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Impact of development can reach far beyond the next door neighbours
WEST KELOWNA – At least Pete Bennett admitted it. “I am a NIMBY,” Bennett said…
Lake Country seeks funding for cultural centre
LAKE COUNTRY – The District of Lake Country council gave the green light last night…
Central Okanagan’s largest regional park in line for funding boost
KELOWNA – With support from senior governments, Black Mountain/sntsk‘il’nten Regional Park could get almost $1…
Regional district board support sought for Nickel Plate park expansion
PENTICTON – A delegation coming before the regional board this week is seeking support to…
You’ll need a permit if you want a big party on Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – If you're planning a big party on the Okanagan Rail Trail, you'd better…
Here’s some of what $1.24 billion in city spending will buy you in Kelowna over the next 10 years
KELOWNA – A Highway 97 pedestrian overpass to be built in 2021 is one of…
This is how Kelowna could get new parks built sooner
KELOWNA – A new waterfront park for Kelowna’s South Pandosy district could get built well…
Province has no plans to buy land for sale to add to Okanagan Mountain Park
KELOWNA – A little-known stretch of private land next to Okanagan Mountain Park, one of…
Kelowna may shift focus from buying parkland to building parks
KELOWNA – With the public clamouring for parks to be built, City of Kelowna staff…
Three public pathways in Kamloops closed for $200,000 revamp
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is undertaking three projects in an effort to revamp the…
Kelowna city council raising charges to developers to pay for parks
KELOWNA – It’s been more than a decade in coming but now is the time…
Future of Vernon’s sustainable garden unclear
VERNON – Built as an example of sustainable gardening, tucked between Okanagan Science Centre and…
Why you can only look at Okanagan Lake from a new regional park
WEST KELOWNA – It’s one thing to plan a park on paper but when it…
How a caretaker and a couple of gates transformed this Kelowna park
KELOWNA – In 30 years of living at the foot of Knox Mountain Park in…
Kelowna will need at least another $3 million to extend Rotary beach
KELOWNA – “Wow! That’s amazing,” was Brenda Bachmann’s response yesterday, Oct. 8, when she was…