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Kelowna’s new cannabis retail regulations won’t allow a pot shop on every block
KELOWNA – City planners have identified over 900 possible locations for retail cannabis stores in…
Kelowna airport needs a little advance on its allowance
KELOWNA – Kelowna International Airport is broke and needs a little advance on its allowance.…
Drought level raised in the Okanagan as rain remains scarce
OKANAGAN – With seemingly interminable smoke swirling through the air, it’s easy to ignore the…
Stalled Westcorp hotel, condo project seeks changes from Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Design changes to the interiors of residential units in the as-yet unnamed Westcorp…
Pot shops and where they can go up before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Tourists wandering down Leon or Lawrence Avenues looking for a little bud after…
Perpetual parking pinch part of Kelowna General Hospital land deal
KELOWNA – Don’t expect much neighbourhood opposition next week during a public hearing about a…
Smoke forces cancellation of another Okanagan sporting event
KELOWNA – Abnormally high particulate levels caused by forest fire smoke continue to take their…
Why beach access, park development should matter to Kelowna voters
KELOWNA – If Kelowna would properly fund development of the lakeshore parkland and foreshore lands…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot finds a new home
KELOWNA – The bottle depot on Kirschner Road that drew numerous bylaw complaints is relocating…
Kelowna cyclists looks to social media to combat rampant bike theft
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A Kelowna man who has had three bikes stolen between him and…
You may already be using it but Okanagan Rail Trail opens for real next month
OKANAGAN – It’s official. The Okanagan Rail Trail will legally open at the end of…
Household recycling in the Central Okanagan? You’re probably doing it all wrong
KELOWNA – Do you throw cartons of sour milk or half-filled tins of tuna right…
Kelowna to spend $80,000 to find out why Knox Mountain is so wet
KELOWNA – The city will spend $80,000 on a hydrogeological study to help get to…
Dropbike success could help Kelowna fight chronic traffic congestion
KELOWNA – The continuing uptake of the new Dropbike service in Kelowna could soon make…
Kelowna’s Innovation centre to get some sorely-needed signage
KELOWNA – What’s the point of being innovative if no one knows you’re there? Kelowna…
Westbank First Nation museum takes on Oliver Jackson collection, cultural appropriation all at once
WESTBANK FIRST NATION – A Kelowna man who made and wore elaborate indigenous costumes but…
Patient housing and parking around Kelowna General Hospital in front of council
KELOWNA – Parking in the neighbourhood around Kelowna General Hospital looms large for city council…
Rutland Seniors Centre will remain closed ‘until further notice’ due to fire
KELOWNA – As feared, a fire at the Rutland Seniors Centre has disrupted a vital…
Unwanted paper, plastic starting to pile up in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – As much as 500 tonnes of contaminated recyclables may be sitting in the…
Kelowna’s Inn from the Cold will survive, fate of displaced homeless shelter residents not so certain
KELOWNA – As far as social service agencies go, Inn from the Cold is the…
Mama Mia! Beware of fraudulent ticket sales for hot Kelowna musical
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Actors Studio is warning of scam internet ticket sales for its…
Business signs to get smaller, less garish as Kelowna adopts new sign bylaw
KELOWNA – A "confusing and contradictory” bylaw governing the placement of signs on Kelowna buildings…
Kelowna can’t meet climate change targets, wants to move the goal posts
KELOWNA – The final toll will likely sound tomorrow night for Kelowna’s greenhouse gas emission…
Rutland senior centre fire damages much more than just the building
KELOWNA – Outside the Rutland Seniors Centre, Sue Lord could only shake her head as…