The numbers were announced at a press conference held by Energy and Natural Resources Minister Chris Beaudry, who highlighted the growth that the sector is seeing.
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City hall’s Western Fair gym plan: $7M to build, $13.7M more to rent over 25 years
After agreeing to spend $7.2 million turning a part of Western Fair’s former Agriplex into a gymnasium, London taxpayers will spend another $13.7 million over 25 years renting the space back, a city hall official says. Western Fair will not pay for the renovation and will book tournaments and events at the gym when the […]
Trial begins for Toronto couple charged with killing neighbour over barbecue fumes
More than day after the body was discovered, the Toronto Police Service put on a bulletin on social media that 53-year-old Reeyaz Habib was missing from the area.
Kelowna council support application for more temporary workers at large cherry operation
Kelowna city council has thrown its support behind an application from Khela Orchards to add housing for up to 105 temporary farm workers on its orchard on Glenmore Road.While the application exceeds the city’s zoning bylaw for the number of seasonal workers within a single farming operation, de…
Kelowna Gospel Mission suspends operation of mobile lunch service after talks with city
The Kelowna Gospel Mission is ending its regular downtown mobile lunch service, a program that has fed people on the streets for years.The end of the program came after a meeting with the City of Kelowna, said Gospel Mission executive director Trevor Freeman."The city came to us and rai…
Calgary trial underway in death of worker shot after offering roadside help
Colin Hough was the second person to be randomly fired upon on Aug. 6, 2024, Crown prosecutor told jurors on the opening day of the trial of Arthur Penner and Blake Strawberry.
Mama bear, cubs spotted near Kelowna park
A mama bear and two cubs were spotted near a busy Kelowna park on Sunday evening.Donna Mendel shared a video of the trio loping through the tall grass not far from MNP Place and Mission Recreation Park.The bears look similar to a sow and two older cubs seen on a trail along the Mission…
Kelowna child rapist remains under conditions after expiration of 7-year sentence
This story involved the sexual abuse of a child and may not be suitable for all readers. A child rapist whose actions were described as “depraved and loathsome” by a Kelowna judge has completed his seven-year jail sentence, but he remains under several conditions prohibiting him from…
King Charles visited Kelowna 40 years ago today
While King Charles may have been mending bridges in the United States this week, 40 years ago he was on a far less fraught goodwill mission on this side of the pond.After opening Expo ’86 in Vancouver, the then-prince and Diana, Princess of Wales, toured through the Southern Interior and made a …
Toronto police cleared in New Year’s death of man who fell from high-rise balcony
Ontario’s police watchdog says Toronto officers acted within the law during a domestic assault response in which a man fell to his death from a high-rise balcony.