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Kelowna’s irrigation districts keep calm and carry on
POSSIBLE DISSOLUTION ISN'T WORTH FRETTING ABOUT, CHAIRMAN SAYS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – You wouldn’t know the…
Province expects movement soon on irrigation district’s dispute with Kelowna
COMMUNITIES MINISTER PETER FASSBENDER SAYS BOTH SIDES HAVE A PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THEM KELOWNA…
Water war between Kelowna and irrigation districts could be over this week
MEDIATORS HAVE WRAPPED UP THEIR WORK AND ARE DUE TO REPORT SOON KELOWNA – Results…
Irrigation districts keep heads down in dispute with Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Kelowna's irrigation districts have purposely kept a low profile in the dispute…
Kelowna could lose millions infighting over domestic water
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS UNDER PRESSURE TO MERGE OPERATIONS WITH KELOWNA KELOWNA – Kelowna’s MP Stephen Fuhr…
Mayor wants irrigation districts to merge with Kelowna
MAYOR SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME AMALGAMATION IS THE END GOAL KELOWNA – Premier Christy…
Mediator to intervene in dispute between irrigation districts and City of Kelowna over drinking water plan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - The provincial government is stepping into the dispute between city council and the four irrigation districts that supply domestic water in Kelowna. Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran confirms the province, through the Ministry of Communities, has provided a mediator to help get a mandatory review of the Kelowna integrated water supply plan back...
Years of bad water convinces Kelowna man irrigation districts have to go
KELOWNA - A Glenmore man says Kelowna residents need to get educated on how water is delivered in the city and the turf war going on behind the scenes with local irrigation districts. “I understand how we came to have four irrigation districts, but we’re not the same city anymore, it isn’t 80 years ago....
Irrigation districts say Kelowna mayor jumping the gun on water quality push
KELOWNA - Kelowna’s four major irrigation districts say they are well into the plan to improve water quality and eventually connect their systems and they’re not quite sure why city council wants to change the plan. Last week, mayor and council announced water quality as their top priority and said they would push to speed...
Kelowna mayor is about to take on irrigation districts on water quality
CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran is bent on solving one of the city's greatest and longest problems — drinking water — and seems prepared to go to war with local irrigation districts to make it happen. Basran and the city announced this week the current plan to standardize water delivery across the city...
Southern Interior water beat by Chilliwack in tap water taste test
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Waterworks staff in the Okanagan and Kamloops will be drowning their sorrows tonight after losing out to Chilliwack in a tap water taste test which wouldn’t have looked out of place at a winery. “It’s a clear winner,” joked Tanja McQueen, CEO of the B.C.Water and Waste Association, who hosted the tasting and...