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SLEEPING ROUGH: Kelowna cleaning up after more than 50 homeless campers
KELOWNA – Dan Maja has been chasing illegal campers out of Kelowna parks for 15…
New temporary home found for youth mental health centre in Kelowna
KELOWNA – After a kitchen fire forced the closure of the Foundry youth mental health…
UPDATE: Kelowna councillors call for special meeting for McCurdy housing project
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran has called for a special Kelowna city council meeting at…
Central Okanagan authorities cracking down on sloppy recyclers
KELOWNA – In an effort to clean up its recycling act, the Regional District of…
Use your phone to pay for downtown parking and it can cost only pennies
KELOWNA – Recent upgrades to the PayByPhone app currently allows Kelowna residents to pay only…
Walk further and pay less to park in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Parking rates will vary in downtown Kelowna if a new parking plan is…
Anti-supportive housing petition finished close to its target
KELOWNA – Technically the Rutland for Safe Neighbourhoods’ petition campaign against the McCurdy Road supportive…
Free e-scooting in Kelowna today but you will be ‘fenced’ in
KELOWNA – Ogo Scooters launched the first-ever e-scooter riding service in Kelowna this morning, July…
Property crime appears to have jumped around new supportive housing projects in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Crime in the neighbourhood of two recently opened supportive housing projects in Kelowna…
A $200,000 pop-up loo project proposed for downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – A solution to the shortage of washroom facilities for the homeless in downtown…
Road closure to disrupt East Kelowna residents for about a month
KELOWNA – One of East Kelowna’s major roads will be closed from Monday, July 15…
New anti-abortion sign goes up in West Kelowna
KELOWNA – The Kelowna Right to Life Society replaced an anti-abortion billboard in West Kelowna…
Bear warning issued for Mount Boucherie in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Hikers are being asked to either avoid Mount Boucherie or take precautions…
Canadian seniors refusing to be left behind by the internet
KELOWNA – Not only are seniors embracing new computer technology, they’re generally easier to teach.…
Kelowna supportive housing project opponents holding onto faint hope
KELOWNA – Opponents to the McCurdy Road supportive housing complex have collected thousands of signatures…
Kelowna youth mental health centre closed because of fire
KELOWNA – A fire in the kitchen of the Foundry youth mental health centre yesterday,…
New driver busted near Abbotsford for driving 107 km/h over the speed limit
An 18-year-old novice driver was charged last week after driving 187 km/h near Abbotsford. The…
Kelowna councillor hopes music can be part of the solution to addiction
KELOWNA – While critics attack the placement of “wet” supportive housing facilities, Kelowna Coun. Ryan…
Efforts begin to try to keep bulldozers away from Kelowna senior’s centre
KELOWNA – A senior’s group that’s planning on celebrating its 50th anniversary on July 27…
Kelowna supportive housing building, Heath House, makes moves to improve neighbourhood safety
KELOWNA – Heath House has been deemed a problem by nearby business owners who are…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome blamed for disruptive behaviour on Okanagan streets
KELOWNA -Some of the worst behaviour on city streets is being blamed on people who…
Petition campaign against Kelowna supportive housing gaining steam
KELOWNA – Thousands of Kelowna residents have signed a petition addressed to the province in…
Public access to Kelowna’s waterfront remains an issue, but right now it has no champions
KELOWNA – After two summers of letting people know they have the right to access…
Kelowna calling for proposals to develop old RCMP site downtown
KELOWNA – Developers have until early September to put together bids to lease part of…