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KELOWNA ROCKETS would not be denied as they beat Kamloops Blazers twice on the weekend to clinch the WHL B.C. Division title.
A KELOWNA ER doctor has been joined by his counterparts across the province complaining on a new website about hospital overcrowding.
COLUMNIST Bobbi Kittle outlines some tips for seniors who have trouble maintaining a nutritious diet.
ALISTAIR WATERS says a successful airport control tower tax assessment appeal will hurt City of Kelowna’s finances.
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One woman was taken to hospital after her car collided with another vehicle last Friday near the intersection of Highway 33 and Langford Road. An RCMP member on the scene said injuries didn’t appear to be serious and noted the crash was likely due to driver inattention. The other driver didn’t appear to be injured.
▼ BALLET KELOWNA
Board president clarifies budget woes Jennifer Smith STAFF REPORTER
There will be $8,000 to $15,000 in the coffers for Ballet Kelowna to start anew, members will be told in a final meeting this week. Despite significant publicity over the demise of the company, Jamie Maw, president of the Ballet Kelowna board of directors, says the fledgling society has only solicited $12,000 in donations since
its financial problems became public. It’s not nearly enough to make the $180,000 needed to pay off the company’s $80,000 deficit and begin the next year with operational funding. “People say, well, if you put out the call to the public last September you would have gotten more. We think we might have gotten a little bit more, but not nearly what was required,” said Maw, in an interview with the Capital News heading into Wednesday evening’s
final performance with Ballet Kelowna members. “…Arts come below health, and I’m afraid to say, ballet comes toward the bottom of the arts list, especially in a recessionary economy,” he added. A skeleton board will be struck at the meeting to bring the company to what is being terming a “safe landing,” ensuring all debts are paid. Meeting that obligation requires the board to continue with the company’s
Flower Power fundraiser, June 12, to help cover costs like the dancers’ salaries, debts to venues for performances and choreography fees owed to artistic director David LaHay. There will be no last minute turnaround from the directors presently holding the purse; this group of volunteers is done. And it has not been a pleasant end-
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Plans to redevelop the Hiawatha Mobile Home Park on Lakeshore Road in Kelowna are headed to a public hearing later this month after city council gave its initial nod of approval. The plan, which would see the Edmonton-based developer Westcorp construct as many as 19 buildings on the site, including an 11-storey boutique hotel, an eight-storey mixed use tower, an eight-storey apartment building, “stacked” townhouses and a 2 1/2-storey conference centre on the 7.2-hectare site. In addition, the company will also build a linear park along Wilson Creek, which runs through the property, as well as parking for the buildings. The new development will be oriented towards Lakeshore Road and will be built in phases. The townhouses will be the first phase to be built if the project receives final approval from the city. The hotel would be