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School board searching for $1.5 million in budget cuts
April 29, 2015 - 2:27 PM

KELOWNA - Some late additions to the Central Okanagan school district’s 2015 budget has pushed the anticipated shortfall to $1.5 million on a budget of $220 million.
Pay raise on the table for Central Okanagan school trustees
April 28, 2015 - 7:31 PM

KELOWNA - Central Okanagan school trustees are considering the politically delicate subject of giving themselves a pay raise next year and how exactly to calculate it.
Codling moth tax levy approved by Kelowna council
April 28, 2015 - 2:28 PM

KELOWNA - Orchardists, and the rest of Kelowna, will pay just over $1 million in 2015 to combat the codling moth, a destructive pest that preys on apples and pears.
Expect to see smoke along the Coquihalla this week
April 28, 2015 - 1:02 PM

KAMLOOPS - A series of small burns north of Merritt, off the Coquihalla Highway, will be conducted by Wildfire Management Branch personnel starting this week.
Local students given $50k to learn coding skills
April 28, 2015 - 12:21 PM

KELOWNA – Students looking to learn more about computer coding in the hopes of entering the quickly growing technology sector got a boost from the provincial government today.
Cameron House caught up in debate over heritage restoration
April 28, 2015 - 10:44 AM

KELOWNA - The future of Cameron House, the iconic log structure that sits in the middle of the Richter Street park that bears its name, is still in limbo.
Barenaked Ladies returning to Kelowna
April 28, 2015 - 8:02 AM

KELOWNA - With a new album set to release in June, the Barenaked Ladies are ramping up for yet another Canadian tour this fall.
Garbage can fire forces evacuation of Kelowna recreation centre
April 28, 2015 - 7:01 AM

KELOWNA - A garbage can burning in a washroom led to the evacuation of Parkinson Recreation Centre Monday evening.
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News Items tag as: KLAPR2815

School board searching for $1.5 million in budget cuts

Pay raise on the table for Central Okanagan school trustees

Codling moth tax levy approved by Kelowna council

Expect to see smoke along the Coquihalla this week

Local students given $50k to learn coding skills

Cameron House caught up in debate over heritage restoration

Barenaked Ladies returning to Kelowna

Garbage can fire forces evacuation of Kelowna recreation centre

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