Kelowna Mayor
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Meet the candidates running to be Kelowna’s mayorRunning to be mayor in the biggest city in B.C.'s Interior are incumbent Colin Basran plus challengers Tom Dyas, Dave Habib, Glendon Smedley and Silverado Socrates.CanadaOct 12, 2022
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Canada Day turnout heralds good summer for Kelowna, B.C. tourism"By all accounts, I think this was a great start to the tourism season and I think this will probably be the busiest summer we have ever seen," said Colin Basran, Mayor of Kelowna.EconomyJul 2, 2022
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Kelowna report on crime draws criticism from B.C.’s attorney generalThe city says ‘a disproportionate amount of property crime is committed by offenders who persistently re-offend, unabated by a catch-and-release justice system.’CrimeMay 28, 2022
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Kelowna’s mayor, 43, has been vaccinated, says cityA three-paragraph statement from the city was brief, but said, in essence, that Colin Basran was vaccinated because he’s also a health-care sector volunteer.HealthApr 6, 2021
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Kelowna, B.C., city council criticized for pay increase: ‘They need to fix this’Kelowna city councillors currently earn about $37,000 a year. The mayor’s salary sits around $110,000 annually.CanadaJan 12, 2021
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City crews to remind beach, park users of COVID-19 risks, says mayor of KelownaThe mayor says expect to see city crews checking public spots to see if coronavirus physical-distancing recommendations are being followed.Jul 23, 2020
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‘Don’t come here to make new friends’: Kelowna, B.C., mayor on spike in COVID-19 casesColin Basran tells CKNW Radio: “We’re hearing everything from ‘We're doing too much’ to ‘We’re not doing enough.’"HealthJul 22, 2020
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Kelowna’s mayor responds to COVID-19 cluster outbreak“The province has not implemented travel restrictions within Canada, so we know people are going to come to Kelowna,” Kelowna mayor Colin Basran said in a statement.CanadaJul 14, 2020
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Kelowna, B.C., mayor calls video of RCMP wellness check ‘difficult to watch’Mayor Colin Basran said the video demonstrates how Kelowna RCMP mental health wellness checks are performed need to change.CanadaJun 24, 2020
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‘It’s 100% something that we are looking into’: Kelowna mayor on closing streets to help struggling restaurantsThe idea is being welcomed by many restaurateurs, who said the industry has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.NewsMay 14, 2020
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