News Items tag as: SIckle Point

Ecologically valuable land on Skaha Lake in South Okanagan sold to anonymous buyer
April 28, 2021 - 8:33 AM

A controversial five-acre property on the shore of Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has been purchased by an anonymous Vancouver family.
Regional district plan to spend $3.5M on waterfront property in South Okanagan fails
February 09, 2021 - 12:21 PM

The bid for taxation approval to purchase Skaha Lake shoreline near Kaleden concluded yesterday with a negative response for an alternative approval process.
Skaha Lake's Sickle Point property back on the market
December 08, 2020 - 1:34 PM

The fate of Sickle Point remains up in the air following a court decision yesterday.
Fight for undeveloped lakeshore property in South Okanagan far from over
December 02, 2020 - 8:00 PM

Sickle Point is likely to be sold to a private buyer this week, but for those fighting to conserve the undeveloped land in Kaleden, the decades-long fight is far from over.
Two South Okanagan communities face alternate approval process for lakefront purchases
November 27, 2020 - 7:30 PM

Two South Okanagan communities wishing to purchase waterfront parkland face alternative approval processes to determine whether a referendum will be required to authorize taxpayer funds.
Penticton Indian Band adds its opposition to development on Skaha Lake
November 26, 2020 - 9:01 AM

The Penticton Indian Band is adding its voice to an effort to save a piece of South Okanagan waterfront from development.
Time ticking on effort to buy ecologically valuable lakeshore property on Skaha Lake
September 19, 2020 - 7:00 AM

A community-based, ad hoc committee is working to build a case for the purchase of environmentally sensitive lake frontage for a future nature park.
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News Items tag as: SIckle Point

Ecologically valuable land on Skaha Lake in South Okanagan sold to anonymous buyer

Regional district plan to spend $3.5M on waterfront property in South Okanagan fails

Skaha Lake's Sickle Point property back on the market

Fight for undeveloped lakeshore property in South Okanagan far from over

Two South Okanagan communities face alternate approval process for lakefront purchases

Penticton Indian Band adds its opposition to development on Skaha Lake

Time ticking on effort to buy ecologically valuable lakeshore property on Skaha Lake

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