John Mcdonald

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…

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…

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…

Digital, portable signs in the sights of new Kelowna sign bylaw
KELOWNA – Vegas-by-the-Lake is not what we want when it comes to signs on private…

Top 10 corporate taxpayers pay five per cent of all Kelowna property taxes
KELOWNA – You may be just getting over the sting of paying your annual property…

Homeless housing strategy could help reduce transient-caused fires in Kelowna
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Fires caused by homeless people have been an annual occurrence in Kelowna…

Three months after stop work order, construction to resume on Kelowna high-rise
KELOWNA – Work is finally set to resume on Ellis Parc, a high-rise being built…

Why the fire burning in Okanagan Mountain Park can’t be compared to 2003 fire
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – It’s tempting to view the Good Creek fire burning in Okanagan Mountain…

UPDATE: Wildfire fights continue throughout the Central, South Okanagan
OKANAGAN – The Mount Eneas wildfire is continuing to make life difficult for travellers, forcing…