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Public barred from Vernon school board meetings after protest
The Vernon school board is closing meetings to the public indefinitely after dealing with abuse…
How some Thompson-Okanagan communities strive to keep costs, taxes under control
In a year where many BC municipalities are bringing in shockingly high tax increases, some…
Osoyoos chose years of low tax increases, now the bills are due
The widespread outrage in Osoyoos residents expected to pay an additional $1,500 in taxes, sewer…
Who’s really driving the vision to redevelop Kelowna’s North End?
One of Kelowna’s oldest neighbourhoods is in the midst of a major makeover and long-time…
Inflation and ‘asset management’ behind big tax hikes in the Okanagan, Kamloops
Osoyoos is facing the worst-case scenario of any Thompson-Okanagan community in terms of tax and…
West Kelowna CAO crosses the Valley to take on the same role with Lake Country
After more than four years as the head bureaucrat with the City of West Kelowna,…
Partial grassroots victory may not keep Osoyoos tax and fee hike much below 40%
Shocked by the prospect of a 40% increase in their 2024 taxes and fees bills,…
West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns
West Kelowna has a sad history of cost escalations when it comes to big building…
Kelowna proposing lower tax hikes than Kamloops or other Okanagan cities
Kelowna city council will spend a full day discussing its 2024 budget with its 4.76%…
Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the ‘roads’: Kelowna planner
The federal government has given builders a major boost by eliminating the GST on rental…
No more secret meetings between developers and Kelowna city council
Whether it’s on the phone or over coffee, anyone trying to influence a Kelowna city…
Kelowna residents given extra month to have say on $241M rec centre
Wildfires have led Kelowna city staff to recommend Kelowna residents be given another month to…
Kamloops, Okanagan cities’ next union contracts are due and it will be expensive
Hundreds of municipal workers will be heading into contract negotiations over the next few months…
Should speakers at Kelowna public hearings be asked whether they were paid?
When people rise to speak to Kelowna city council at a public hearing they are…
City’s options for downtown Kelowna’s north end don’t include Tolko mill
It's been four years since Kelowna’s Tolko Industries mill was shuttered for good. And it's…