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Kelowna City Council circumvents democracy yet again

John Zeger wrote 5 days ago: I am appalled at the audacity of Kelowna City Council which by sending the matter of the downtown C … more →

Tags: 2008 civic election, City Council, Kelowna, Kelowna 2008 civic election, Kelowna city council

letter to Kelowna City Council on the downtown CD Zone (21)

John Zeger wrote 1 week ago: Below is an e-mail that I sent to Kelowna’s mayor and city council regarding their initial con … more →

Tags: City Council, highrise development, Downtown, Kelowna, Kelowna city council

Downtown CD Zone will have the same effect as red zoning1 comment

John Zeger wrote 2 weeks ago: The shocking assault of elderly resident David Post near Richmond Avenue and Kelglen Road by drug us … more →

Tags: Crime, Kelowna, red-zoning

ImagineKelowna website creates false image of future downtown

John Zeger wrote 2 months ago: They say that marketing is more about the packaging than it is about the product, and that is certai … more →

Tags: Community Groups, highrise development, Children, Cities, high rises, Kelowna, Marketing

My presentation to the APC on the downtown CD Zone proposal

John Zeger wrote 2 months ago: Mr. Chairman and Members of the Commission: I would like to make some general remarks about the CD Z … more →

Tags: highrise development, sustainability, high rises, Kelowna, Energy, leed

High-rises do not contribute to sustainability

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: I am glad that B.C. Forest Minister Pat Bell said something that a few of us already knew when he st … more →

Tags: highrise development, sustainability, high rises, Kelowna, Energy, greenhouse gases

Social impact study needed for Milroy plan

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: I agree with Ron Seymour (“Where will Mission fit in redeveloped downtown?,” Daily Courier, July … more →

Tags: Milroy plan, Gospel Mission, Kelowna, Kelowna city council, Social Impact

A further response to Duane Tresnich

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: I would like to thank the Daily Courier for giving me this opportunity to respond to a letter writte … more →

Tags: Community Groups, Duane Tresnich, Defamation, Move Kelowna Forward

Very Concerned Citizens of Kelowna arrives on the scene

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: I am pleased to hear that a new group, Very Concerned Citizens of Kelowna (VCCK), has come on the sc … more →

Tags: Community Groups, highrise development, high rises, Kelowna, Very Concerned Citizens of Kelowna

Response to the letter by Duane Tresnich

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: Duane Tresnich I would like to thank the Capital News for publishing my letter responding to Brian … more →

Tags: Community Groups, Defamation, Duane Tresnich

Response to the letter by Bryan Dyck

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: Bryan Dycke recently wrote a letter where he referred to a gentleman running for city council with a … more →

Tags: Kelowna

My presentation to the APC on the Doyle Avenue High-Rise Project (June 17, 2008)

John Zeger wrote 3 months ago: Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission:   One year ago when the applicant came before you with a p … more →

Tags: highrise development, Kelowna, Doyle Ave., St. Paul St., highrise, Downtown, Variances, height, density

Declaring my intention to run for city council

John Zeger wrote 4 months ago:   I am declaring my intention to run for city council this fall. I am doing so at this time in orde … more →

Tags: Population growth, 2008 civic election, John Zeger, Kelowna city council, Kelowna civic electiion, Official Community Plan, Comprehensive Development Zone

Changes to Downtown Redevelopment Plan insignificant

John Zeger wrote 5 months ago:  It was much ado about nothing as the City unveiled the latest changes at its recent open house to … more →

Tags: Kelowna

Santa Barbara residents move to lower allowable building heights

John Zeger wrote 5 months ago: “smart growth” — Kelowna in 50 years   At a time when building height restrictio … more →

Tags: highrise development, kelowna's growth, high rises, Human Scale, community character, Add new tag

What Alexandria Already Possesses2 comments

Lamar White, Jr wrote 5 months ago: Drew, I agree with the bulk of your analysis. During the past ten years, the discourse of American u … more →

Tags: Local Political News, Smart Growth, Today's news, Alexandria Urban Master Plan, activity corridors, Alexandria 2010, the Ruston Foundry, Red River development

There are other ways to redevelop the downtown than with 30 storey buildings

John Zeger wrote 6 months ago: Nearly everyone is in agreement that the Lawrence and Leon Avenue area of the downtown needs to be r … more →

Tags: Milroy plan, Gospel Mission, High Rise

Consider Milroy plan only within a new Downtown Plan

John Zeger wrote 6 months ago: Regarding the downtown redevelopment plan, there has been a lot of public reaction to matters such a … more →

Tags: Milroy plan, downtown plan

Bloviator Begins Redevelopment Project19 comments

BuffaloBloviator wrote 1 year ago: The Buffalo Bloviator enjoyed the opportunity this weekend to “break ground” on ou … more →

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