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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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2016

UPDATE: Water restrictions lifted for thousands in Glenmore

Protest planned against Kelowna bylaw change banning sleeping on sidewalks at night

City of Kelowna fined $75,000 by WorkSafeBC

Fire risk keeps Kelowna's crown jewel park closed to cars

Volunteers wanted for Kelowna events

Council to pay $150,000 for future vision of Kelowna

Daring departure proposed from Kelowna's traditional Ogopogo float theme

Kelowna pushes through increase to development permit fees

Time and place important when measuring downtown safety, Kelowna councillors say

City wants to measure how safe you feel in downtown Kelowna

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