Kelowna City Council 2019

Kelowna councillor hopes music can be part of the solution to addiction
KELOWNA – While critics attack the placement of “wet” supportive housing facilities, Kelowna Coun. Ryan…

Taxpayers didn’t have to pay the expenses of the City of Kelowna’s most travelled employees
KELOWNA – When it comes to expense claims for City of Kelowna employees, one stands…

Benvoulin Court new hot spot for rental housing projects in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A proposal to rezone 3.3 acres of land on Benvoulin Court marks the…

Kelowna seeking federal money to build a new electric bus depot
KELOWNA – Moving its bus garage to a site near UBC Okanagan and rebuilding the…

Not all on council agree with plans for new downtown Kelowna gas station
KELOWNA – A car wash, gas station and convenience store will stretch for a full…

Time for supportive housing opponents to lobby the province for addiction funding, Kelowna councillor says
KELOWNA – Kelowna city councillor Loyal Wooldridge has called for the end to partisan politics…

Frustration boiling over for city councillors wrestling with crime, homelessness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Dealing with crime and homelessness on city streets – and the criticism for…

UPDATED: Arrest made in online threat that scared Kelowna mayor
LANGUAGE ADVISORY KELOWNA – A 52-year-old Kelowna man was picked up by Kelowna RCMP and…

The time for Kelowna to adopt a Code of Conduct is before city councillors start throwing forks at each other
KELOWNA – With a history of friendly, cooperative city councils, some Kelowna councillors did not…

Kelowna may shift focus from buying parkland to building parks
KELOWNA – With the public clamouring for parks to be built, City of Kelowna staff…

Kelowna city council exploring ways to fund roads, parks and civic buildings
KELOWNA – Developers are going to be hit first but everyone paying to use a…

Tim Hortons outlet and drive-thru to be built next to Canadian Tire in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new Tim Hortons restaurant and drive-thru is planned for the parking lot…

Tens of millions of dollars in new bike paths planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – Don’t expect to cycle on the “gold standard” of bike paths that run…

Bylaw to ban spiked fences and save Kelowna deer on city backburner
KELOWNA – A call to ban spiked fences in Kelowna is in bureaucratic limbo. Conservation…

Kelowna is getting at least four more electric car charging stations
KELOWNA – As electric cars slowly become more popular, the City of Kelowna continues to…