
City Of Kelowna 2023

Kelowna man accused of abusing former partner won’t get her property
A Kelowna man who was once arrested for allegedly assaulting his common law partner has…

Home of the Okanagan’s first radio station to become stores and housing
CKOV was the first commercial radio station in the Okanagan, hitting the airwaves on Nov.…

Trees or homes? Central Okanagan politicians need to focus on housing crisis
Dan Winer has high praise for the efforts of City of Kelowna staff in dealing…

Kelowna is doubling down on fourplexes
The City of Kelowna prides itself on being a “leader and early adopter of infill…

Kelowna’s Mission Group wants to add 34-storey tower to its highrise inventory
There’s no question that the Mission Group is leading the way with highrise development in…

Rec centres or affordable housing? Kelowna council needs to get its priorities straight: builder
Earlier this week Kelowna city council adopted a staff plan on how to spend a…

Average Kelowna taxpayer on the hook for an extra $87 this year
The final numbers have been crunched, so Kelowna City Council is being asked, when it…

Massive apartment building planned near downtown Kelowna
A proposed six-story, 171-unit apartment building could change the look of Harvey Avenue near downtown…

Roughly 600 km of water pipes in Kamloops, Okanagan made with asbestos concrete
There are about 600 kilometres of asbestos concrete pipes carrying water to residents’ homes in…

Overcrowding making tent city part of Kelowna’s Rail Trail experience
There’s nothing much more beautiful than a walk or cycle down the Okanagan Rail Trail…

Kelowna wants to create more affordable housing but will wait for more studies
After almost two hours of discussion about the dire need for affordable housing in Kelowna,…

First highrise in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood scaled back
What was proposed in 2021 to be Rutland’s first eight-storey highrise building is heading back…

Kelowna mobile home park residents want their rights considered by developer
Given the huge demand for new housing in Kelowna, developers are moving in to buy…

Kamloops one of the most expensive cities in B.C. for property owners
Kamloops has the third highest tax rate of the 26 largest cities in B.C. The…

Kelowna multi-millionaire loses appeal against highrise neighbour
Charles Fipke made his fortune in diamonds and is one of Kelowna’s richest citizens. But…