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City Of Kelowna
Kelowna homeless count shows big increase from 2016
KELOWNA – To no surprise, a head count of the homeless in Kelowna is showing…
Bike share program wheels into Kelowna
KELOWNA – A trial run of a bike share program began this week with a…
Kelowna to boost developer incentives for rental housing construction
KELOWNA – In a continuing bid to encourage construction of rental housing, staff are recommending…
New fee would make developers pay to construct Kelowna parks
KELOWNA – Staff are recommending new ways to pay to develop parks in Kelowna including…
Little sign of progress easing Kelowna’s atrocious rental vacancy rate
KELOWNA – Four new housing agreements covering 436 purpose-built rental units in Kelowna were signed…
Devastating 2017 Mill Creek flood in Kelowna caused by years of neglect
KELOWNA – The immediate cause of last spring’s flood along Kelowna’s Mill Creek was an…
Central Okanagan politicians get to vote twice on a pay raise
KELOWNA – A tax change at the federal level means Kelowna city councillors who also…
Kelowna council fixes tax loss with pay raise
KELOWNA – Kelowna’s mayor and councillors voted to give themselves a significant increase in pay…
Can’t just change the plan: Kelowna council says no to airport hotel
KELOWNA – Landowners can’t just change their minds about what they want to do, especially…
Slumping slope could cost big bucks on Kelowna’s Knox Mountain
KELOWNA – Measurements being made this week and next will reveal whether a slumping slope…
UPDATE: Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran makes it official: He’s running again
KELOWNA – With clear blue skies as a backdrop, Colin Basran made official his bid…
Would-be rafters rescued from island in Kelowna’s Mission Creek
KELOWNA – Two people had to be rescued from the high, fast-flowing waters of Mission…
More bylaw officers to hit Kelowna streets this summer
KELOWNA – Visitors to Kelowna can expect to see a few more bylaw officers making…
Ellis Parc high-rise languishes under stop-work order in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – A stop-work order against a high-rise in downtown Kelowna is still in place…
Kelowna mayor flies to Regina in support of Memorial Cup bid
KELOWNA – The city hasn’t committed any serious cash yet, but Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran…
Okanagan Rail Trail moves from fundraising, construction to governance, maintenance
KELOWNA – The Okanagan Rail Trail is ahead of schedule and volunteers have already raised…
Expect to see more snow plows on Kelowna side streets as council increases snow budget
KELOWNA – Look for more snow routes and better side street snow removal next winter…
Cost for clean drinking water up 30 per cent for South East Kelowna
KELOWNA – A $22 million shortfall in the cost of amalgamating the South East Kelowna…
‘Some concerns’ about apartment buildings on old B.C. Tree Fruit packinghouse site in Kelowna
KELOWNA – With an eye toward the preservation of Kelowna’s industrial land, staff are giving…
Smile for the surveillance cameras in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Live monitoring of CCTV surveillance cameras in parts of downtown Kelowna begins next…
Snow removal manager says Kelowna needs to bump up winter service
KELOWNA – With spring here and summer on the way, it’s hard to think about…
Cost of city’s South East Kelowna Irrigation district takeover jumps $22 million
KELOWNA – The cost for the City of Kelowna taking over the South East Kelowna…
Funding pulled from controversial Kelowna recovery house in Rutland
KELOWNA – In an ironic twist, the society that hoped to construct a controversial apartment…
Journey Home task force says new group needed to manage homelessness program
KELOWNA – Ending functional homelessness in Kelowna is going to require an ongoing organizational effort…