News Items tag as: Kelowna budget 2015

Tax axe nowhere in sight as city council approves increase
January 15, 2015 - 5:53 PM

KELOWNA - After a day spent hearing submissions, Kelowna city councillors are considering a potential property tax increase of 3.46 per cent, down a touch from what staff originally recommended in a budget year dominated by increases to police services and a new building to house them.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Rustad seeks review as Elections BC says box of 861 votes went uncounted
British Columbia's election agency says it has discovered that a ballot box containing 861 votes wasn't counted in the
November 04, 2024 7:20 PM
Climate disaster survivors share mementoes sifted from the rubble
Nine months after her hometown in British Columbia burned to the ground, Meghan Fandrich walked through the charred
November 04, 2024 7:00 PM
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS: Optimistic outlook for Kamloops, Okanagan ski conditions this winter
There was a late start to the ski season last year, but conditions at ski hills in the Thompson-Okanagan region are
November 04, 2024 6:00 PM
The Latest: All eyes on Pennsylvania as candidates spend final day campaigning there
The presidential campaign comes down to a final push across a handful of states on the eve of Election Day. Kamal
November 04, 2024 5:36 PM
Middle East latest: Israel ends agreement with UN agency providing aid in Gaza
Israel said Monday that it has terminated the agreement facilitating the work of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refuge
November 04, 2024 5:20 PM

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