News Items tag as: Paul Braun

RCMP will not arrest people in Penticton for bylaw infractions, despite Mayor's urging
July 17, 2019 - 12:45 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton's detachment commander has told the Mayor in no uncertain terms that using the RCMP to enforce bylaws to deal with social issues is a non-starter.
Penticton sidewalk sitting bylaw approved, sidewalk sitter back in court
June 05, 2019 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The ink had barely dried on Penticton’s amended good neighbour bylaw that restricts sitting or laying on downtown city streets today as Penticton’s best known downtown sidewalk-sitter faced another date in court this morning.
$Penticton street person Paul Braun is heading back to court later this month after failing to complete his community service hours or pay his fine for city bylaw infractions.$

Penticton taking street person Paul Braun back to court
April 10, 2019 - 5:00 PM

PENTICTON - Paul Braun has another court date with the City of Penticton.
Penticton street person enters eleventh hour guilty plea in panhandling case
September 12, 2018 - 12:21 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s prosecution of street person Paul Braun came to a sudden conclusion today.
No more public comment on panhandling case when trial starts, city says
September 05, 2018 - 12:13 PM

PENTICTON - A high profile legal action between the City of Penticton and street person Paul Braun is about to go to trial, with time running out for the city to comment publicly about the case.
City says $25,000 spent so far in legal action against Penticton street person
July 12, 2018 - 11:20 AM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has spent more than $25,000 so far on legal action against street person Paul Braun.
Mediation fails, city case against Penticton man for bylaw infractions going to trial
June 22, 2018 - 2:36 PM

PENTICTON - Negotiations to resolve the City of Penticton's case against a Penticton man for bylaw violations have ended and it's going to trial in September.
City creates the obstruction in latest twist to Paul Braun case
May 15, 2018 - 1:46 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s fight against a local homeless man took another turn today.
B.C. Civil Liberties Association calls city behaviour 'unseemly' in dealing with Penticton homeless man
May 14, 2018 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton's move to take its case against a local homeless man public has attracted the attention of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
City accused of trying to bully Penticton homeless man by taking case public
May 07, 2018 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton's decision to take its court case against a local homeless man public is being called a "political move" by his lawyer.
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
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Don't demolish old Kelowna homes to make way for development, recycle or move them
As Kelowna’s population grows the city is trying to densify housing and that means replacing single-family homes, but a business has proposed that those homes can be repurposed rather than destroyed. Renewal Development and Light Hous

News Items tag as: Paul Braun

RCMP will not arrest people in Penticton for bylaw infractions, despite Mayor's urging

Penticton sidewalk sitting bylaw approved, sidewalk sitter back in court

Penticton taking street person Paul Braun back to court

Penticton street person enters eleventh hour guilty plea in panhandling case

No more public comment on panhandling case when trial starts, city says

City says $25,000 spent so far in legal action against Penticton street person

Mediation fails, city case against Penticton man for bylaw infractions going to trial

City creates the obstruction in latest twist to Paul Braun case

B.C. Civil Liberties Association calls city behaviour 'unseemly' in dealing with Penticton homeless man

City accused of trying to bully Penticton homeless man by taking case public

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