News Items tag as: Kelowna city council 2017

'Fiery' opposition expected at public hearing for recovery house in Kelowna
September 18, 2017 - 2:56 PM

KELOWNA – A packed house is expected at Kelowna city council tomorrow night for a public hearing into a unique but controversial sober living apartment building proposed for Rutland.
High-rise proposed for parking lot in downtown Kelowna
July 13, 2017 - 2:38 PM

KELOWNA - A parking lot in downtown Kelowna could become a 20-storey high-rise if a development proposal going before city council gets approved.
Kelowna's Journey Home homelessness strategy an evolving project
July 03, 2017 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Research to put together a strategy to tackle homelessness in Kelowna has been ongoing for the past seven months and, according to the City’s social development manager, the process will continue to evolve.
Temporary farm worker housing plan back to the drawing board
May 03, 2017 - 9:16 AM

KELOWNA - Changes to temporary farm worker housing were deferred by council at Tuesday night’s public hearing.
Lakeside Aqua Resort to go ahead to development proposal
May 03, 2017 - 7:02 AM

KELOWNA - The Mission Group has been given the unanimous green light from council to move forward with plans to build a high-rise, lakeside community resort.
Two controversial items on City of Kelowna public hearing agenda
May 02, 2017 - 12:25 PM

KELOWNA - Two hot topics are on the agenda at tonight's public hearing at Kelowna City Hall, which is expected to be a long one.
Kelowna city council approves tax increase for 2017
May 01, 2017 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - Property taxes in Kelowna will be going up by 3.84 per cent next year as city council approves the budget for 2017.
New temporary farm worker regs to ease burden on small farms
April 11, 2017 - 10:51 AM

KELOWNA - A plan for temporary farm worker housing regulations was approved to move forward to public hearing after Monday afternoon’s council meeting.
New resort planned for Kelowna's Mission area
April 10, 2017 - 5:19 PM

KELOWNA - A new 350-unit lakeside community resort is being planned for Kelowna's Mission area.
Kelowna takes proactive approach to marijuana dispensaries
April 10, 2017 - 4:23 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna city council has decided to be proactive when it comes to marijuana dispensaries.
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THOMPSON: Is dining etiquette a thing of the past?
OPINION I read a recent article that tried to make a case for getting rid of some rules of dining etiquette. Those rules, said the writer, “are made to be broken.” The writer’s logic seems flawed, at

$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
A Kelowna company that grows, processes and exports cherries was fined last year following a fatal tractor incident has again been fined after a tractor driver was seriously injured. According to a recently published Feb. 6 WorkSafeBC

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

Okanagan’s first ‘net-zero’ home is insulated with hemp
In an effort to make construction more sustainable a Kelowna developer has built a home insulated with hemp. The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,430 square foot home at 278 Summer Wood Drive in the Echo Ridge development in Kelowna meets the pro

News Items tag as: Kelowna city council 2017

'Fiery' opposition expected at public hearing for recovery house in Kelowna

High-rise proposed for parking lot in downtown Kelowna

Kelowna's Journey Home homelessness strategy an evolving project

Temporary farm worker housing plan back to the drawing board

Lakeside Aqua Resort to go ahead to development proposal

Two controversial items on City of Kelowna public hearing agenda

Kelowna city council approves tax increase for 2017

New temporary farm worker regs to ease burden on small farms

New resort planned for Kelowna's Mission area

Kelowna takes proactive approach to marijuana dispensaries

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