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City Of Kelowna 2020
RCMP sex assault review should be public, says Kelowna Mayor
Heather Friesen was extremely angry yesterday, Feb. 24 over the silence by Kelowna city council…
Kelowna’s outdoor skating rink to close tomorrow
The last day to lace up your skates and hit the ice at Kelowna' Stuart…
Despite rising incomes in Central Okanagan, more needs to be done to keep poverty at bay
With 10.2 per cent of Central Okanagan households considered to be in need of core…
Kelowna has new strategy to win support from residents on homelessness issues
After massive public protests against various efforts to house the homeless – or find them…
Kelowna residents don’t like traffic congestion but are conflicted about what to do about it
Getting around Kelowna was the second biggest issue identified in last year’s Citizen’s Survey. So…
Westcorp’s massive downtown Kelowna hotel gets approved again
Westcorp’s long planned waterfront hotel in downtown Kelowna sailed through city council last night, Feb.…
Developer makes high end plans for Kelowna campground that’s home to low income earners
Matthew Richard loves where he lives. The rent is cheap, it’s quiet and close to…
Developer trying a second time to build hotel near Kelowna Airport
There are now two applications heading to Kelowna city council for a third hotel in…
Function over beauty for these pop-up Okanagan public loos
Two Okanagan cities chose to design and build their own pop-up loos rather than go…
Kelowna may quit giving a break to those who pay their property taxes late
From Kamloops to Cranbrook, Vernon to Penticton, most property owners have the same choice –…
While the City of Kelowna’s palm trees struggle to survive the winter, these ones need no such help
The City of Kelowna has shrouded its four palm trees in sacks and plastic, while…
New way of preserving farmland championed in Okanagan, Kamloops
While there are a number of trusts that serve to protect wild land in B.C.,…
Rising number of Kelowna hotel rooms not scaring off developers hoping to build more
Trevor Morgan isn’t worried that the number of hotel rooms will soon jump by more…
Repairs to heritage firehall in downtown Kelowna will be costly
A more than $500,000 repair project on Kelowna’s Firehall #2 shows that brickwork done in…
Provincial government delays may cost Kelowna more than $8 million
A new fee of about $7,000 per housing unit to build parks in Kelowna was…
Why a massive downtown Kelowna tower proposal won’t get an easy ride at council
Efforts by Anthony Beyrouti to quickly build three massive towers on Leon Avenue and Water…
Downtown Kelowna businesses asked to register security cameras with police
A pilot program will try to link downtown Kelowna business security cameras to RCMP investigators.…
Lakeshore walking path between two beaches in Kelowna likely this year
Supporters of public access along the Okanagan Lake shoreline will have one less obstacle to…
Why Kelowna is the only Thompson-Okanagan city with this unique type of outdoor ice skating rink
With temperatures plummeting to the minus teens this week, it may seem curious that a…
Developer plans to build Kelowna’s tallest building at 42 storeys
While the Gospel Mission has been helping the homeless for decades, it’s also been blamed…
Heavy snowfall is turning many Kelowna residents into Snow Angels
With ongoing heavy snowfalls in the Okanagan this winter, getting that snow cleared from sidewalks…
Kelowna’s notorious Hein Road could be getting a facelift
For many years, Hein Road in Rutland has had a reputation of being home to…
Three massive high-rises proposed in downtown Kelowna
A Vancouver ticket reseller has plans to build three high-rises on Leon Avenue in downtown…
Kelowna taxpayers spent roughly $1 million dealing with homelessness last year
The hundreds of homeless people on the streets of Kelowna and in shelters cost local…