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Vehicle registration is introduced at downtown Kelowna Starbucks to avoid free parking abuse
Customers of Kelowna's downtown Starbucks location must now register their cars if they are parked…
Parking at Prospera Place in Kelowna to be cut drastically if three highrises built
When Prospera Place was built as the home of the Kelowna Rockets in 2019 it…
Forget about paying those parking tickets from private BC companies
There’s two sides to every parking ticket from private lots. On the one hand, there’s…
Kelowna woman wins legal fight with strata over moved parking spot
A Kelowna condo owner has won a legal battle with her strata after the lines…
Parkade barricade becoming a headache for Kamloops drivers
A downtown Kamloops parkade has been periodically trapping commuters as the aging barricades periodically stop…
Independent grocers in Penticton worry new bike lane will obstruct their busy parking lot
As Penticton’s Lake-to-Lake bike route nears construction on its final phase, the owners of a…
Victoria’s free bicycle valet service could be model for Kelowna
Kelowna, like many other North American cities, has ramped up efforts in recent years to…
Kelowna snow removal routes in effect
As the snow continues to fall, the City of Kelowna is sending out a friendly…
Penticton politicians to reconsider charging to park downtown
A Penticton man’s $45 ticket may result in the elimination of parking meters in the…
Sports car driver roasted on social media for selfish parking in Kelowna
A Facebook group dedicated to finding the worst parkers in the Okanagan has spotted its…
Kamloops councillor proposes massive reduction in parking spaces for new builds
A Kamloops city councillor suggested a reduction in parking spaces could incentivize both builders and…
Kelowna man spots entertaining parking lot scene at Walmart
– This story was originally published Aug. 29, 2021. A Kelowna man is receiving some…
No more free parking for most at hospitals, other health-care facilities in B.C.
The free pandemic parking at health-care facilities in British Columbia is coming to an end…
Drivers parked on certain Kelowna roads need to move it for snow plows
The City of Kelowna wants to clear its roads properly this weekend so nobody’s allowed…
COVID-impacted Kelowna airport may offer UBCO empty parking spots
Flights are down at Kelowna International Airport so there’s lots of parking spaces going unused.…
TNRD sets aside $5 million for Kamloops hospital parkade
A new parkade is in the works for Royal Inland Hospital, but when construction will…
Interior Health, City of Kelowna appear headed for a parking showdown
Interior Health has backed away from plans for a staff parkade next to Kelowna General…
New nurses face up to nine-year wait to get parking spots at Interior hospitals
One Kelowna nurse regularly arrives an hour early for her 12-hour shift to begin her…
Why you really don’t have to pay that private lot parking ticket
When a Kelowna nurse contacted us to explain that she got hundreds of dollars in…
Rates are up as pay parking returns to downtown Penticton
Metered parking in downtown Penticton is back in effect. Penticton bylaw supervisor Tina Siebert says…
Interior Health nurses are being buried in parking tickets during the pandemic
Interior Health is cracking down on staff taking over public parking spots and nurses say…
Kelowna condo buyer offers warning to prospective buyers
Sandra Gault had no idea that parking would become such a headache when she bought…
Business association lobbies for free Saturday parking in Vernon
In a bid to help local businesses, the Downtown Vernon Association is asking the City…