News Items tag as: Tolko Industries

Tolko fined $75,000 for logging road that caused landslide
November 19, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Tolko Industries is appealing a $75,000 fine it received after a logging road it built caused a landslide eight years ago.
Plan for development of Tolko Mill site on Kelowna lakeshore 'really underwhelming': city councillor
September 25, 2023 - 5:00 PM
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While many Kelowna city council members had high praise for concepts presented to them today for the redevelopment of the Tolko Mill site, some had serious reservations.
What you see is not necessarily what you’ll get with Kelowna’s Tolko plan
September 25, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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The final design for the redevelopment of the Tolko Mill Site in Kelowna is still a year or more away.
Long-awaited plan for Kelowna Tolko site includes 3,500 homes, parks, waterfront walkway
September 20, 2023 - 4:02 PM
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The long-awaited Tolko Mill Site Area Development Plan is going to Kelowna city council with three optional designs but many of the same key elements.
City's options for downtown Kelowna's north end don't include Tolko mill
July 23, 2023 - 3:30 PM

It's been four years since Kelowna’s Tolko Industries mill was shuttered for good.
Mill worker with sleep apnea wins first round of case against Vernon company
July 05, 2023 - 7:30 AM

A BC man who accused a Vernon company of failing to accommodate him after he was diagnosed with complex sleep apnea has won the first round of a BC Human Rights Tribunal case.
Public access to waterfront, marina expected in Kelowna Tolko redevelopment plan
April 24, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The planning process is taking longer than expected but the public should know more about the Tolko mill site redevelopment plans later this spring.
Tolko slows production at Kamloops mill idling workers
March 22, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Tolko Industries mill in Kamloops is cutting shifts as the demand for its wood products dwindle.
Good and bad news for Tolko workers in Armstrong
January 23, 2023 - 2:57 PM

The temporary shutdown of Tolko’s lumber mill in Armstrong has been extended until the end of February, at least.
No telling when Tolko's Armstrong mill will re-open
December 29, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Mill workers at the Tolko Industries plant in Armstrong are getting an extended Christmas break as they'll now be off work at least until the end of January.
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$145,000 fine for Kelowna orchardist previously involved in tractor death
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