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City of Kamloops, B.C. Housing may split costs of $7 million loan in hotel purchase
Kamloops city council will decide on Tuesday whether to borrow $7.15 million for the purchase…
Vernon’s former race track could become activity centre, park and housing
Vernon’s former Kin Race Track could be the site of a new indoor recreational facility,…
Kelowna buys lakeshore property for $5.3M to expand park
The City of Kelowna has bought a waterfront property on Abbott Street for $5.3 million…
Why Kamloops is considering hiring a staff archeologist
City of Kamloops councillors may consider hiring an archeologist to save money from using consulting…
City finalizes long-term lease for redevelopment of former downtown Kelowna RCMP site
The initial plan for the site of the former Kelowna RCMP detachment in downtown Kelowna…
Kamloops looking to save on tax increase by making service cuts
While Kamloops council is looking to cut services next year in order to keep tax…
City of Kamloops wants your feedback on downtown plan
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops residents can have their say on the City's downtown plan at an…
Penticton hires another new chief administrative officer
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has found a new chief administrative officer. Donny van…
How Kelowna grew to become the biggest city in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – While Kelowna is the dominant city in the Okanagan these days, there was…
So, what exactly is a local state of emergency and what does it mean to you?
Chances are, you’ll be seeing the words ‘state of local emergency’ a lot in the…
Simple online survey will let Vernon politicians know how you want your tax dollars spent
VERNON – Less than one per cent of the population has participated so far in…
City puts brakes on community group wanting to build new Vernon bus shelters
WHAT GOES ON CITY PROPERTY MUST MEET CITY POLICY VERNON - The intentions behind a grassroots movement to spruce up Vernon’s run-down bus stops are good ones, but the City of Vernon is still putting brakes on the project, at least for now. Vernon-based organization Noteworthy Neighbourhoods hoped to get started building a new, covered...
Big White Ski Resort not big enough
KELOWNA – Big White Ski Resort, one of the largest in B.C., is not quite big enough to qualify as a municipality. At least not yet. For the last year the Big White Chamber of Commerce has been actively investigating the possibility of becoming a Mountain Resort Municipality, similar to Sun Peaks Resort in Kamloops....
Penticton wants province to look after Boonstock
PENTICTON - City council has taken its Boonstock woes straight to the provincial government and it appears the province is interested in taking it on, along with other large music festivals. In a release today, the City of Penticton says its full contingent of mayor and councillors (minus only Coun. John Vassilaki) at the Union...
Governance question snipped from fall election ballot
VERNON - A question about changing how local municipalities are governed has been stripped from the fall election ballot in Vernon. City council voted not to include a question asking voters if they want the city to pursue the creation of a municipal restructuring committee. The committee would study the implications of governance restructuring. The...
Vernon and area communities to spend latest provincial grants as needed
VERNON - Vernon and surrounding towns are getting a million bucks from the province to put towards some essential community services and each muncipality gets to decide how to spend it. The $1 million bump will be divided between Vernon, Lumby, Enderby and the North Okanagan Regional District and is part of almost $74 million...
Site chosen for new West Kelowna Civic Hall
WEST KELOWNA – The District of West Kelowna has settled on a location for a new municipal hall. Mayor Doug Findlater announced Tuesday council had accepted a bid from New Town/Sturgess Group to construct a 24,000 sq. ft. hall at 3641 Elliott Rd. The hall will include a public plaza, office building, up to two...