A man has been arrested and faces potential drug charges following a suspect drug transaction in broad daylight. On July 6, 2016 at approximately 12:45 pm, an officer with the Kelowna RCMP Downtown Enforcement Unit (DEU) observed an apparent drug transaction in the 500 block of Gaston Avenue. The officer stopped the suspect vehicle and […]
Archives for 2016
So.. you thought they were finished…
This morning Men on the rig Canada Flag on the rig Oil ? Anytime folks
Getting farmland into the ALR – difficult
Applicant wanting to rezone a chunk of land in Area D north of Okanagan Falls as agriculture and asked that it be placed in the Agriculture Land Reserve. Staff at Regional District and Area D Area Planning Commission skeptical of the owner’s motives. But in the end the owners won the day with all RDOS directors voting […]
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RDOS decisions
Twin Lakes developer gets go ahead at committee stage: Some compromise found to allow a development variance at Twin Lakes despite concerns about a lack of potable water. The new permit would allow a first phase development of 50 mixed residential units on the Twin Lakes Golf site. Most area residents against it. Penticton Indian […]
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Princeton’s News leader calls it quits after 18 years
News Leader Ceases Publication The Similkameen News Leader will cease publication this year following nearly 20 years of service to the region as an independent newspaper. The final newspaper will be dated July 26, 2016. According to News Leader Owner/Publisher George Elliott there are a number of factors. They include a sagging local economy, changes […]