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City Of West Kelowna 2019
West Kelowna’s new top bureaucrat starts work Monday
KELOWNA – Paul Gipps is starting work as West Kelowna’s new chief administrative officer on Monday,…
Housing construction set to boom in West Kelowna despite the speculation tax
WEST KELOWNA – Doug Findlater fought long and hard against the province’s speculation tax before…
Compassion in short supply at West Kelowna town hall meeting on homelessness
WEST KELOWNA – During an evening of serious discussion about homelessness and crime in West…
West Kelowna residents skeptical of city’s ability to deal with crime and homelessness
WEST KELOWNA – “I’ll believe it when I see it,” was a comment made by…
Province needs to step up its game to battle homelessness, West Kelowna council told
WEST KELOWNA – While most issues surrounding homelessness can’t be dealt with by local governments,…
More than 300 housing units approved in one night for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – A significant building boom is set to begin now that West Kelowna…
Neighbours fear boulders will crash into their homes if West Kelowna hillside development goes ahead
KELOWNA – Lee Karvonen takes little comfort in the City of West Kelowna’s promise to…
Homeless shelter isn’t the problem in downtown, says West Kelowna mayor
WEST KELOWNA – A Town Hall meeting has been called by West Kelowna Mayor Gord…
One Okanagan city is going all out to get residents’ property wildfire resilient
WEST KELOWNA – Okanagan residents are on alert. It’s the season for fire and smoke,…
Okanagan city councillor wants B.C. cities to have photo radar
WEST KELOWNA – Following on the heels of the province announcing plans to use red…
Rodent controlling device sparked fire in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – A close call with a barn fire is prompting West Kelowna's fire…
UPDATED: Kelowna, West Kelowna politicians are aboard the junket train to Quebec City
KELOWNA – Municipal politicians from across the Thompson-Okanagan have shown a clear difference in attitude…
West Kelowna eyes firearm, bow restrictions on private land
KELOWNA – It was a long time ago and only happened once, but Doug Findlater…
‘Shady characters’ who loot during evacuations should face stiffer penalties, says West Kelowna mayor
KELOWNA – Harsher penalties should be levied against “shady characters” who loot houses during evacuations,…
Social media comments a common deterrent for candidates, some politicians say
KELOWNA – Elected officials face all kinds of challenges in their efforts to represent their…
Rookies trump veterans as West Kelowna’s largest ever private development inches forward
WEST KELOWNA – There are still way too many unanswered questions for West Kelowna City…
West Kelowna firefighters kept busy with house fire and grass fires
WEST KELOWNA – West Kelowna fire crews were busy putting out a house fire this…
Cost of West Kelowna’s inflatable soccer dome keeps inflating
WEST KELOWNA – A new inflatable sports dome, originally budgeted at $1 million, paid for…
Smoke detector credited with saving lives in Lakeview Heights fire
KELOWNA – A newly installed smoke detector woke a resident to the smell of smoke…
West Kelowna fights B.C. Hydro’s plan to delay second power line
WEST KELOWNA – City councillors are outraged by B.C. Hydro's plans to further delay a…
More money going into West Kelowna soccer dome as construction about to start
WEST KELOWNA – The West Kelowna soccer dome should be open in October but the…
West Kelowna allowing four pot shop rezoning applications to go ahead
WEST KELOWNA – Out of an initial list of 10 applications for cannabis retail outlets…
West Kelowna Estates residents need to boil their drinking water
WEST KELOWNA – A mechanical failure has resulting in murky water affecting about 1,200 homes…
West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation say it’s time to make nice
KELOWNA – There are few communities anywhere that are as interconnected as much as West…