Downtown Kelowna Association
Night market launches in downtown Kelowna this summer
The Downtown Kelowna Association has announced the launch of the Downtown Kelowna Night Market this…
Kelowna’s Winter Market cancelled until 2021 due to COVID-19
A popular winter market has been cancelled until 2021. The Downtown Kelowna Winter Street Market,…
Downtown Kelowna gets new hand sanitizer stations, travel tips
Residents and visitors will soon be using hand sanitizer stations and travel tips to keep…
Businesses mixed on success of Kelowna’s downtown street closure to foot traffic
Kelowna’s downtown businesses are on the fence about the closure of Bernard Avenue during the…
Bernard Avenue sees decline in foot traffic after Kelowna COVID-19 outbreak
With the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Kelowna, businesses along Bernard Avenue are reporting…
100 per cent uptick in pedestrians on Kelowna’s main drag
It’s been weeks since Bernard Avenue was closed to vehicle traffic and the effect has…
Outdoor spaces, patios to open in Kelowna; answers from government needed first
Kelowna is among the many cities across B.C. making plans to increase the outdoor footprint…
Downtown Kelowna businesses asked to register security cameras with police
A pilot program will try to link downtown Kelowna business security cameras to RCMP investigators.…
Kelowna’s Winter Street Market brings downtown alive
KELOWNA – The Downtown Kelowna Winter Street Market and Tree Lighting returns for the 30th…
Business owners say lack of parking is killing downtown Kelowna
"PEOPLE ARE AVOIDING THIS AREA AND IF THEY DON'T COME BACK I WON'T STAY HERE.…
Downtown Kelowna Association continues clean streets campaign
KELOWNA – Downtown property owners will continue to pay a higher levy this year as…
Gospel Mission extends its reach to courtyard
KELOWNA - The Gospel Mission, Kelowna’s single mens shelter, has announced it will build a courtyard next to its Leon Ave. building, with the aim of giving downtown homeless somewhere to go during the day. “Too often during the day the homeless, due to lack of options, are staying in places that put them at...
Lots of official eyes on downtown Kelowna streets
KELOWNA - Having eyes on the street is one of the keys to safe city streets, according to the downtown plan, and Kelowna’s urban core now has quite a few with more coming. The primary eyes are Kelowna RCMP, followed by the City of Kelowna bylaw officers, transit security, the downtown ambassadors and private security...
Block Party turns Bernard Avenue into backyard festival
KELOWNA - Thousands of people are expected to take part in what has become a tradition in downtown Kelowna over the last 26 years. “Well the name has changed a couple of times but it’s been around for 26 years. Downtown Kelowna Association is the oldest business improvement area and we are 25 years old,...
Downtown Kelowna to get cleaner, safer
KELOWNA - Visitors to downtown should soon notice the place is a fair bit tidier and safer with a significant boost to the Downtown Kelowna Association’s cleaning and security budgets. Kelowna city council approved this week an increase in the association’s annual levy to $804,000 from $781,000 last year. The levy is applied to all...