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Campaigner for community safety hired by the City of Kelowna
KELOWNA – For a man with a passion for community safety, winning the job as…

West Kelowna’s new top bureaucrat starts work Monday
KELOWNA – Paul Gipps is starting work as West Kelowna’s new chief administrative officer on Monday,…

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…

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…

Concerns raised about reducing input from Kelowna resident associations
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council quietly amended a bylaw yesterday, June 10, that cuts the…

UPDATED: Kelowna, West Kelowna politicians are aboard the junket train to Quebec City
KELOWNA – Municipal politicians from across the Thompson-Okanagan have shown a clear difference in attitude…

iN PHOTOS: How Kelowna is supposed to grow
KELOWNA – As city planners take a “new approach” and make “big moves” toward creating…

Nasty comments about Central Okanagan mayors increasingly common
KELOWNA – Threats and verbal attacks on public officials are becoming increasingly common. Last week,…

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran makes plea for civility after facing on-line threat
KELOWNA – Flanked by family and two city councillors at a brief news conference at…

Rookies trump veterans as West Kelowna’s largest ever private development inches forward
WEST KELOWNA – There are still way too many unanswered questions for West Kelowna City…

Kelowna mayor flexes muscles, brings back dead development
KELOWNA – A development that was recently turned down at a public hearing was given…

Former City of Kelowna boss pinch-hitting in Summerland
KELOWNA – Stepping in as the top bureaucrat in Summerland is just what Ron Mattiussi…

No bad blood as West Kelowna’s top bureaucrat will help find replacement
KELOWNA – It turned out to be ideal timing for a new West Kelowna council…