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Letters Feb 24, 2021 / 10:00 am
To make space for the new West Kelowna city hall, the Westside Skateboard Park Society was advised there is consideration towards demolishing the...
West Kelowna May 27, 2020 / 4:00 am
West Kelowna's first attempt at a public hearing in three months will go into overtime. Council Tuesday agreed to hold open the public hearing on...
Letters Mar 5, 2020 / 1:53 pm
Forgive me if I am wrong, but I thought that we lived in a democracy that is “based on referendums and other devices of empowerment and...
Letters Feb 18, 2020 / 11:50 am
Vernon was recognized for its 2018 financial report that demonstrated a spirit of full disclosure designed to clearly communicate the...
Letters Feb 13, 2020 / 4:45 pm
Well here we go again with a new city manager doing the bidding of the chair of the 2016 Citizens for the New Civic Centre; guess what, the chair is...
Letters Dec 11, 2019 / 3:33 pm
West Kelowna Coun. Jason Friesen said taxpayers shouldn't bemoan the lack of city services and also decry the possibility of tax increases, that a...
Letters Dec 4, 2019 / 2:04 pm
All the West Kelowna councillors who ran in the last election on “fiscal responsibility” are now looking to raise taxes to overcome a...
West Kelowna Nov 16, 2019 / 3:00 pm
Almost three years after the ball first got rolling, the new West Kelowna sports dome opened to the public Saturday, costing more than four times its...
Letters Feb 16, 2019 / 9:00 am
The 2019 City of West Kelowna budget increase at 3 per cent was able to accommodate all costs including new firefighters, a new police officer, and 10...
Letters Feb 6, 2019 / 4:47 pm
Over 10 years ago, a local group of parents who wanted more hockey ice for their kids started beating the drum for more taxpayer funding. If I recall...
Letters Jan 23, 2019 / 5:26 pm
On Jan. 10, a very important question was asked of West Kelowna Coun. Rick de Jong regarding the new soccer dome. He was asked: are you concerned...
Letters Oct 19, 2018 / 5:19 pm
Hard to figure out where letter writer Bill Anstead’s head is at with his letter regarding the West Kelowna soccer dome. I suspect a...
Letters Oct 19, 2018 / 12:19 pm
Starting in January 2016, several West Kelowna council meetings gave approval to the design and construction of a soccer dome. The project was...
Letters Oct 15, 2018 / 2:54 pm
Having attended the all-candidates forum on Oct. 3, I am convinced there appears to be a bit of a cabal becoming evident in West Kelowna. There are...
Letters Oct 7, 2018 / 9:00 am
Evaluating the current mayor and council of West Kelowna, all the missed opportunities and poor decisions, far outweigh the good decisions and running...
Letters Oct 3, 2018 / 11:13 am
With the candidates for West Kelowna council now established, it is important for voters to look at what they want – decisions to build grand...
Letters Aug 20, 2018 / 12:43 pm
West Kelowna council is apparently going to secretly approve the purchase of land for a future new City Hall without the ability of citizens to...
Letters Jun 28, 2018 / 12:19 pm
At a recent West Kelowna council meeting, CAO Zaffino, looking for revenue sources, suggested a franchise fee, basically a tax on residential...
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