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School district looks to bolster French Immersion in the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – French Immersion could soon be offered to more West Kelowna students. Central…
Overdose warning stemmed from fatal overdoses across Interior: Chief medical health officer
THOMPSON OKANAGAN – After nine fatal overdoses in the Interior Health region, an overdose warning…
International students now a big part of Okanagan College
KELOWNA – A push over the last few years to recruit more international students to…
Two more overdose deaths as Interior Health repeats drug use warning
Two more overdose deaths have been added to seven reported on Friday by the Interior…
Flu season half over in Interior Health Authority; confirmed cases way up
With half the season left, close to twice the number of cases of influenza have…
2017 coloured by disaster but still a good year, says Kelowna mayor
KELOWNA – Neither floods nor fire could keep Kelowna down in 2017, Kelowna Mayor Colin…
West Kelowna marijuana dispensaries lose faint-hope appeal
WEST KELOWNA – Mayor Doug Findlater had to dust off a little-used appeal process at…
Too many carriage houses in Kelowna, not enough time
KELOWNA – Carriage houses are so popular now, Kelowna City Hall is considering not even…
Big snow packs creating potential for more spring flooding in the Okanagan
Oh no, not again? It’s early season but large snow accumulations in parts of the…
Kelowna Daily Courier newsroom shrinks again with staff cuts
Kelowna’s daily newspaper newsroom has shrunk once again with the termination of two senior editorial…
‘Functional zero’ the goal of Kelowna’s homelessness strategy
KELOWNA – There has always been a tendency amongst Kelowna politicians to try and hang…
Indigenous groups added to Kelowna homelessness task force
KELOWNA – Didn’t anybody look at the homeless count numbers? Kelowna’s Journey Home initiative is…
More grants for rental housing developers as Kelowna fights abysmal vacancy rate
KELOWNA – Its been six years since they city began offering incentives to developers to…
Former Kelowna West MLA Ben Stewart wants his old job back
WEST KELOWNA – Ben Stewart wants his old job back as MLA of Kelowna West…
$100 million fix for Kelowna’s Capri Landmark area doesn’t faze the mayor
KELOWNA – It’s going to take $100 million to fix what’s wrong with the Capri…
Greens, NDP see signs of Liberal weakness in Kelowna West byelection
Both the NDP and Green candidates for the vacant Kelowna West riding sense weakness in…
Influenza hitting residential care facilities hard across Interior Health Authority
KELOWNA – Procedures for dealing with outbreaks of influenza in residential care homes within the…
Urban deer still safe in Kelowna as council rules out cull
KELOWNA – Urban deer in the city can go about their business knowing they’re safe…
Uber coming soon if Kelowna council gets its way
KELOWNA – Even if Uber didn’t exist, Kelowna’s taxicab system — especially its late night…
Snow removal in Kelowna over Christmas had some problems
KELOWNA – It wasn’t quite Snowmageddon but the big dump in the city over the…
Fine for Kelowna company shows WorkSafe B.C. won’t tolerate inaction on workplace violence
KELOWNA – A Kelowna long-term care facility has been fined almost $5,000 by WorkSafe B.C.…
Kelowna bylaw officers kept busy in 2017
KELOWNA – Bylaw officers in Kelowna were kept busy in 2017 with a bump in…
Kelowna General Hospital under siege from influenza
KELOWNA – The flu season is taking its toll on Kelowna General Hospital, not only…
Kelowna councillors pushing for more height and density for Central Green
KELOWNA – What was supposed to be a signature mixed used residential development project marking…