City Of Kelowna 2018

Kelowna replaces city manager with internal hire
KELOWNA – The city has gone internal in replacing its city manager, choosing veteran divisional…

Once unheard of, Kelowna has had two water quality advisories in a row
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is about to rescind the water quality advisory it…

Senior manager at City of Kelowna dies suddenly
KELOWNA – Rob Mayne, a senior manager at the City of Kelowna, died suddenly yesterday,…

Kelowna can’t meet old greenhouse gas emissions goals, should change the target, staff say
KELOWNA – The city has given up trying to meet greenhouse gas emission targets it…

Taj Mahal or Travel Van: Two different takes on tourism promotion in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Both Kelowna and Penticton rely heavily on tourism but they are reaching out…

Kelowna to boost developer incentives for rental housing construction
KELOWNA – In a continuing bid to encourage construction of rental housing, staff are recommending…

How Kelowna plans to fund its massive backlog in undeveloped parkland
KELOWNA – Everybody loves a park and Kelowna councillors have proven no different, giving preliminary…

Kelowna homeless count shows big increase from 2016
KELOWNA – To no surprise, a head count of the homeless in Kelowna is showing…
$100 million plan put forth as fix for Kelowna’s Landmark Capri neighbourhood
KELOWNA – The city should spend close to $100 million in the Capri Landmark neighbourhood…

Kelowna Curling Club must replace chiller after Fernie ammonia tragedy
KELOWNA – The ice chiller in the Kelowna Curling Club is facing a mandatory replacement…

New fee would make developers pay to construct Kelowna parks
KELOWNA – Staff are recommending new ways to pay to develop parks in Kelowna including…

Infill housing allowing high-density catching on in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new zoning that allows some property owners to build three or four…
Kelowna’s ponds and marshes enjoying the end of drought
KELOWNA – The water levels in many of Kelowna’s ponds, marshes and low spots have…

Flood protection measures on Kelowna’s Mill Creek will continue into next year
KELOWNA – Mill Creek may have behaved itself this spring by mostly staying within its…

Little sign of progress easing Kelowna’s atrocious rental vacancy rate
KELOWNA – Four new housing agreements covering 436 purpose-built rental units in Kelowna were signed…