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City Of Kelowna 2019
OOPS: City of Kelowna accidentally published wrong tender information
Well, this is embarrassing. City of Kelowna staff accidentally published what appears to be internal…
Expanded drug and alcohol rehab centre proposed for Kelowna
One of two private drug and alcohol rehabilitation companies in Kelowna wants to add a…
Why some of Kelowna’s homeless won’t be sleeping indoors this Christmas
As beds and mats open in Kelowna’s homeless shelters there will still be some people…
Running homeless campsites for a month cost the City of Kelowna more than $100,000
As some of the key pieces of the Recreation Avenue homeless campsite are removed, the…
Who is responsible for providing winter shelter?
When winter weather hit Kelowna near the beginning of December, it became clear there was…
Why some homeless campers in Kelowna want to be away from Recreation Avenue
Tom is one of a handful of homeless people taking advantage of the fact that…
As one sanctioned homeless camp in Kelowna shrinks, the other is no longer empty
Just as shelter spaces are opening for Kelowna’s homeless population and the Recreation Avenue tent…
Small group of volunteers working day and night to help the homeless in Kelowna
When temperatures plunged below zero in Kelowna earlier this month, concerns about the people tenting…
Making Kelowna’s homeless camp more liveable
As the group of homeless people sleeping in tents in Kelowna’s North End enter their…
Volunteers continue to challenge City of Kelowna in donating to homeless
A group calling itself “The Real Deal” is asking for donations for the homeless living…
Here’s what $81 more a year in taxes will get you in Kelowna in 2020
The average Kelowna homeowner will be billed an extra $81 on their property taxes in…
Why Kelowna remains without a winter shelter
As winter cold deepens around the province, Kelowna is one of the very few cities…
City of Kelowna wants to cut down on donations to its homeless campers
About 350 kilograms of food and other material are thrown out each day from the…
Journey Home is working to ensure homeless people won’t camp through winter again
While Kelowna remains the only major city in the province without an emergency winter shelter…
Kelowna waterfront dog park to become permanent
After a two-year trial, Kelowna city staff are recommending that the Lake Avenue beach access…
Kelowna aims to keep 2020 tax increases below four per cent
A 3.9 per cent Kelowna tax hike is being recommended to city council by staff.…
UPDATE: Kelowna bylaw officers videotaped dumping property of homeless population
A video of bylaw officers throwing out everything from tents to bedding and tools has…
North End Kelowna petition targets Knox Mountain homeless camp
A petition will be delivered to Kelowna City Hall on Friday by Dena Barabash asking…
From bingo to blackjack, Chances wants to have it all in Kelowna
Best known historically as a bingo hall, Chances in Kelowna wants to expand into table…
‘Bridge’ housing to be used in Kelowna to get homeless out of tents
A City-owned downtown building will be used to shift 40 people out of the Kelowna…
City of Kelowna doing what it can to keep homeless people warm
A warming shelter has been set up by the City in the ball diamond where…
Kelowna ready to crack down on illegal short-term rentals
Kelowna homeowners who rent out their properties on Airbnb or similar short-term rental sites have…
New hotel planned for downtown Kelowna
With much of Clement Avenue from Ellis Street to Gordon Drive already under construction, an…
Kelowna’s outdoor ice rink to open early
There's a bright side to the recent cold snap — Stuart Park outdoor rink in…