
City Of Kelowna 2022

Inside source hints at skulduggery in city-backed highrise deal in downtown Kelowna
The redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna has been controversial since it…

Where high is too high for downtown Kelowna towers
Five highrise towers with a total of 151 storeys will be debated by Kelowna city…

Stop This Tower! Campaign launched against UBCO’s downtown Kelowna highrise
Calling it a “pretend university,” Kelowna resident Susan Ames is launching a campaign against the…

Kelowna taking severe action against vacant or burned buildings
Kelowna city council is being asked to impose strict new rules on vacant or damaged…

Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is…

UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus to be the tallest in city at 46 storeys
New plans being reviewed by the City of Kelowna show a 46-storey tower for UBCO’s…

Is Kelowna running out of room to grow?
Vacant buildable land is getting scarce in Kelowna. A “permanent growth boundary” imposed by city…

Legacy group calls for investigation into ‘bait and switch’ on former RCMP site
Now that new development plans have come forward for a highrise on city-owned land in…

Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…

Legacy group’s ethics challenged by developer of former Kelowna RCMP site
The company's behind the plan to redevelop the former RCMP detachment site in downtown Kelowna…
Despite building boom, Okanagan city struggling to house 5,000 new residents
After leading Canada’s largest cities with the highest growth rate at 14% during the last…

More affordable housing key outcome of Kelowna visioning conference
Affordable housing was the topic most on the minds of the 25 participants in a…

Why Central Green never became the ‘gateway’ to Kelowna
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in…

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada…

Redesign of tower on former Kelowna RCMP site grows to 25 storeys
In response to public pressure, the design of a new downtown Kelowna highrise has been…