News Items tag as: Westbank Cemetery

Okanagan cemeteries increasing security after recent memorial thefts
October 10, 2019 - 7:00 PM

RCMP in three Okanagan cities are conducting investigations and cemeteries are beefing up security after several instances of theft of brass memorial plaques from local graveyards.
Stolen West Kelowna gravestone markers could cost $100,000 to replace
September 25, 2019 - 2:36 PM

WEST KELOWNA - Thieves who made off with 53 bronze grave markers from Westbank Cemetery likely netted less than $1,500 for their effort, but it will cost around $70,000 to replace those plaques and another $30,000 to make them safer from future thievery.
Westbank cemetery to see new life under expansion plan
May 23, 2015 - 8:33 AM

WEST KELOWNA - The District of West Kelowna is considering spending $694,000 on the expansion of the Westbank Cemetery.
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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

Okanagan cemeteries increasing security after recent memorial thefts