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Kelowna proposing lower tax hikes than Kamloops or other Okanagan cities
Kelowna city council will spend a full day discussing its 2024 budget with its 4.76%…
Kelowna city council urged to declare a climate crisis
There's no way the City of Kelowna is going to meet its greenhouse gas reduction…
City of Kelowna workers get 12% raise over next two years
A new collective agreement has been ratified between the City of Kelowna and its unionized…
No more secret meetings between developers and Kelowna city council
Whether it’s on the phone or over coffee, anyone trying to influence a Kelowna city…
It’s a three-way race for the BC United nomination in Kelowna-Lake Country
Kelowna lawyer Bal Grewal is running for the BC United party nomination in the Kelowna…
Kelowna residents given extra month to have say on $241M rec centre
Wildfires have led Kelowna city staff to recommend Kelowna residents be given another month to…
Kamloops, Okanagan cities’ next union contracts are due and it will be expensive
Hundreds of municipal workers will be heading into contract negotiations over the next few months…
Kelowna council stalls construction of 25-storey downtown highrise
Kelowna city council followed the advice of its staff and cancelled permits today for a…
Penticton councillor cleared to resume public activities
After holding a special meeting yesterday, July 24, Penticton city council ruled the “matter closed”…
City’s options for downtown Kelowna’s north end don’t include Tolko mill
It's been four years since Kelowna’s Tolko Industries mill was shuttered for good. And it's…
Rapid growth driving need for City of Kelowna to spend $2 billion in next 10 years
As the fastest growing major metropolitan area in the country, greater Kelowna is being forced…
Kamloops councillor ‘looking forward’ to defending herself in defamation suit launched by mayor
A Kamloops city councillor is preparing to go to court after the mayor filed a…
Kelowna’s Mayor to head up new crime reduction task force
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas will chair a task force of nine to 11 members to…
Average Kelowna taxpayer on the hook for an extra $87 this year
The final numbers have been crunched, so Kelowna City Council is being asked, when it…
Kamloops mayor and councillor’s feud a family affair
The mayor of Kamloops and a councillor are in a squabble over breaches of personal…
West Kelowna facing another lawsuit over Elliott Road developments
The developer of two apartment buildings on Elliot Road is suing the City of West…
Kamloops mayor on the defensive as council grills him over committee appointments
Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was grilled by fellow Kamloops council members for making unilateral decisions without…
Kelowna decides not to ‘rush’ decision on controversial golf course redevelopment
It’s a question that comes back again and again to Kelowna city council: What to…
New Kelowna city council has a new-ish vision for the future
Every newly-elected city council starts off taking a few months to hammer out their priorities…
Sparks fly when Kamloops mayor gets pushback from fellow council members
This week's Kamloops city council meeting turned tumultuous when the mayor was scorned for not…
Why more time is needed to decide fate of plan to redevelop Kelowna golf course
The conversion of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course to industrial land was no spur of…
Kamloops one of the most expensive cities in B.C. for property owners
Kamloops has the third highest tax rate of the 26 largest cities in B.C. The…
Winners averaged spending almost three times more than losers in Kelowna council elections
Money is important in local elections but it’s no guarantee of winning. The two men…
Dyas underspent Basran but still won mayor’s seat in Kelowna
Tom Dyas spent $85,652 to oust Colin Basran from the mayor’s seat during the Kelowna…