City Of Kelowna
Malfunctioning water filter closes Parkinson pool
KELOWNA – The slightly murky water forced the closure of the pool at the Parkinson Recreation Centre Sunday. The main pool was closed Jan. 25 after a malfunctioning filter produced the cloudy water. While it wasn’t a health issue, it’s problematic if lifeguards can’t see through murk. “Lifeguarding standards require a certain amount of water...
Grave concerns lead city to cemetery master plan
KELOWNA - The first phase of a 25-year plan to ensure the eternal viability of Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery, the municipally-owned cemetery, begins this year giving new meaning to the phrase rest in peace. With an aging infrastructure, changing consumer trends and limited space, cemetery manager David Gatzke says the time was right for a...
City wants your help when the snow flies
KELOWNA – Don’t leave you vehicle parked on the street once the snow starts falling in Kelowna, that way city crews can do a better job of plowing and sanding. That’s the word the City of Kelowna is trying to spread in advance of the snowfall forecast for Friday. Environment Canada is calling for flurries Friday...
Talks break down between City of Kelowna and CUPE
KELOWNA – There are no plans for job action just yet as talks between the City of Kelowna and its unionized workers have broken off. “After five days of mediation we were unable to come to agreement,” a Thursday posting on the CUPE Local 338 website says. “Talks were progressing but both sides were unable to...