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High-rise fever continues in Kelowna with another tower proposal

High-rise fever continues in Kelowna with another tower proposal | iNFOnews.ca
An artists rendering of the proposed high-rise. Mission Group Holdings

KELOWNA – Another possible high-rise development has been proposed for downtown Kelowna.

Currently a parking lot, Mission Group Holdings has proposed consolidating three parcels and rezoning them to allow construction of a 178-unit 25-storey mixed use residential and commercial tower.

Planning staff support the rezoning, pointing out the majority of properties in the downtown core already have the C7 zoning that allows high-rise construction.

The floor area ratio for the site allows for only 19 floors, so the Mission Group is asking for height variance allowing a 75-metre tall building.

This project is not to be confused with the former Bargain Bargain Bargain site on Bernard Avenue which is also owned by the Mission Group.

Planning staff had nothing negative to say about the project, praising a walkscore that makes it a “walkers paradise”, within a five-minute walking radius of commercial services, employment, transit, parks and cultural amenities.

Council will consider the proposal at the public council meeting, 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, at Kelowna city hall.

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John McDonald

By John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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