Kelowna City Council 2020

Date set for public hearing on new Kelowna Costco
The much anticipated rezoning hearing to relocate the Kelowna Costco store will be held on…

Kelowna continues to play catch up with plans to hire more RCMP officers
The eight new RCMP officers approved for Kelowna for 2021 will only maintain current staffing…

Legacy group pushing Kelowna city councillors to revisit development of former RCMP site
The Kelowna Legacy Group is not giving up easily on its efforts to keep the…

Kelowna taxpayers being asked for $90,000 to offset costs of cancelled Memorial Cup
Even though the Western Hockey League’s Memorial Cup championship was cancelled because of COVID-19 the…

Some Kelowna indoor recreation facilities could open in late June
Places like Parkinson Recreation Centre and Rutland Arena could open in late June or early…

Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna will be closed to traffic this summer
Kelowna city council has voted to close a section of Bernard Avenue to all vehicles…

Some Kelowna business owners feel unheard with no hearing on supportive housing project
A new homeless housing complex destined for Ellis Street in Kelowna’s North End is being…

Historic buildings in downtown Kelowna could become massive new wine centre
A wine education and sampling centre with room for 625 people is being proposed for…

One of Kelowna’s favourite beaches has new look for summer
When COVID-19 restrictions are eased and going to the beach is something people think about…

Kelowna council to consider shrinking proposed property tax increase
While the City of Kelowna is trying to ease the financial impact of COVID-19 on…

Kelowna in good shape to weather COVID-19 storm but layoffs still possible
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran encouraged everyone who can to pay their property taxes by July…

Kelowna looking to borrow as much as $150 million to keep city running
Kelowna city council is being asked to approve a bylaw that will let it borrow…

Kelowna’s vision of more people living downtown comes at a cost to parks
After two years of tax increases surpassing four per cent, plus about $7,000 added to…

Kelowna told in online surveys to spend more money on roads
Kelowna residents are telling city council that they need to put more money into roads…

Newcomers to Kelowna more likely to be renters: City report
The City of Kelowna’s annual housing report shows 1,500 new rental units came on stream…