News Items tag as: Kelowna bylaw

Kelowna city council to adopt small change to construction noise bylaw
July 09, 2024 - 5:19 PM

Kelowna city council has unanimously agreed to changes to the construction noise bylaw but they don't go as far as the original proposal from city staff.
Can you be sued in B.C. for not clearing your sidewalk?
December 17, 2022 - 7:30 AM

It's considered a neighbourly thing to do in Kelowna, or anywhere else in B.C. -- clearing the sidewalk of ice and snow in front of your residence.
More bylaw officers to hit Kelowna streets this summer
May 22, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Visitors to Kelowna can expect to see a few more bylaw officers making the rounds this summer.
Kelowna bottle picker bylaw shelved; busking bylaw to be reviewed
April 30, 2018 - 4:27 PM

KELOWNA - A bylaw that would have penalized people who give empties to the homeless has been shelved after consultation with the Journey Home task force.
Kelowna's busking, bottle picking bylaws should be put on hold, city staff recommend
April 26, 2018 - 3:46 PM

KELOWNA - Two controversial bylaws aimed at controlling buskers, panhandlers and bottle pickers will be put on hold if Kelowna city councillors accept a new staff recommendation.
Kelowna should keep a light touch on legal cannabis, staff recommend
April 09, 2018 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - With cannabis legalization looming, Kelowna councillors had lots of thoughts on how and where the drug will be distributed and consumed in the city.
Kelowna busker, panhandling laws not yet a done deal
April 07, 2018 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - An unpopular bylaw amendment targeting buskers is not a done deal, despite what many seem to think and is quite likely to be amended before it's passed by Kelowna city council.
Frustrated by busking bylaw, Kelowna councillor threatens musical disobedience
March 27, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - Frustrated by what he called the "dumbest bylaw process ever", Kelowna city councillor Ryan Donn vowed in an online post last night to busk on downtown streets without a license, daring bylaw officers to give him a ticket.
Kelowna homeowner couldn't hide illegal carriage house
March 09, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - Put this one in the pretty-hard-to-miss category.
Kelowna bylaw officers kept busy in 2017
January 11, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Bylaw officers in Kelowna were kept busy in 2017 with a bump in the number of calls.
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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: Kelowna bylaw

Kelowna city council to adopt small change to construction noise bylaw

Can you be sued in B.C. for not clearing your sidewalk?

More bylaw officers to hit Kelowna streets this summer

Kelowna bottle picker bylaw shelved; busking bylaw to be reviewed

Kelowna's busking, bottle picking bylaws should be put on hold, city staff recommend

Kelowna should keep a light touch on legal cannabis, staff recommend

Kelowna busker, panhandling laws not yet a done deal

Frustrated by busking bylaw, Kelowna councillor threatens musical disobedience

Kelowna homeowner couldn't hide illegal carriage house

Kelowna bylaw officers kept busy in 2017

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