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Free parking in downtown Kamloops coming to an end
Free parking in downtown Kamloops is coming to an end. Kamloops city council has voted…
Plans for Okanagan plastic bag bans awaiting Victoria decision
Lake Country is the latest municipality to consider a plastic bag ban. Salmon Arm is…
Penticton reducing operating hours for public washrooms in wake of vandalism
PENTICTON – The public washrooms in Penticton have barely opened for the summer season and…
Crime, vagrancy and location of safe injection site on agenda for Vernon town hall meeting
VERNON – The people will have an opportunity to have a say on the location…
Kelowna bike share program could be electric this summer
KELOWNA – The bicycle share program that’s expected to get off the ground in the…
City council looking to expand short-term rental regulations in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Kelowna council has proved it's listening to taxpayers on the Airbnb issue and…
Closure not an option for Skaha Marina in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton city council, aware of potential pitfalls, treaded cautiously around discussions regarding the…
City council votes to let Winter Carnival Society stay in building
VERNON – The Vernon Winter Carnival Society will be allowed to stay in its flood-prone…
Winter Carnival building’s fate set for Vernon council decision
VERNON – The future of the Winter Carnival Society building will be decided at the…
GOING GREEN: Lake Country council approves cannabis shop
LAKE COUNTRY – Rumours of Lake Country's first cannabis retail store's demise were greatly exaggerated.…
North Okanagan Fire Training Centre budget and improvement plan gets green light
VERNON – The North Okanagan Fire Training Centre's ambitious plan for the next four years…
Vernon council approves cannabis sales and cultivation in certain zones
VERNON – The production and sale of cannabis in Vernon has received a huge boost…
Winter Carnival society hoping City of Vernon will compromise over building
VERNON – The Vernon Winter Carnival is working with the city to find the best…
Proposed Lake Country cannabis store gets second chance
LAKE COUNTRY – A cannabis retail store in Lake Country is getting a second shot…
Cannabis store bid in Lake Country goes up in smoke
LAKE COUNTRY – What looked like a slam dunk for the first cannabis retail store…
Kamloops city council passes 3.38 per cent tax increase
KAMLOOPS – The cost of owning a home in the City of Kamloops is going…
Vernon 2019 provisional budget slightly bigger than 2018
VERNON – Vernon city councillors have passed the 2019 provisional budget, which is a shade…
City of Vernon looking into childcare facility funding
VERNON – Vernon city council tabled a discussion about childcare funding for their first meeting…
Kamloops city council gives unanimous approval to pair of new pot shops
KAMLOOPS – Two private retail cannabis stores have received the green light from Kamloops city…
West Kelowna’s new mayor calls on community to work together to build better city
WEST KELOWNA – There will be two new faces from West Kelowna on the Central…
It’s back to work for local politicians next week
KELOWNA – After around four weeks off between meetings, Central Okanagan politicians will be heading…
Four candidates who say the best way to help Vernon street issues is to help the homeless
VERNON – Issues with homeless and street crime pushed its way to the top of…
Growth at Kelowna airport triggers possible fee hike
KELOWNA – The airport improvement fee at Kelowna International Airport may jump 67 per cent…
City of Kelowna will provide access to a new waterfront park
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council has agreed to go ahead with improving access to a…