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Kelowna to give some love to 14,000 street lights

KELOWNA - Most people don’t think much about street lights unless they happen to crash their car into one of them. Kelowna has 14,000 street lights with a replacement value of $23 million, Kelowna council heard during budget deliberations today, Dec. 17. Many of the lights, however, are past their service life and require maintenance...

Burnt out Vernon street lights a B.C. Hydro problem

VERNON - A city official is wondering what it will take for B.C. Hydro to change 29 burnt out street lights throughout Vernon. Coun. Brian Quiring illuminated his colleagues about the issue Monday, Jan. 12, saying, “Someone’s got to get Hydro’s attention and say it’s a priority.” Quiring said the lights—some of which have been...