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Prolific offender dies jumping from vehicle
Wade Paterson
STAFF REPORTER
A 23-year-old man died after allegedly jumping from a moving vehicle in Glenmore Saturday morning. Kelowna Mounties were called to a traffic incident on Glenmore Road near Union Road at 8:33 a.m. Saturday. Victor John Francis Doyle was found roadside after he apparently jumped from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and died later that day. Court documents show Doyle was a prolific offender. Over the past five years he was found guilty of committing numerous crimes, including break and enter, theft under $5,000 and assault with a weapon.
Just last Thursday he was found guilty of possession of property under $5,000 obtained by crime, and of using a forged document. He was expected to appear in court Wednesday for breaking into and entering a dwelling with intent to commit a crime, possession of property under $5,000 obtained by crime and possession of a controlled substance. The 33-year-old driver in Saturday’s incident was unlicensed; however, he remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Kelowna RCMP Const. Kris Clark said the driver claimed he wasn’t expecting Doyle to jump out of the vehicle. He was issued a violation ticket for not having a valid driver’s licence and isn’t likely to face any other charges.
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Emily Jayne May Myatt pens a portion of a comic strip in the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art Saturday afternoon as part of the third and final comic jam session.
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Development proposals reappearing on council agenda
Jennifer Smith
STAFF REPORTER
Development once again appears the salient point of Kelowna city council’s meetings. Monday afternoon councillors moved forward with several plans for zoning changes to allow for a neighbourhood
buildout, including a 343unit, mixed-use development off Harvey Avenue below Dilworth Mountain. “What excites me about this proposal is we could have a great multimodal pathway along the rail corridor,” said Coun. Colin Basran, pointing to the parkland promised in
the deal. The proposal took three years to develop and includes housing under the Dilworth Homes neighbourhood at Christina Place and Mt. Baldy Drive. It would see a mix of low-rise condos and row housing, similar to housing done in West Vancouver on the slope
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behind Park Royal Shopping Mall. Located near the end of Enterprise Way, the area was never zoned for this level of density; however, council unanimously agreed to move it forward to public hearing, knowing it’s in a heavily populated area of the city. The major caveat for the developer will be to
prove the new homes are worth a slice in another hillside. “You look at some of the things that are happening in the upper Rutland area and the Black Mountain area, where we’re seeing hillsides literally terraced,” said Coun. Robert Hobson. “…I wouldn’t want the hillside to look
totally altered (like that).” City staff penned an extensive set of guidelines for developing hillsides from 2006-2011 to try and prevent environmental and visual destruction. City planner Ryan Smith emphasized just how aware the developer is of the work, noting the development began
as the Hillside Development Guidelines project wrapped up. Should the development go through, the city would gain access to another large section of Mill Creek and, potentially, the CN rail corridor to keep the Rails With Trails project inching closer to UBCO.
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