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Longtime astrologer passes

Photo: Contributed Heather Zais Longtime Kelowna astrologer, psychic and medium Heather Zais has died. Zais, whose Heather’s Horoscopes column appeared on Castanet for more than 20 years, died May 9 at her home, surrounded by family

Heather Zais dies

Photo: Contributed Heather Zais It's is with great sadness that we mark and mourn the passing of long-time Castanet horoscope columnist Heather Zais. Zais passed away May 9 at the age of 76 after a courageous battle with cancer. Her

Task force to focus on crime

Photo: Contributed Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas will head a new city task force looking at ways to reduce crime. Citing crime and safety as one of Kelowna city council’s top priorities, the city is forming a task force on crime reduction

Expanding boat launch fees

Photo: Contributed Kelowna's Water Street boat launch. The City of Kelowna wants all users of its three boat launches to pay a user fee. According to city staff, the fee it introduced in 2022 for commercial use of the launches generated

$1 million for arts centre

Photo: City of Kelowna The city wants to replace the aging Kelowna Community Theatre with a larger new performing arts centre. A group pushing for the construction of a new performing art centre in Kelowna says it is delighted city council

Shelter plans praised

Photo: Contributed An artist's rendition of the proposed Now Canada Society women's shelter to be built on property at 2609-2611 Richter Street in Kelowna. A proposed new women's shelter in the Pandosy area of Kelowna drew praise

Temple plan moving on

Photo: Contributed Site of a proposed new Kelowna Sikh temple, or gurdwara, on Benvoulin Road. Despite a recommendation from city planning staff not to allow an application to change the zoning of land on Benvoulin Road to create a site

Seeking support for shelter

Photo: Contributed An artist's rendition of the proposed Now Canada Society women's shelter to be built on property at 2609-2611 Richter Street in Kelowna. Kelowna city council is being asked to approve the look of a new women’s

Opposition to temple plan

Photo: Contributed Site of a proposed new Kelowna Sikh Temple, or Gurdwara, on Benvoulin Road. City of Kelowna planners are opposed to locating a new Sikh temple on agricultural land in the city's Benvoulin Road area. In a report

Kelowna tax increase drops

Photo: Contributed Kelowna property taxpayers could get a slight break on the increase proposed by council following its budget deliberations in December. According to a staff report on the final budget, set to go to council for approval

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