News Items tag as: kelowna city budget 2015

City budget 'bare bones' despite sizeable tax increase
January 10, 2015 - 7:27 PM

KELOWNA — Even Kelowna’s mayor concedes it sounds odd calling a possible 3.5 per cent tax increase a “bare bones budget."
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby launches election campaign a day early in key battleground
SURREY, B.C. - New Democrat Leader David Eby kicked off his British Columbia election campaign a day early on Friday, p
September 20, 2024 5:06 PM
RCMP officers face firing for 'atrocious' racist behaviour, harassment, documents say
VANCOUVER - Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged "atrocious," "racist" and
September 20, 2024 4:33 PM
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah rockets land in northern Israel
An Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Lebanese health officials said. It wa
September 20, 2024 2:26 PM
'Last hurrah': Memorial service for Calgary children's entertainer Buck Shot
CALGARY - It was the last show for longtime children's TV star Ron (Buck Shot) Barge Friday as hundreds of family, frie
September 20, 2024 2:05 PM
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance during
September 20, 2024 12:37 PM

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