News Items tag as: Kelowna Chamber of Commerce

Housing, toxic drugs and taxes top issues at Kelowna Centre election forum
October 10, 2024 - 2:25 PM

The housing and toxic drug crises, and taxes were the biggest concerns for those who attended an all-candidates forum in Kelowna Thursday.
BC Conservative candidates dodge Kelowna chamber forum and interview requests
October 07, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Two out of three BC Conservative candidates in Kelowna have dodged all candidate forums, as well as interview requests from iNFOnews.ca.
What you need to know about election forums in Kamloops, Okanagan
September 30, 2024 - 7:00 AM

There are electoral forums are being planned and scheduled throughout Kamloops and the Okanagan regions ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19.
Chambers of Commerce in Kamloops, Okanagan demand ban on out-of-province boats
February 13, 2024 - 12:29 PM

The Chambers of Commerce in several cities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region are pushing for a temporary ban on out-of-province boats entering BC in an effort to prevent the arrival of invasive mussels.
WFN chief lobbying BC premier, PM for an Indigenous approach to wildfire mitigation
October 05, 2023 - 4:47 PM

The Chief of the Westbank First Nation told members Kelowna's Chamber of Commerce today the millions of dollars in damage caused by this summer's wildfires in the region doesn't include the losses to business, harvestable timber and tourism.
Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the 'roads': Kelowna planner
September 28, 2023 - 3:50 PM
iNhome

The federal government has given builders a major boost by eliminating the GST on rental housing but it’s city planner Ryan Smith who may actually get many Kelowna’s housing projects sped up by as much of a year.
Kelowna Chamber calling for second Okanagan Lake crossing
June 23, 2023 - 11:30 AM
iNwheels

Frustrated with the lack of action on highway improvements in the Central Okanagan, the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is calling on the province to get to work.
Labour, red tape stand in way of controlling rising house prices in Okanagan: economist
May 18, 2022 - 4:51 PM
iNhome

The best way to put a lid on skyrocketing housing prices in the Okanagan and beyond is to increase the supply of housing.
Okanagan business renews call for government action on labour shortage
May 12, 2021 - 7:30 AM

“Bold and decisive” action is needed to tackle the ongoing and longstanding shortage of labour in the Okanagan.
It's going to be a great year to sell your house, especially if you live in Kelowna
January 27, 2021 - 7:30 PM
iNhome

The boom in the Okanagan real estate market that hit in the second half of 2020 and pushed prices up dramatically is predicted to continue or even speed up this year.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

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

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

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 Chamber of Commerce

Housing, toxic drugs and taxes top issues at Kelowna Centre election forum

BC Conservative candidates dodge Kelowna chamber forum and interview requests

What you need to know about election forums in Kamloops, Okanagan

Chambers of Commerce in Kamloops, Okanagan demand ban on out-of-province boats

WFN chief lobbying BC premier, PM for an Indigenous approach to wildfire mitigation

Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the 'roads': Kelowna planner

Kelowna Chamber calling for second Okanagan Lake crossing

Labour, red tape stand in way of controlling rising house prices in Okanagan: economist

Okanagan business renews call for government action on labour shortage

It's going to be a great year to sell your house, especially if you live in Kelowna

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