Kelowna City Council
Kelowna construction permits up $100 million in one year
CITY ISSUES CLOSE TO HALF-A-BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PERMITS IN 2015 KELOWNA – Building permits…
New dog park sites identified in Kelowna after city survey
SURVEY SHOWS MAJORITY SEE NEED FOR NEW DOG BEACH NEAR DOWNTOWN KELOWNA – Kelowna has…
Significant tax hit needed to keep Kelowna’s infrastructure current
NEED TO FINANCE LONG RANGE ASSET MANAGEMENT LEAVES COUNCIL TOUGH CHOICES KELOWNA – Kelowna council…
Kelowna risks falling behing maintaining its $2.5 billion worth of assets
KELOWNA – Kelowna has been tightening the belt over the last few years when it…
Kelowna has a half-billion dollar nice-to-have list it can’t quite afford
LIST OF UNFUNDED FUTURE PROJECTS INCLUDE A REPLACEMENT THEATRE AND THE EXTENSION OF CLEMENT BYPASS…
Kelowna councillors split over approval of agri-tourism RV park
KELOWNA – Kelowna councillor Luke Stack warned the City of Kelowna could expect a flood…
New neighbourhood envisioned for Kelowna’s Capri Mall site
KELOWNA – A brand new neighbourhood could eventually rise on the site of the Capri…
Kelowna moves to shut down abusers of agricultural land
KELOWNA – Misuse of agricultural land could soon see a few local businesses in front…
City of Kelowna won’t reveal names of agricultural land abusers
KELOWNA – Companies and property owners found misusing agricultural land in East Kelowna will be…
Agricultural Land Commission gets under the skin of some Kelowna councillors
KELOWNA - A workshop on agriculture Monday morning, Jan. 11, turned into an opportunity for some Kelowna city councillors to vent their frustration with the Agricultural Land Commission. “If you ask me, it’s ass-backward,” Coun. Maxine DeHart said. DeHart and Coun. Tracy Gray both panned the process where applications by property owners to have land...
Years of bad water convinces Kelowna man irrigation districts have to go
KELOWNA - A Glenmore man says Kelowna residents need to get educated on how water is delivered in the city and the turf war going on behind the scenes with local irrigation districts. “I understand how we came to have four irrigation districts, but we’re not the same city anymore, it isn’t 80 years ago....
Basran, new council sworn in for Kelowna
KELOWNA – The youngest mayor in Kelowna’s history was sworn into office Monday night along with his new council of eight. In his first speech as mayor, Basran, 37, thanked his family and supporters and outlined the areas he feels are key to a successful term. Areas like transportation, support for small business, social programs,...