Mayor Colin Basran
Kelowna mayor plans transformation at inaugural Sugarplum Ball
KELOWNA – What was supposed to be an insult directed at Kelowna’s mayor has turned…
Kelowna mayor takes to Twitter for town hall meeting
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran will be throwing out questions on Twitter this afternoon, hoping…
Trolls stay away as Kelowna mayor hosts successful Twitter conversation about city’s future
NEGATIVITY EXPECTED BUT NEVER HAPPENED, MAYOR SAYS KELOWNA – If you ask Colin Basran, the…
Council to pay $150,000 for future vision of Kelowna
KELOWNA – To be fair, a strategic visioning process called Imagine Kelowna does have the…
Mayor well travelled as Kelowna’s salesman-in-chief
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran, just off a two-week trip to Kasugai, Japan, barely has…
Boomerang campaign seeks to lure former residents back to the Central Okanagan
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – With a pressing need for talent, the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission…
Significant tax hit needed to keep Kelowna’s infrastructure current
NEED TO FINANCE LONG RANGE ASSET MANAGEMENT LEAVES COUNCIL TOUGH CHOICES KELOWNA – Kelowna council…
Mayor wants irrigation districts to merge with Kelowna
MAYOR SAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME AMALGAMATION IS THE END GOAL KELOWNA – Premier Christy…
West Kelowna mayor says three per cent tax increase helps with ‘slow, steady growth’
WEST KELOWNA – Mayor Doug Findlater likes his property tax increases a bit like Goldilocks…
Price tag proves biggest hurdle for Kelowna’s pedestrian, bicycling plan
KELOWNA – A consultant’s report has identified numerous gaps in Kelowna’s pedestrian and cycling network.…
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...
Gospel Mission extends its reach to courtyard
KELOWNA - The Gospel Mission, Kelowna’s single mens shelter, has announced it will build a courtyard next to its Leon Ave. building, with the aim of giving downtown homeless somewhere to go during the day. “Too often during the day the homeless, due to lack of options, are staying in places that put them at...
Kelowna city council aims to take lead on homelessness
KELOWNA - Admitting it’s out of touch with current community efforts to combat homelessness, Kelowna city council is hoping to jump into a leadership role by hiring a homeless coordinator and adopting a new, more direct housing strategy. The initiative comes amid signs of increased homelessness in Kelowna, including a doubling in the number of...
Hefty Kelowna property tax increase resting on contract obligations, mayor says
KELOWNA - Mayor Colin Basran would love to pare down the 4.11 per cent tax property tax increase council is considering but says they don’t have much room to move. Basran says the combined costs of recent union contracts with city workers and firefighters, plus initial borrowing cots for the new police station, all contractual...
Kelowna councillor frustrated with RCMP communication
SUPERINTENDENT HASN'T TAKEN QUESTIONS AT A COUNCIL MEETING IN OVER A YEAR KELOWNA - A city councillor says he’s surprised and a little disappointed the Kelowna RCMP have not appeared at a public council meeting to take questions since the new council was sworn in over a year ago. City councillor Ryan Donn says RCMP...