Klaug2018

Why beach access, park development should matter to Kelowna voters
KELOWNA – If Kelowna would properly fund development of the lakeshore parkland and foreshore lands…

Kelowna to spend $80,000 to find out why Knox Mountain is so wet
KELOWNA – The city will spend $80,000 on a hydrogeological study to help get to…

Here’s why parts of Kamloops smell bad this week
KAMLOOPS – You weren’t imagining it, something smells bad in the west end of Mission…

What a provincial state of emergency really means
British Columbia is in the midst of a provincial state of emergency due to a…

Green gold rush fizzles as Okanagan cannabis companies see stock prices fade
OKANAGAN – A sector-wide 'green gold rush' at the beginning of 2018 that saw most…

UPDATE: Missing Kelowna teen located
UPDATE: 1:54 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2018 KELOWNA – RCMP say a missing 13-year-old boy…

Court rules picketers at Kelowna, Vernon casinos can’t protest on casino property
KELOWNA – Gateway Casinos won a significant legal victory recently barring the union that supports…

BCGEU to return to bargaining table with Gateway Casinos next week
The B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union will return to mediated talks with Gateway Casinos…

Emerging cannabis industry luring agricultural workers from traditional crops
WEST KELOWNA – Attracting workers to agricultural jobs has always been difficult with generally low…

Long weekend weather will be cool, unsettled in Okanagan
KELOWNA – The unsettled cooler weather of the past week will continue through the long…

‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
OKANAGAN – Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the…

Kelowna buys last chunk of CN rail corridor for trail, plans upgrade
KELOWNA – A chunk of the CN Rail corridor that wasn’t included in the original…

Kelowna council defers decision on adopting energy-saving building code changes
KELOWNA – A recommendation that Kelowna take the first step toward eventually meeting mandatory provincial…

Councillors grill Kelowna airport officials over ‘unusual’ budget increase
KELOWNA – A $2.2 million mid-cycle budget request by Kelowna International Airport is uncommonly large,…

Environment Canada ends air quality warnings for some areas of the Southern Interior
Amidst improving conditions, Environment Canada has ended special air quality warnings for some parts of…