News Items tag as: District of Lake Country 2022

Lake Country making life difficult and expensive for two of its wineries
September 06, 2022 - 6:00 PM
iNwine

There are plenty of wineries in Lake Country but at least two are engaged in long-drawn out conflicts over building permits.
Residents and visitors warned of algae bloom in Lake Country
June 17, 2022 - 2:20 PM

The District of Lake Country and Interior Health are warning residents and visitors to stay away from algae blooms spotted on Wood Lake.
Use it or lose it – Okanagan community losing last pay phone
April 09, 2022 - 6:00 AM

The last remaining Telus pay phone at the 7-Eleven in Lake Country will be gone by the end of April.
Bumpy McBump Bump Way: Perpetual pot holes spark petition to rename Lake Country road
March 02, 2022 - 10:54 AM
iNwheels

When all else fails, try humour.
Rail Trail guaranteed to run through OKIB lands with historic new agreement
February 08, 2022 - 12:10 PM

An agreement between three local governments will ensure that the Okanagan Rail Trail will be able to run through Okanagan Indian Band lands along Duck Lake.
Lake Country's Mayor Baker calling it a day at age 80, and 40 years of public service
January 12, 2022 - 6:30 AM

It was 41 years ago James Baker was first elected to serve as regional district director for what is now Lake Country in the Central Okanagan.
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JONESIE: The real forces controlling the news
OPINION I think I understand sometimes why some people don’t trust the news anymore. It plays by old rules that seem silly and stuffy and serving you — citizens and readers/viewers — seems to be missing from the

What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Cayman Islands to ask voters whether to ease marijuana laws
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Cayman Islands plans to hold a referendum on whether to turn possession of small amounts of marijuana into a minor offense. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said there is widespread support among legisla

Central Okanagan has quietest real estate month since 2012
In the Central Okanagan, there was half the number of single-family homes sold in September compared to the 10-year average. A report from Rennie Intelligence paints a bleak picture of the Central Okanagan real estate market showing a 21% d

Lake Country making life difficult and expensive for two of its wineries