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City Of Kelowna 2018
Kelowna bottle picker bylaw shelved; busking bylaw to be reviewed
KELOWNA – A bylaw that would have penalized people who give empties to the homeless…
Kelowna council approves smaller property tax increase than expected
KELOWNA – Councillors in Kelowna have approved a smaller tax increase than originally proposed in…
Kelowna condo project goes rogue; markets to locals first
KELOWNA – Developers worried about the much-maligned speculation tax could look to a new condo…
Here are the winners of the annual Kelowna Community Awards
KELOWNA – The winners of the 43rd annual Kelowna Community Awards were announced at a ceremony…
Kelowna’s busking, bottle picking bylaws should be put on hold, city staff recommend
KELOWNA – Two controversial bylaws aimed at controlling buskers, panhandlers and bottle pickers will be…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot is moving — but where?
KELOWNA – Columbia Bottle Depots will be moving out of its controversial Kirschner Road location…
Booze, butts and the bottle bully: Living homeless on Kelowna’s Kirschner Road
KELOWNA – Dan is on the job, although you might not know it from looking…
Kelowna plans to buy another chunk of CN Rail corridor for Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – City officials are negotiating with CN Rail to purchase another piece of the…
Low-barrier housing project back before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – A supportive housing complex proposed for Commerce Avenue in Kelowna is back before…
A CD what? How Kelowna handles unique development proposals
KELOWNA – The Capri Centre Mall is Kelowna’s oldest shopping centre, occupying a prime 20-acre…
Big plan for Capri Mall delayed but Kelowna council gives nod to first high-rise
KELOWNA – The redevelopment of Kelowna’s oldest shopping mall into a multi-tower planned community has…
Booze and barbershops a good mix, say Kelowna planners
KELOWNA – Booze and barbershops are a good mix. Planning staff are recommending Kelowna council…
SLEEPING IN CARS: Kelowna’s hidden homeless shelter
KELOWNA – No accurate measure can be made of the number of men, women and…
Capri Mall redevelopment moves forward in Kelowna
KELOWNA – High-rise fever is spreading in Kelowna to the edges of downtown. ICR Projects…
Urgent repairs to go ahead on waterways around Kelowna International Airport
KELOWNA – Urgent repairs to channel works around Kelowna International Airport that were damaged by…
City is checking why rocks have turned orange on a Kelowna beach
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is looking into what caused a bunch of beach…
Central Okanagan business and development groups band together against speculation tax
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A group of business, tourism and development organizations have banded together demanding…
Kelowna should keep a light touch on legal cannabis, staff recommend
KELOWNA – With cannabis legalization looming, Kelowna councillors had lots of thoughts on how and…
Kelowna busker, panhandling laws not yet a done deal
KELOWNA – An unpopular bylaw amendment targeting buskers is not a done deal, despite what…
Danger zone extended around slumping Knox Mountain hillside
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna has expanded the no-go zone around the slowly slumping…
Pink flamingos now extinct at Glenmore Landfill
KELOWNA – There isn’t usually much appealing about the city dump, but maybe that’s exactly…
Kelowna doesn’t drink like it used to, RCMP say
KELOWNA – Drinking habits are changing in Kelowna — more craft breweries, fewer nightclubs —…
Spring flooding in the Central Okanagan still a guess, not a given
KELOWNA – With reports of overland flooding different parts of the Central Okanagan and above…
Cornerstone homeless shelter in Kelowna to remain open for another year
KELOWNA – The Cornerstone emergency shelter in downtown Kelowna will remain open for another year,…