
City of Kelowna 2024

Kelowna’s approach to buying waterfront parkland called ‘diabolical’
Property owners along a Manhattan Point beach with no public access are ticked off at…

Kelowna council may to be willing to let a handful of old-timers keep their private beach
One of the key things most Kelowna residents want to see as the North End…

Some Kelowna residents want to protect heritage neighbourhoods from infill: petition
A new online petition created by the Friends and Residents of the Abbott Street Heritage…

Kelowna calls for more highrises in response to new provincial housing rules
New provincial infill housing rules that require for more density in core areas of cities…

Infill housing decision causes division among Kelowna city council
The province's new infill housing rules have Kelowna city councillors in a tizzy. A re-zoning…

Why Kelowna pays way over assessed value for land it buys
Whenever the City of Kelowna announces a big land purchase, reporters scurry to the BC…

Rental apartment buildings proposed on Clement Avenue in Kelowna
Kelowna city staff support the proposed rezoning of a residential area on Clement Avenue to…

How Kelowna can help build housing faster all over BC
Every city in the province is unique and most would resent being compared to Kelowna.…

Why Kelowna is building more homes for middle class rather than low income
With the cost of living and the rate of homelessness continuing to rise, it may…

Kelowna creates online tool to help homeowners understand dramatic housing changes
New provincial rules to allow up to four units to be built on most single-family…

Kelowna plans to hand over city land in exchange for affordable housing
Kelowna city council has plans to lease city-owned land to developers at minimal cost in…

‘Not a silver bullet solution’: Kelowna council concerned with new housing plan
Kelowna city council expressed concerns around BC Housing's Middle Income Housing Partnership plan, which proposes…

More than 27,000 Kelowna lots targeted for more crowding with infill housing
The details are coming out on how the City of Kelowna is going to comply…

No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market
There was a glimmer of hope last week that some exemptions could be made to…

How a $500 tax break gets rental housing built in Kelowna
It doesn’t seem like a lot on a multi-million dollar project but $500 per unit…