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City Of Kelowna 2023
Kelowna transit activist says petition just the beginning in drive for change
A petition calling on B.C. Transit to turn over the running of the Central Okanagan…
RCMP body cams to soon roll out in Kamloops, Okanagan but at what cost?
Frontline RCMP officers throughout Canada are expected to start wearing body cameras as early as…
Okanagan Rail Trail missing link could be closed by end of summer
The City of Kelowna has issued a request for proposal to complete the missing link…
Kelowna residents slow to get out of their cars: survey
More than one-quarter of Kelowna residents are driving motorized vehicles more than they were three…
First highrise in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood scaled back
What was proposed in 2021 to be Rutland’s first eight-storey highrise building is heading back…
Why more time is needed to decide fate of plan to redevelop Kelowna golf course
The conversion of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course to industrial land was no spur of…
Kelowna mobile home park residents want their rights considered by developer
Given the huge demand for new housing in Kelowna, developers are moving in to buy…
Kelowna strip club wants to stay open until 3 a.m.
Operators of the Liquid Zoo, a Kelowna strip club, want to stay open an extra…
Kelowna RCMP arresting the same 20 people every week
Twenty people in Kelowna accounted for a whopping 3,575 arrests in 2021 and 2022. “That…
Kelowna resident suing City over Knox Mountain development
A Kelowna man is taking legal action against the City over a 218-unit development slated…
Kamloops one of the most expensive cities in B.C. for property owners
Kamloops has the third highest tax rate of the 26 largest cities in B.C. The…
New brew pub set to expand Kelowna’s brewery district
An application for a liquor manufacturing licence by Buffalo Rouge Brewing Co. could expand Kelowna’s…
Kelowna’s new huge snow blower is now known as Snownado
The people have spoken and Kelowna's new huge snow blower has a name. Sue Robinson’s…
New road at Kelowna airport named after long-time politician Al Horning
Kelowna International Airport is what it is today, in part, because of the efforts of…
Winners averaged spending almost three times more than losers in Kelowna council elections
Money is important in local elections but it’s no guarantee of winning. The two men…
Dyas underspent Basran but still won mayor’s seat in Kelowna
Tom Dyas spent $85,652 to oust Colin Basran from the mayor’s seat during the Kelowna…
Fight over gate at Kelowna’s Hotel Eldorado now before the courts
The long simmering dispute over a public boardwalk across the Hotel Eldorado’s outdoor patio on Okanagan…
Kelowna releases list of top 10 names for massive snow blower
More than 900 suggestions were sent to the City of Kelowna to name its new…
Kelowna ‘freedom rally’ racked up 200 unpaid tickets before being taken to court
In the past two-and-a-half years, the organizers of the weekly ‘freedom rallies’ at Stuart Park…
Kelowna multi-millionaire loses appeal against highrise neighbour
Charles Fipke made his fortune in diamonds and is one of Kelowna’s richest citizens. But…
City of Kelowna seeks injunction against anti-vax protesters
Anti-vaccine "Freedom Rally" protesters have used Stuart Park to host their protests since early on…
Dozens of Kelowna tenants being evicted for being ‘beacons for social disorder’
The City of Kelowna is well into its third year of cracking down on the…
Fight over golf course returning to Kelowna city council
The battle over the fate of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course will return to Kelowna…
Ctrl Salt Delete? Kelowna’s snow plow naming contest has stiff competition
In a couple of weeks, voting will start on the best name for the City…