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City Of Kelowna
It’s going to take $47 million, six years to end homelessness in Kelowna: Journey Home task force
KELOWNA – It’s going to take six years and $47 million dollars to take control…
Why the flood response in Kelowna seems last minute
KELOWNA – With the waters of Mill Creek still rising and crews working urgently to…
Hard to pull credit card expense scam in Kelowna, finance director says
KELOWNA – The type of credit card shenanigans alleged against two top city officials working…
Kelowna council approves smaller property tax increase than expected
KELOWNA – Councillors in Kelowna have approved a smaller tax increase than originally proposed in…
Kelowna’s busking, bottle picking bylaws should be put on hold, city staff recommend
KELOWNA – Two controversial bylaws aimed at controlling buskers, panhandlers and bottle pickers will be…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot is moving — but where?
KELOWNA – Columbia Bottle Depots will be moving out of its controversial Kirschner Road location…
Low-barrier housing project back before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – A supportive housing complex proposed for Commerce Avenue in Kelowna is back before…
A CD what? How Kelowna handles unique development proposals
KELOWNA – The Capri Centre Mall is Kelowna’s oldest shopping centre, occupying a prime 20-acre…
Big plan for Capri Mall delayed but Kelowna council gives nod to first high-rise
KELOWNA – The redevelopment of Kelowna’s oldest shopping mall into a multi-tower planned community has…
Booze and barbershops a good mix, say Kelowna planners
KELOWNA – Booze and barbershops are a good mix. Planning staff are recommending Kelowna council…
SLEEPING IN CARS: Kelowna’s hidden homeless shelter
KELOWNA – No accurate measure can be made of the number of men, women and…
Capri Mall redevelopment moves forward in Kelowna
KELOWNA – High-rise fever is spreading in Kelowna to the edges of downtown. ICR Projects…
Some holes remain but Okanagan Rail Trail celebrates federal donation
LAKE COUNTRY – Gaps in the Okanagan rail trail are temporary and are more than…
Urgent repairs to go ahead on waterways around Kelowna International Airport
KELOWNA – Urgent repairs to channel works around Kelowna International Airport that were damaged by…
City is checking why rocks have turned orange on a Kelowna beach
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna is looking into what caused a bunch of beach…
Kelowna should keep a light touch on legal cannabis, staff recommend
KELOWNA – With cannabis legalization looming, Kelowna councillors had lots of thoughts on how and…
Danger zone extended around slumping Knox Mountain hillside
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna has expanded the no-go zone around the slowly slumping…
Pink flamingos now extinct at Glenmore Landfill
KELOWNA – There isn’t usually much appealing about the city dump, but maybe that’s exactly…
Kelowna doesn’t drink like it used to, RCMP say
KELOWNA – Drinking habits are changing in Kelowna — more craft breweries, fewer nightclubs —…
Spring flooding in the Central Okanagan still a guess, not a given
KELOWNA – With reports of overland flooding different parts of the Central Okanagan and above…
Kelowna mayor still unhappy about revised speculation tax
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran says, while the changes help, the revised speculation tax is…
Frustrated by busking bylaw, Kelowna councillor threatens musical disobedience
KELOWNA – Frustrated by what he called the "dumbest bylaw process ever", Kelowna city councillor…
Busking and begging bylaw squeaks by Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – Despite a range of competing concerns, Kelowna city council narrowly passed additions and…
Don’t mess with airport business park, planning staff tell Kelowna councillors
KELOWNA – Planning staff have given warning to Kelowna city councillors — quit mucking with…