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…

‘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…

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…

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,…