News Items tag as: KLOCT2015

West Kelowna eyesore up for redevelopment
October 20, 2015 - 6:30 PM

WEST KELOWNA - One of Westbank’s biggest eyesores, and A source of many complaints, has been sold with plans to develop the site.
Is Lake Country the new hot spot for crime in the Okanagan?
October 20, 2015 - 4:30 PM

LAKE COUNTRY - The District of Lake Country is already known as a beautiful, quiet little community nestled between two major Okanagan cities, but a group of concerned citizens fear it is becoming known for something much more troubling.
Former Okanagan MPs to earn millions in pension
October 20, 2015 - 2:30 PM

OKANAGAN - Colin Mayes may have retired, and Ron Cannan may have been defeated in the 2015 federal election, but with pensions set to pad their bank accounts to the tune of between $1.3 million and $2.3 million over their life-times, taxpayers are not quite done with them yet.
Kelowna cop accused of assaulting barfly not guilty
October 20, 2015 - 1:20 PM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna courtroom was packed with members of the RCMP in a show of support for a fellow cop who was found not guilty of assaulting a 61-year-old man during an early morning bar flush in 2014.
Man in critical condition after North Okanagan shooting
October 20, 2015 - 10:46 AM

ENDERBY - Police are investigating a shooting in the North Okanagan that left a man in critical condition.
Voter turnout jumps in Thompson-Okanagan ridings
October 20, 2015 - 7:20 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Voter turnout numbers in the 42nd federal election jumped to more than 70 per cent throughout the region, just above the national average and well ahead of 2011 turnout.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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: KLOCT2015

West Kelowna eyesore up for redevelopment

Is Lake Country the new hot spot for crime in the Okanagan?

Former Okanagan MPs to earn millions in pension

Kelowna cop accused of assaulting barfly not guilty

Man in critical condition after North Okanagan shooting

Voter turnout jumps in Thompson-Okanagan ridings

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