City Of Kelowna 2023

Kelowna looks to Alberta RCMP for online crime spotting and reporting tool
Kelowna RCMP have adopted an online crime spotting tool being used in Red Deer called…

How Kelowna can increase affordable housing despite record high building costs
“New buildings today are probably the most expensive buildings humans have ever built, notwithstanding palaces…

‘Win-win’ turns to major loss for new owners of Kelowna Springs Golf Course but company not deterred
Kelowna Springs Golf Course won't be paved for an industrial park any time soon, Kelowna…

Kelowna RCMP hamstrung by justice system that leaves offenders on street
Kelowna was one of the most crime-ridden cities in the country in 2021 and will…

(LOUD) PIPE DREAMS: Why Kelowna can’t crack down on annoying vehicles
As summer arrives in the Okanagan, so does the scourge of noisy mufflers that police…

City of Kelowna’s catchup on wages is going to be expensive
Every year local governments have to publish the number of employees who make more than…

Britannia Brewing coming to Kelowna’s industrial north end
A Lower Mainland craft beer company is expanding to Kelowna. Britannia Brewing Co. has locations…

New Kelowna crime task force heavily weighted towards business
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas will lead a new 13-member Community Task Force on Crime Reduction…

Kelowna reveals plan for alcohol consumption in city parks this summer
Kelowna is looking at allowing alcohol consumption in sections of three city parks this summer.…

Kelowna man accused of abusing former partner won’t get her property
A Kelowna man who was once arrested for allegedly assaulting his common law partner has…

Home of the Okanagan’s first radio station to become stores and housing
CKOV was the first commercial radio station in the Okanagan, hitting the airwaves on Nov.…

Trees or homes? Central Okanagan politicians need to focus on housing crisis
Dan Winer has high praise for the efforts of City of Kelowna staff in dealing…

You can drink on the street in downtown Kelowna by Thursday afternoon
With part of Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna closing as of 6 a.m. Thursday for…

Kelowna residents get their say on $240M for recreation facilities
It’s likely to be late August before Kelowna taxpayers get a say on whether they…

Kelowna is doubling down on fourplexes
The City of Kelowna prides itself on being a “leader and early adopter of infill…