City Of Kelowna 2022
Kelowna’s downtown Safeway store is getting a facelift
Even though the downtown Kelowna Safeway store could be replaced by two highrise towers totalling…
Kelowna’s rapid growth likely to create rapid increase in firefighting costs
The recent fire in the Brooklyn highrise in downtown Kelowna showed how thin firefighting forces…
UBC researcher suggests ways to deal with urban heat in Kelowna
With rising global temperature a University of British Columbia researcher has provided some suggestions regarding…
Canadian flag won’t fly at Kelowna City Hall for Canada Day
The City of Kelowna will not be flying a Canadian flag this weekend due to…
Transit, not a second crossing, is the solution for Central Okanagan’s bridge, highways: planners
It’s not that local governments expect everyone to stop driving as congestion continues to grow…
Major sponsors needed to get new Kelowna performing arts centre built
While there has been talk for quite some time about building a major new performing…
How inflation is hammering City of Kelowna projects and impacting residents
The high inflation rate gripping the country and the world are having a dramatic impact…
Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is…
UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus to be the tallest in city at 46 storeys
New plans being reviewed by the City of Kelowna show a 46-storey tower for UBCO’s…
Kelowna looks to hire tree officers to protect canopy
The City of Kelowna is looking to hire as many as four tree inspectors to…
Is Kelowna running out of room to grow?
Vacant buildable land is getting scarce in Kelowna. A “permanent growth boundary” imposed by city…
Kelowna unveils what it hopes will become its ‘signature’ summer event
Kelowna has revealed a few details about a new annual signature event it spent years…
Legacy group calls for investigation into ‘bait and switch’ on former RCMP site
Now that new development plans have come forward for a highrise on city-owned land in…
Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…
Why so many prolific offenders are walking free in Kelowna
Changes to provincial guidelines on approving criminal charges are key to the proliferation of repeat…