Kiwanis Housing – Kootenay Street: adoption of amendments to OCP and Zoning bylaws to allow a change from Residential Medium density to Residential Assisted Living and for the reconstruction of the Kiwanis Apartment building Russo – former Community Services Building (Fairview Rd at Kootenay): adoption of Zoning bylaw to allow a land use designation from Town […]
Archives for 2016
Land matter clear final hurdles
More fear of postal disruption
With strike mandate set to expire August 25, the union is setting the stage to issue 72-hour strike notice Following nine months of negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), it is clear that talks have reached an impasse. The postal service must adapt to its new reality as Canadians […]
On the road – Roger Richardson
On the hill – Dick Cannings
As summer winds down, our thoughts naturally turn to back-to-school shopping and back-to-work after a break for a good Canadian summer. I’ll be going back to Ottawa in September to resume work on all the issues before Parliament; one of the major issues we will be discussing is electoral reform. In last year’s campaign, both […]
Is there a new invader in Vaseux Lake?
Some residents and business owners on Vaseux concerned about the amount of milfoil weed that is creeping in. Some residents on Tuc-el-nuit Lake are concerned as well. Osoyoos Lake gets a weed wacking each year from the people at the Okanagan Basin Water Board – which says its hands are tied unless there is proper […]
Medals come home
Twelve athletes from British Columbia are bringing home eight medals from the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games, including team medals in sports such as swimming, soccer, cycling, rugby and rowing. A total of 142 athletes with a connection to B.C. competed at the Games in 18 different sports. Of those, provincially-affiliated athletes earned 50% of […]
Ag Minister tours the area
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick of Kelowna invited to tour the facilities at the Okanaghan Gleaners. Gleaners happy that finally a highway sign in their name. Minister told facility pack about 8 million cups of dry soup each year thanks to the many volunteers – some assembled today for a picture in the former tobacco drying […]