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City Of Kelowna
Worried for their safety, Kelowna bus drivers plan to rally at City Hall
KELOWNA – Members of the local bus drivers’ union will be holding a rally in…
RENTAL SHORTAGE: Kelowna’s working poor pushing into homeless shelters
NON-TRADITIONAL CLIENTS SHOWING UP IN INCREASING NUMBERS KELOWNA – The rental housing shortage that’s plaguing…
Rental suites could be coming to Kelowna’s ritziest neighbourhoods
KELOWNA – Homeowners in some of Kelowna’s toniest neighbourhoods could soon see secondary suites in…
Kelowna to count farms, measure output during update of agricultural plan
CITY'S LAND BASE IS MAINLY ZONED FOR AGRICULTURE KELOWNA – An update to Kelowna’s agricultural…
Fort Mac fire adding to Kelowna’s rental housing woes
KELOWNA – A long-time local property manager says the Kelowna rental housing market is “turbulent”…
Go electric for free downtown parking in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There is a small but thriving market for new and used electric vehicles…
Kelowna changes public hearing notification process
NEW PROTOCOL ELIMINATES LITTLE UNDERSTOOD INFORMATIONAL NOTICE KELOWNA – If you’ve ever received a vaguely…
Kelowna renters struggling with low vacancy rate, high housing costs
KELOWNA – The city’s razor thin rental vacancy rate continues on well below one per…
Council to pay $150,000 for future vision of Kelowna
KELOWNA – To be fair, a strategic visioning process called Imagine Kelowna does have the…
More Kelowna bylaw officers to make up for missing RCMP
DELAY IN HIRING RCMP CREATES NEED FOR MORE BYLAW DURING 2016 TOURIST SEASON KELOWNA –…
Daring departure proposed from Kelowna’s traditional Ogopogo float theme
KELOWNA – For the first time in ages Ogopogo may be out as the theme for Kelowna’s…
Province expects movement soon on irrigation district’s dispute with Kelowna
COMMUNITIES MINISTER PETER FASSBENDER SAYS BOTH SIDES HAVE A PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THEM KELOWNA…
Mayor well travelled as Kelowna’s salesman-in-chief
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran, just off a two-week trip to Kasugai, Japan, barely has…
Rail trail won’t go ahead without fundraising campaign
LOCAL SOCIETY AIMS TO RAISE $7.9 MILLION IN 18 MONTHS OKANAGAN – The municipalities cooperating…
Flood warnings issued for Central Okanagan
EMPTY SANDBAGS AVAILABLE AT MOST LOCAL FIRE HALLS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Creeks and streams swollen…
Kelowna pushes through increase to development permit fees
KELOWNA – Development application fees for a host of city services will be adjusted, mostly…
Time and place important when measuring downtown safety, Kelowna councillors say
COUNCIL TO GAUGE RESIDENTS SENSE OF SAFETY IN CITY'S CORE KELOWNA – A sense of…
Kelowna moves to more closely align summer watering restrictions with its Okanagan neighbours
KELOWNA – Clearing up confusion around watering restrictions is one of the key aims of…
Bee-friendly pollinator meadow planned for Kelowna park
UBC OKANAGAN RESEARCH PROJECT WILL HELP RAISE AWARENESS OF POLLINATOR SPECIES KELOWNA – Researchers from…
Kelowna property owners to continue shovelling their own sidewalks, council says
CITY RECEIVING INCREASING COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS FOR SERVICE AFTER STORMS KELOWNA – It didnt’ take…
Living in a tin can: Shipping container homes come to Kelowna
KELOWNA – You’ve probably heard about the shipping container mania sweeping the globe, where everyone…
Just say no to gaudy digital sign for Capri Mall, staff tells Kelowna council
STAFF HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH UPGRADE OF PYLON SIGN ON HIGHWAY 97 KELOWNA – Highway…
Kelowna to measure Airbnb and its effect on local market
SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE GENERALLY ILLEGAL UNDER KELOWNA'S BYLAWS KELOWNA – Airbnb may be flying high…
Tourism centre proposed for high-profile spot on Kelowna’s waterfront
KELOWNA – Tourism Kelowna is proposing a new tourism information centre for the city’s waterfront…