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Kamloops city councillor pushing back against BC housing land use control
Kamloops city councillor Nancy Bepple doesn’t want the province to tell the city what to…
Grants to help with growth in Okanagan, Kamloops spent on score clock, skating rinks and signs
It’s been almost a year since the BC government handed $1 billion to municipalities to…
Final traffic headaches on Trans-Canada in Kicking Horse Canyon
The final traffic headaches for drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway will be felt this spring…
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the…
Kelowna city council exploring ways to fund roads, parks and civic buildings
KELOWNA – Developers are going to be hit first but everyone paying to use a…
Kelowna looks at more ways to get money for roads and parks
KELOWNA – Senior government cutbacks and urban sprawl are labelled as two reasons the City…
Lake Country seeks funding for cultural centre
LAKE COUNTRY – The District of Lake Country council gave the green light last night…
Funding shortfalls for roads, parks nothing new in Kelowna; what’s new is $477 million price tag
KELOWNA – The shocking cost of rebuilding aging roads, buildings and parks did not come…
Extra tax hike every year won’t be enough to pay for Kelowna roads and parks
KELOWNA – Even if Kelowna hits taxpayers with an annual infrastructure tax, it won’t be…
Infrastructure tax could be first of many increases to deal with Kelowna’s $477 million deficit
KELOWNA – A proposed 1.95 per cent infrastructure tax in 2019 is just one relatively…
The quality of your tap water may be affected by aging water pipes
The biggest concern most people have about their tap water is whether it tastes good.…
Canada 150 funded lights up in West Kelowna sports fields
WEST KELOWNA – The lights are up on West Kelowna sports fields as of yesterday.…
Here’s how much Vernon’s infamous Stickle Road ‘odyssey’ is costing taxpayers
"BY THE TIME THIS RIDICULOUS ODYSSEY IS OVER THESE MOUNTING CONSULTATION EXPENSES MAY BE MORE…
Some Kelowna infrastructure grants could be in limbo after Liberal election win
KELOWNA - Despite election promises about investment in infrastructure, the advent of a new Liberal government will likely delay some Kelowna projects already in the works. “We do have various applications out there, but with the election, it’s been very quiet,” infrastructure director Alan Newcombe says. While he expects the Liberal government will honour applications...