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City Of West Kelowna 2020
West Kelowna taxes expected to climb 23 per cent in next 5 years
West Kelowna property owners are facing tax increases for the next fiver years totalling close…
How Kamloops and Okanagan cities actually made money through COVID-19
At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown last spring, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart spoke publicly…
Even the idea of B.C. mobility tax gets push back in the Central Okanagan
As the world slowly turns away from gas guzzling cars and embraces electric replacements, cities…
West Kelowna mandates masks in City-operated facilities
The City of West Kelowna is requiring non-medical masks covering the nose and mouth to…
Second huge West Kelowna housing project proposed
Less than a month after the Goats Peak residential subdivision was revived another development, that’s…
From humpback whales to Forty-Foot Fred, people having fun with West Kelowna’s lighthouse proposal
Not everyone hates the idea of a giant lighthouse being built at a winery near…
If not a lighthouse for West Kelowna, then what?
Carol Zanon has a gut feeling that a giant lighthouse is not the best way…
‘Iconic’ lighthouse proposed for West Kelowna’s southern entrance ridiculed by councillor
An eight-storey lighthouse near West Kelowna’s southern entrance won’t become an iconic structure, at least…
West Kelowna’s first city hall now just needs a location
Now that West Kelowna City Council has cleared the way to build its first city…
Despite pandemic, West Kelowna intends to borrow $11 million for first City Hall
Citing a strong financial position despite COVID-19, West Kelowna council is set to finalize its…
Massive West Kelowna housing development moving ahead despite vow against NDP
One of the biggest proposed developments in West Kelowna’s history was purportedly killed in 2018…
Residents demand West Kelowna finally take action against illegal rentals
If you live next to a so-called 'party house,' there’s only one right move for…
Rainstorm overwhelms parts of West Kelowna’s storm drain system
West Kelowna city workers have been busy with manholes that popped off during last night’s…
New $75M West Kelowna water treatment will only cost users $34 more annually on tax bill
On the surface it may look like West Kelowna’s Rose Valley water treatment plant has…
UPDATE: West Kelowna getting long-awaited primary health care centre
Health minister Adrian Dix phoned into the West Kelowna city council meeting today, Sept. 8,…
West Kelowna cancels first regular council meeting in at least a decade
In an extremely rare – and possibly unique – move the City of West Kelowna…
West Kelowna’s fire chief hopes it won’t take a wildfire to make homeowners fire smart
During a quiet forest fire season in 2019, West Kelowna Fire Rescue Chief Jason Brolund…
B.C. Hydro is looking to link with FortisBC to back up West Kelowna’s power grid
After more than a decade of West Kelowna City Council urging B.C. Hydro to put…
West Kelowna parked its plans for a new City Hall before online petition launched
West Kelowna council’s plans to build a city hall costing as much as $18 million…
West Kelowna’s mayor puts onus on developers to come up with housing options
West Kelowna Mayor Gordon Milsom’s annual State of the City address was full of statistics…
Stalled West Kelowna condo project gets new lease on life
After sitting empty for the last couple of years, West Kelowna’s Gellatly Place is back…
‘It doesn’t make sense’ that West Kelowna is included in speculation tax, Mayor says
West Kelowna Mayor Gord Milsom can’t understand why the province has included his city in…
West Kelowna is pushing its City Hall plan through right now to avoid seeking voter consent
West Kelowna is pushing ahead on its plans for a new $18 million City Hall…
Multi-million-dollar West Kelowna condo project finally clears legal hurdles
Gellatly Place is a 33-unit West Kelowna condo development that is sitting empty even though…