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City Of Kelowna 2017
Flood damage bill for Kelowna closes in on $9 million
KELOWNA – The great spring flood of 2017 caused about $9 million damage to city-owned…
Low-income RV park in orchard country won’t fly with Kelowna council
KELOWNA – An East Kelowna orchardist who sought to legalize a year-round RV park for…
Overdose numbers frustrating for Kelowna city councillors
KELOWNA – A clearly rattled city council heard from the Interior Health Authority Monday afternoon…
Ammonia ice rink tragedy in Fernie unlikely to repeat in Kelowna, city says
KELOWNA – Could the tragedy that killed three in a hockey arena in Fernie this…
Heavy industrial land under siege in boomtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – New visitors to Kelowna are often surprised to see a large-scale industrial operation…
Tacky portable signs gone under Kelowna’s proposed bylaw
KELOWNA – Call it the signs of the times in Kelowna. Sidewalk sandwich boards are…
Kelowna wants to unpave paradise, tear parking lot out of Gyro Beach park
KELOWNA – At the height of summer, a spot in the small parking lot inside…
Will illegal dumping go up along with Kelowna landfill fees?
KELOWNA – Central Okanagan residents are facing steep increases to use the Glenmore landfill over…
No ‘fatbergs’ in Kelowna sewers but old cooking grease and baby wipes still causing problems
KELOWNA – Imagine all the things you have ever flushed down your toilet or washed…
Big fee increases essential to keep the Central Okanagan’s only landfill in operation
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Tipping fees for waste disposal at Kelowna’s Glenmore landfill are going up…
Land rich but cash poor, Kelowna has a park problem
KELOWNA – Kelowna has a park problem. The city doesn’t offer its own citizens enough…
Kelowna to make Glenmore landfill a third taller to extend its lifespan
KELOWNA – Changes at the Glenmore Landfill will extend the life of Kelowna’s primary waste…
Renaissance of Ellis Street shifting downtown Kelowna’s axis
KELOWNA – It wasn’t long ago that Ellis Street, one of downtown Kelowna’s primary north-south…
Tribunal dismisses human rights complaint against city hall by Kelowna quadriplegic
KELOWNA – A complaint launched against the City of Kelowna by the family of a…
Love ’em or hate ’em, carriage houses in Kelowna are here to stay
KELOWNA – Carriage houses, nanny suites, granny flats — whatever you want to to call…
Developers high on high-rises in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – If sod is ever turned remains to be seen but the city is…
Downtown Kelowna hotel project isn’t just six storeys higher — it’s almost twice the height
KELOWNA – After a decade of planning, it still hasn’t got a real name but…
Capri, Landmark area projected to be next big hub in Kelowna
KELOWNA – City staff in Kelowna have identified two concept plans for the future of…
Walk the Beach event to raise foreshore accessibility awareness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – In an effort to show how accessible — or inaccessible — the foreshore…
Plan for a new hotel in downtown Kelowna just got a lot taller
KELOWNA – The company behind a proposal to build a high-rise hotel in downtown Kelowna…
Kelowna city council gives final approval to new agriculture plan
KELOWNA – After a year and a half of negotiations, Kelowna city council has approved…
Five boats heading to the Okanagan caught with invasive mussels
KELOWNA – The chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board is concerned about the number…
Kelowna’s Mission neighbourhood could be getting a waste transfer station
KELOWNA – The Regional District is looking into putting a solid waste transfer location in…
City spends $11 million on new land acquisition
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna has acquired 140 acres of land on Highway 97…