News Items tag as: Kelowna city council 2015

Hefty Kelowna property tax increase resting on contract obligations, mayor says
December 12, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Mayor Colin Basran would love to pare down the 4.11 per cent tax property tax increase council is considering but says they don’t have much room to move.
Kelowna golf clubs want to start serving liquor at 9 a.m.
September 18, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - Golfers at Gallagher’s Canyon and the Okanagan Golf Club aren’t likely to be able to get a drink any earlier or later than they already do.
Kelowna nightclubs granted extra long opening hours for special occasions
September 16, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KELOWNA - Night owls can soon look forward to a few extra extended bar nights in downtown Kelowna.
Kelowna nightclub owners want to keep booze flowing longer
September 12, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KELOWNA - City staff are recommending against a request for a half hour extention of hours at downtown bars and nightclubs in Kelowna but would support doubling the number of special event nights with closing times as late as 4 a.m.
Kelowna councillor seeks change to council meeting schedule
August 11, 2015 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - City councillor Charlie Hodge needs more homework time and wants to move council meetings to another day.
Parkinson Rec Centre replacement moves a step closer
August 08, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KELOWNA - A plan which could one day see a replacement for the Parkinson Recreation Centre in Kelowna is moving to the next step.
Central Okanagan amongst the leaders in wildfire fuel reduction in B.C.
June 25, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA - The B.C. Forest Practices Board is praising Kelowna’s wildfire fuel mitigation efforts as amongst the most advanced in the province even as it criticizes the overall lack of progress in B.C. in protecting urban interface areas.
Prospect of liquor stores inside grocery stores prompts Kelowna bylaw review
June 20, 2015 - 1:00 PM

KELOWNA - No one has even asked yet about putting a liquor store inside a Kelowna grocery store but planning staff will be asking city council if it wants to shore up its zoning bylaw to regulate them.
Experimental affordable housing in Kelowna could mix industrial with residential
June 01, 2015 - 1:03 PM

KELOWNA - City planners want to see how mixing residential housing with light industrial will work out as an affordable housing option with a new development near College Heights in Kelowna.
Kelowna city councillors balk at unexpected request for new fire engine
March 30, 2015 - 4:33 PM

KELOWNA - A majority of Kelowna city council has said no to spending $730,000 for a new fire engine a year earlier than scheduled despite a warning from Kelowna Fire Department chief Jeff Carlisle it could result in “response capacity gaps” in rural areas of the city.
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