News Items tag as: District of Lake Country 2019

This Okanagan town wants to put fun back into its playgrounds
December 16, 2019 - 7:30 AM

Lake Country park planners are telling the world that playgrounds have become boring and they want the public to help them change that.
Lake Country property taxes could pass the 7% mark in 2020
December 12, 2019 - 11:32 AM

Lake Country residents now face a property tax increase for next year of at least 6.03 per cent with the possibility of it rising to 7.28 per cent.
Lake Country property taxes projected to jump more than four per cent in 2020
December 05, 2019 - 4:15 PM

District of Lake Country council will review its provisional budget next Tuesday, Dec. 10, with staff calling for a 4.32 per cent increase.
Negotiations begin this week on future of piece of Okanagan Rail Trail
November 13, 2019 - 12:45 PM

A mediator will meet with three government bodies on Friday with the fate of the section of the Okanagan Rail Trail along Duck Lake one of the bargaining chips on the table.
Two people refusing to leave Lake Country’s controversial Airport Inn
November 02, 2019 - 3:30 PM

B.C. Housing was stymied in its efforts to relocate all the residents of the Airport Inn Lakeside in Lake Country that was ordered to be boarded up.
No delay: Lake Country pushing forward on closure of Airport Inn
October 03, 2019 - 7:29 AM

LAKE COUNTRY - Despite a recommendation from staff to hold off closing the Airport Inn Lakeside until the end of the year, Lake Country council is demanding that it happen much sooner.
Airport Inn owner not afraid of getting the boot from Lake Country officials
September 25, 2019 - 6:00 AM

LAKE COUNTRY - Raif Fleihan loves to talk.
Lake Country looking at alternatives for residents before Airport Inn is shuttered
September 18, 2019 - 10:51 AM

LAKE COUNTRY - If Lake Country council carries through on its threat to board up the dilapidated Airport Inn Lakeside, it could also create a homelessness problem for the roughly two dozen people living there.
Penticton is dealing with a homeless and addiction crisis and it's looking for a little help
September 12, 2019 - 6:00 PM

Homelessness and the opioid crisis are significant issues throughout the Okanagan and Kamloops regions but one city in particular is looking for solutions.
Indigenous cultural centre to border on Okanagan Rail Trail in Lake Country
September 11, 2019 - 3:42 PM

KELOWNA - Senior governments have kicked in most of the money to build a $4 million Indigenous Cultural Centre and Nature Park in Lake Country.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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