News Items tag as: City of West Kelowna 2017

Medical cannabis production a growing concern for West Kelowna
November 09, 2017 - 5:30 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Even as West Kelowna is trying to shut down marijuana dispensaries, it is fielding new inquiries about growing medical cannabis in industrial areas.
Ammonia ice rink tragedy in Fernie unlikely to repeat in Kelowna, city says
October 19, 2017 - 1:19 PM

KELOWNA - Could the tragedy that killed three in a hockey arena in Fernie this week happen at a Kelowna ice rink?
Revamped West Kelowna welcome signs already need a bit more love
October 05, 2017 - 8:30 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Despite a recent make-over, West Kelowna's welcome signs already need some touchups.
West Kelowna wants the province to lead battle against rats
September 26, 2017 - 8:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Rats are a growing problem in B.C. communities and West Kelowna thinks the provincial government should do something about it.
West Kelowna council postpones Glenrosa water reservoir expansion until 2019
August 10, 2017 - 3:24 PM

WEST KELOWNA - The expansion of the Glenrosa water reservoir won’t begin until at least 2019, after council agreed to delay the project at Tuesday's council meeting.
Wildfire danger shuts down 16 Central Okanagan parks
July 18, 2017 - 1:56 PM

KELOWNA – Dry conditions and an extreme fire danger rating has prompted the closure of more than a dozen parks in the Central Okanagan.
Wildfire extinguished near winery in West Kelowna
July 04, 2017 - 9:03 AM

WEST KELOWNA - A wildfire sparked by a burn barrel was doused by West Kelowna fire crews on Mount Boucherie near Elk Road last night.
Green Bay residents in West Kelowna working overtime to hold back flood water
June 02, 2017 - 3:04 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Residents of Green Bay in West Kelowna are working together to keep flood water away from their homes.
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Eye on the Kelowna-West race
May 09, 2017 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - There's a reason Christy Clark chose the Kelowna-West riding for a byelection four years ago — it's considered a very safe haven for the Liberals and likely the Premier will hang onto her seat.
West Kelowna city signs to be replaced after less than seven years
April 18, 2017 - 7:15 PM

WEST KELOWNA - After less than a decade of welcoming people to the city, the greeting signs to West Kelowna need a little work.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st

Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou

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