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More winter shelter spaces headed to West Kelowna
West Kelowna will get 40 winter shelter spaces by January, if all goes well with…
West Kelowna apartment building evacuated for high CO levels
West Kelowna Fire Rescue crews were called to a 42-unit apartment building on Brown Road…
UPDATE: Phone lines working again at Kelowna General
The phone lines at the Kelowna General Hospital and Brookhaven Extended Care in West Kelowna…
Cold weekend ahead for the Okanagan
Okanagan residents are in for a chilly weekend before temperatures are expected to moderate mid-way…
City of Kelowna doing what it can to keep homeless people warm
A warming shelter has been set up by the City in the ball diamond where…
UPDATE: Neighbours clash after Kelowna moved homeless camp; legal action in the works
North end residents are gearing up for a fight. Concerned with how the City of…
Kelowna looking at tax break to make your house more energy efficient
Making homes more energy efficient will lower greenhouse gas emissions and save money on heating…
Kelowna RCMP ask for help in identifying armed robbery suspect
Kelowna RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an armed…
RCMP, mental health team is now going seven days a week
A special team that partners an RCMP officer with health care workers to deal with…
Kelowna ready to crack down on illegal short-term rentals
Kelowna homeowners who rent out their properties on Airbnb or similar short-term rental sites have…
New hotel planned for downtown Kelowna
With much of Clement Avenue from Ellis Street to Gordon Drive already under construction, an…
Peachland defies opposition to make its own rainbow crosswalk
One Okanagan community is going to get a little brighter. Peachland council voted in favour…
Sentencing scheduled for West Kelowna teacher who pleaded guilty to exploitation
A former West Kelowna teacher who pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a young person…
Kelowna’s outdoor ice rink to open early
There's a bright side to the recent cold snap — Stuart Park outdoor rink in…
Rock the Lake to bring April Wine, Nazareth to Kelowna
The line-up for Rock the Lake in Kelowna next summer has been released and it…
Waterway Houseboat land sale underway, campsite planned
The future of the vacant Waterway Houseboats property is looking brighter with plans for a…
No one is stepping up to offer shelter for the homeless in Kelowna
While many people are concerned about Kelowna’s homeless tent cities, no one seems willing or…
Expect traffic delays on Water Street in Kelowna Friday for another climate protest
Extinction Rebellion will be protesting again Friday in an effort to motivate the City of…
Kelowna attempts to address concerns about homeless tent city relocation
The seemingly sudden relocation of Kelowna’s tent city has raised a lot of questions in…
Homeless Kelowna campers struggle in the freezing weather to pack up tents, possessions
CONTENT WARNING People who spent the night in tents near the Kelowna Curling Club struggled…
Why the City of Kelowna says you shouldn’t give donations directly to the homeless
If the sight of dozens of men and women weathering the cold in tents is…
Decision to relocate Kelowna tent city was made more than a week ago
Very little notice was given to everyone affected by yesterday’s eviction of the Leon Avenue…
Kelowna mayor responds to backlash over tent city relocation
Kelowna mayor Colin Basran is very aware of the community outrage over the relocation of…
Kelowna residents to rally against new tent city moving into the neighbourhood
Dena Barabash isn’t going to wait around and see how things pan out with the…