
City Of Kelowna 2023

Workers in downtown Kelowna building forced out as UBCO digs deeper
Damage to a fourth building near the construction site of UBC Okanagan’s new downtown Kelowna…

Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park…

With the death of Journey Home it’s unclear how Kelowna will tackle homelessness in the future
Kelowna's Journey Home initiative was created in 2018 with the goal of transforming Kelowna to…

Time’s up for unsafe Kelowna house, City prepares for demolition
It will be almost three years until an order by Kelowna city council to demolish…

$31M from feds will do little to deal with Kelowna’s housing affordability crisis
As the first BC city to get money out of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund,…

Watch for big changes in what you can build on your property in Kelowna
The provincial government is in the midst of passing legislation that will allow up to…

Kelowna asking for public’s opinion of proposed changes to short-term rental zoning
Kelowna city council is asking for the public’s opinion on proposed changes to the short-term…

City of Kelowna has pleasant task of figuring out what to do with $31.5 million in free money
Most people who win the lottery need a little time to figure out how to…

First tiny homes in Kelowna to be built near Rail Trail homeless camp
The first half of the 120 tiny homes for Kelowna residents sleeping rough will be…

50 Kelowna residents to get free consults to make their homes energy efficient
There are a myriad of programs and rebates through various government and private agencies to…

Housing crisis prompts Kelowna to consider tightening restrictions on short-term rentals
There are hundreds of illegal short-term rentals in Kelowna that are impacting the long-term rental…

Failed three-tower project comes back to Kelowna council with one tower
In July of 2022 the City of Kelowna rejected a proposal by Safari Capital to…

How Kelowna is showing the nation how to speed up new home construction
It's been a decade since the City of Kelowna overhauled its building permit system to…

Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the ‘roads’: Kelowna planner
The federal government has given builders a major boost by eliminating the GST on rental…

Plan for development of Tolko Mill site on Kelowna lakeshore ‘really underwhelming’: city councillor
While many Kelowna city council members had high praise for concepts presented to them today…