City Of Kelowna 2023

Workers in downtown Kelowna building forced out as UBCO digs deeper
Damage to a fourth building near the construction site of UBC Okanagan’s new downtown Kelowna…

Who’s really driving the vision to redevelop Kelowna’s North End?
One of Kelowna’s oldest neighbourhoods is in the midst of a major makeover and long-time…

No secrets when the City of Kelowna wants to buy land
The City of Kelowna buys a lot of property through a variety of different processes.…

Lack of trust, consistency led to demise of Kelowna’s Journey Home Society in its efforts to end homelessness
After five years and at least $1 million in Kelowna taxpayers’ dollars, the Journey Home…

Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park…

Kelowna’s AI is fielding 100,000 calls from residents this year
In 2022, there were about 14,000 calls and texts handled by Kelowna City Hall’s Artificial…

iN VIDEO: Kelowna pays $18M for lakefront property, triple assessed value
A 1.8-acre property bordering Mission Creek and Okanagan Lake has been bought by the City…

With the death of Journey Home it’s unclear how Kelowna will tackle homelessness in the future
Kelowna's Journey Home initiative was created in 2018 with the goal of transforming Kelowna to…

Time’s up for unsafe Kelowna house, City prepares for demolition
It will be almost three years until an order by Kelowna city council to demolish…

$31M from feds will do little to deal with Kelowna’s housing affordability crisis
As the first BC city to get money out of the federal Housing Accelerator Fund,…

Watch for big changes in what you can build on your property in Kelowna
The provincial government is in the midst of passing legislation that will allow up to…

Here’s where some of the $17M in new Kelowna taxes will be spent
The City of Kelowna is looking at a 2024 property tax increase of just under…

Another site for a tiny home village for homeless in Kelowna selected
Sixty of the 120 tiny homes for homeless people in Kelowna will be placed on…

Kelowna proposing lower tax hikes than Kamloops or other Okanagan cities
Kelowna city council will spend a full day discussing its 2024 budget with its 4.76%…

Kelowna’s popular outdoor skating rink set to open this week
Kelowna’s popular outdoor skating rink in Stuart Park across from City Hall will open at…