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Central Okanagan regional district asks for delay in new provincial housing rules
March 26, 2024 - 3:34 PM
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While all BC communities with populations of more than 5,000 have to allow up to four homes on single-family lots under new provincial housing rules, rural areas are also being told to densify.
Central Okanagan residents want curbside food waste collection
February 20, 2024 - 10:45 AM

A simple system for collecting food waste in yard waste bins in the Central Okanagan looks feasible and popular.
Taxation without representation getting a stir in the Central Okanagan
January 25, 2024 - 1:05 PM

Back in 2005, Westbank First Nation created a five-person Advisory Council so non-members living on its reserve lands could advise on band council’s decisions.
Despite West Kelowna councillor's best effort, no public hearing on McDougall Creek wildfire
November 28, 2023 - 7:30 AM

With memories of last summer’s McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna quickly fading, so too is the chance for a public airing of experiences and an opportunity to improve.
Big Brother is using AI to spy on your recycling bin in the Central Okanagan
November 27, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Hundreds of notices are being mailed out this week telling Central Okanagan residents they’re not recycling properly.
Central Okanagan board chair never even heard of regional emergency alert systems
October 24, 2023 - 7:00 AM

The Okanagan Similkameen has used a regional emergency alert system since 2018.
McDougall Creek Wildfire: Public role in postmortem not likely
October 20, 2023 - 7:00 PM

West Kelowna Councillor Rick de Jong wants a quick “independent public hearing” on how emergency services responded to the McDougall Creek Wildfire that forced the evacuation of 26,000 residents in a 48-hour period in and around West Kelowna this past August.
How were you alerted to evacuate for Central Okanagan wildfires?
August 24, 2023 - 6:00 AM

It was clear last Thursday that much of the Southern Interior was ripe for an explosion in wildfire activity, which is just what happened.
Massive amounts of soil dumping will continue in rural Central Okanagan — for now
March 13, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Residents of the rural Ellison area near Kelowna’s airport are raising a stink about hundreds of dump trucks a day hauling dirt into the hillsides above the city.
Major connection along Trail of the Okanagans to open this summer
March 01, 2022 - 12:30 PM

A 26-acre land purchase by the regional district will formally connect Goats Peak Regional Park with Whitworth Road in West Kelowna.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: CORD

Central Okanagan regional district asks for delay in new provincial housing rules

Central Okanagan residents want curbside food waste collection

Taxation without representation getting a stir in the Central Okanagan

Despite West Kelowna councillor's best effort, no public hearing on McDougall Creek wildfire

Big Brother is using AI to spy on your recycling bin in the Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan board chair never even heard of regional emergency alert systems

McDougall Creek Wildfire: Public role in postmortem not likely

How were you alerted to evacuate for Central Okanagan wildfires?

Massive amounts of soil dumping will continue in rural Central Okanagan — for now

Major connection along Trail of the Okanagans to open this summer

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