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Voters Society reveals more details from Ajax survey
KAMLOOPS — More detailed results from an online survey last fall on the proposed Ajax mine project have been released. The additional details about neighbourhoods, gender and age come just a week after KGHM announced changes to the footprint and operation of the proposed mine. More than 2,800 people took part in the survey conducted by the...
Vernon vacancy rates plummet
VERNON - It’s harder to find a place to rent in Vernon this year, and in some cases, more expensive to secure one. The spring 2014 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s spring rental market report is out and it says Vernon’s vacancy rate (percentage of available or unoccupied rental spaces) has plunged to 4.1 per cent...
City says low apartment availability no cause for alarm
“IT’S JUST THE MARKET DOING WHAT THE MARKET DOES.” KELOWNA – A recent survey on Canadian rental markets lists Kelowna as being among the worst for finding an apartment, but Kelowna’s long range planning department is not worried. Planning manager Gary Stephen says although there hasn’t been a lot of rentals built in the last...
Mapping Okanagan travel habits
KELOWNA – A survey of local travel habits reveals a number of insights into how Okanagan residents get where we need to go. Conducted by the City of Kelowna, City of Vernon, Districts of Lake Country, West Kelowna, Peachland, Westbank First Nation and the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, the survey shows the travel...
Sound off: How hard is it to find a family doctor?
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Region Division of Family Practice wants to know how hard it is to find a doctor in our region and is asking people to fill out a short survey to help gather your thoughts. The survey is part of the G.P. for Me program, a provincial initiative to help match the...