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Should Wakefest return?

Oct 29, 2008 / 4:29 pm

Wakefest is back on the drawing board. The Kelowna event was cancelled last year, based primarily on concerns dealing with rowdiness and policing, prompting...

Standard fee for density bonus?

Standard fee for density bonus?

Oct 28, 2008 / 4:23 pm

A proposed development at Springfield and Benvoulin has been put on hold until City Council can solve the issue of affordable housing contributions for...

Should gov""t hold marijuana monopoly?

Oct 27, 2008 / 4:13 pm

A federal lawyer says maintaining the government's monopoly on medical marijuana is the only way to provide a safe and reliable supply. Justice Department...

Think more will vote by mail?

Think more will vote by mail?

Oct 26, 2008 / 2:47 pm

Kelowna residents will be able to vote via mail in the upcoming municipal elections. For the first time, some electors in the Kelowna area will be able to cast...

Agree with punishment for bear kill?

Oct 25, 2008 / 2:32 pm

A West Vancouver man has been convicted and fined $3,000 for illegally shooting a black bear cub near a Whistler school in May. Andrew Dylan Robertson, 24,...

Will you vote in the municipal election?

Oct 24, 2008 / 5:06 pm

Mission residents had a chance to evaluate the civic election candidates last night. More than 200 people packed a church gym to hear from the two people...

Salmon Arm Wal-Mart?

Oct 22, 2008 / 4:47 pm

They spoke for hours and there's more to come. Dozens of people spoke about a controversial proposal in the North Okanagan Monday night. About 35 people...

Should City use odd/even watering?

Oct 21, 2008 / 4:51 pm

Don't expect the City of Kelowna to implement odd-even watering days in the future. A pilot project this past summer in Crawford Estates and Dilworth Mountain...

Let artists create critical works?

Oct 20, 2008 / 4:37 pm

Artists in Vancouver are worried that legislation protecting trademarks for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will interfere with their ability to create...

Think heroin-assisted therapy works?

Oct 19, 2008 / 2:14 pm

A University of B.C. epidemiologist says there is now evidence to support a heroin-assisted addictions therapy clinic in Vancouver. The North American Opiate...

Was the election worth the cost?

Oct 18, 2008 / 4:20 pm

Last Tuesday's election has some people wondering, was it worth it? Despite promising and following through on fixed election dates, in September the Prime...

Drinking and driving punishment?

Oct 17, 2008 / 5:00 pm

Drivers in Vernon seems to be ahead of the curve when it comes to drinking and driving, causing some North Okanagan police to fear for their own safety. One in...

Publicizing radar traps?

Oct 16, 2008 / 5:25 pm

I would like to thank SILK FM for letting all the speeders out there, know where the radar will be set out, so they can slow down when they are in that area. I...

New Liberal leader?

Oct 15, 2008 / 5:00 pm

Two candidates who could be potential federal Liberal leadership contenders — should the job come open — are deflecting questions about their plans. Neither...

Did you vote?

Oct 14, 2008 / 5:00 pm

Polls in all the Atlantic provinces have now closed, with voting still underway in other parts of the country. Polling stations closed in Newfoundland at 7 p.m....

Old KSS site for waste cart roll-out?

Old KSS site for waste cart roll-out?

Oct 13, 2008 / 2:43 pm

The City of Kelowna is hoping to get approval to use the old KSS grounds as a distribution site for curbside collection carts for garbage, yard waste and...

Measuring voter frustration

Oct 12, 2008 / 4:37 pm

Voter cynicism and mistrust by Contributed - Story: 42415 Oct 12, 2008 / 4:00 pm To the Editor: As voters prepare for another election, the level of cynicism...

Red means go?

Oct 11, 2008 / 4:10 pm

Running red lights is an epidemic in Kelowna. The city is one of the worst in the province for the traffic infraction despite the presence of red light cameras...

Highway Memorials?

Highway Memorials?

Oct 10, 2008 / 5:15 pm

Someone is removing memorial crosses from an Okanagan Highway. Over the last four months, several makeshift memorials located on Highway 33 near Beaverdell have...

Pay for Kelowna Accord?

Oct 9, 2008 / 3:41 pm

Liberal Dianna Cabott is turning up the heat on Kelowna-Lake Country incumbent MP Ron Cannan. Cabott is accusing Cannan of being uninformed on the contentious...

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