM

PERCEPTION OF DANGER JUST AS IMPORTANT AS ACTUAL RISK WHEN MEASURING ATTITUDES
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iN DISCUSSION: Proposed law for spouse killers would be 'revolutionary'
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Support for B.C. wineries after devastating freeze extended another year
Wineries in B.C. are still recovering from the freeze in 2024 so the government is allowing them to use grapes from out of province for another year. The polar vortex in January 2024 severely damaged vines and while vineyards are replanting

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr

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