News Items tag as: West Kelowna city council 2019

West Kelowna taxes nudging the five per cent mark for 2020
December 11, 2019 - 2:48 PM

City of West Kelowna staff is proposing a 4.8 per cent property tax increase for 2020.
West Kelowna city council says yes to an emergency winter shelter
December 10, 2019 - 3:42 PM

Despite an 800-name petition and dozens of letters against an emergency shelter for the homeless in West Kelowna, city council agreed to allow the temporary use of a property on Stevens Road for just such a shelter.
Westside residents still drawing bears to their garbage
November 08, 2019 - 4:00 PM

This was a bad year for bear sightings on the west side of Okanagan Lake.
Cost of West Kelowna's inflatable soccer dome keeps inflating
April 12, 2019 - 4:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - A new inflatable sports dome, originally budgeted at $1 million, paid for mostly by donations, is now expected to cost $4.1 million, according to the City of West Kelowna.
West Kelowna fights B.C. Hydro’s plan to delay second power line
March 27, 2019 - 4:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - City councillors are outraged by B.C. Hydro's plans to further delay a proposed new power line to West Kelowna.
West Kelowna allowing four pot shop rezoning applications to go ahead
March 25, 2019 - 11:45 AM
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WEST KELOWNA - Out of an initial list of 10 applications for cannabis retail outlets in West Kelowna, city council will be asked tomorrow to agree to send four of them to rezoning hearings.
West Kelowna dealing with unprecedented break-ins at parks operations facility
February 13, 2019 - 5:30 PM

WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna's park operations facility is a prime target for thieves and vandals. The building has endured five break-ins so far in 2019, already matching the total number from 2018.
West Kelowna neighbourhood's concerns not going away despite cool response from council
January 23, 2019 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA - Waiting six months to get mostly non-committal, general responses to a dozen concerns does not worry Graham O’Leary, interim president of the Glenrosa Resident’s Association.
Preliminary tax increase set for West Kelowna
January 16, 2019 - 4:31 PM

WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna residents will have a chance to sound off about a proposed 3.88 per cent tax increase on Feb. 20.
West Kelowna giving major boost to fire department
January 15, 2019 - 3:48 PM

KELOWNA - Eight new firefighters are going to join West Kelowna Fire Rescue as soon as they can be recruited and trained.
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
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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: West Kelowna city council 2019

West Kelowna taxes nudging the five per cent mark for 2020

West Kelowna city council says yes to an emergency winter shelter

Westside residents still drawing bears to their garbage

Cost of West Kelowna's inflatable soccer dome keeps inflating

West Kelowna fights B.C. Hydro’s plan to delay second power line

West Kelowna allowing four pot shop rezoning applications to go ahead

West Kelowna dealing with unprecedented break-ins at parks operations facility

West Kelowna neighbourhood's concerns not going away despite cool response from council

Preliminary tax increase set for West Kelowna

West Kelowna giving major boost to fire department

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