
City of Kelowna 2024

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…

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 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…

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

Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal…

Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the…

40 new complex care housing units coming to Kelowna
The BC government is building 40 housing units in Kelowna to support those struggling with…

Kelowna increased land values; now residents, businesses are getting the bills
The City of Kelowna was far ahead of the provincial government when it streamlined higher…

Plan in the works for 652-acre neighbourhood in Kelowna’s north-end
Developers have begun a masterplan for the development of 652 acres of McKinley Beach’s hillside…

Why you should expect a bigger property tax bill in booming Kamloops, Okanagan next year
When the City of Kelowna tried to encourage developers and homeowners to produce more houses…

Non-profit opposed to new suburb proposal in Kelowna’s north-end
A developer has proposed 2,000 new residential units in McKinley Beach, but a local non-profit…
Construction to begin on third tiny home project for homeless people in Kelowna
Construction is set to begin for the third tiny home complex built in Kelowna to…

Kelowna trailer park residents face ‘demoviction’ from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen…

Kelowna councillor concerned with ‘shakiness’ of latest downtown highrise proposal
A Kelowna city councillor expressed “shakiness” about a 40-storey tower proposed for the lot next…

Evacuated resident unable to collect belongings after UBCO tower debacle
Steven Wolfe had to evacuate his home because of the UBC Okanagan downtown construction project…

