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Kelowna Rockets to host Spokane in home opener
KELOWNA – The Western Hockey League season this fall will kick off for the Kelowna…
B.C. residents can choose when they want their forests to burn
KELOWNA – Heavy rain is needed for the rest of June or the Okanagan will…
Why a better unemployment rate doesn’t mean a better economy
KELOWNA – Knocking one percentage point off the unemployment rate in the Thompson-Okanagan last year…
Frustration boiling over for city councillors wrestling with crime, homelessness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Dealing with crime and homelessness on city streets – and the criticism for…
UPDATE: Missing Kelowna man located
UPDATE: 2:36 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2019 KELOWNA – RCMP say a 37-year-old Kelowna man…
Neighbours fear boulders will crash into their homes if West Kelowna hillside development goes ahead
KELOWNA – Lee Karvonen takes little comfort in the City of West Kelowna’s promise to…
Two suspected drug dealers arrested in West Kelowna
KELOWNA – A pair of suspected drug dealers were busted by West Kelowna RCMP yesterday.…
Money and insurance the only thing holding up e-scooter sharing in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna’s bike share program is on the verge of becoming…
Skateboards to be allowed on Kelowna streets, but not sidewalks
KELOWNA – Riding skateboards on Kelowna streets will become legal next week, but there's not…
Stop complaining about supportive housing projects in Kelowna, mayor says
KELOWNA – While Kelowna city councillors acknowledged yesterday, June 17, that there is going to…
Rental rates dropped slightly in Kelowna in May
KELOWNA – Monthly rental reports from two online rental sites show that rent in Kelowna…
Province has no plans to buy land for sale to add to Okanagan Mountain Park
KELOWNA – A little-known stretch of private land next to Okanagan Mountain Park, one of…
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…
Homeless shelter isn’t the problem in downtown, says West Kelowna mayor
WEST KELOWNA – A Town Hall meeting has been called by West Kelowna Mayor Gord…
Cherry season has officially arrived
KELOWNA – The cherry season has started in the Okanagan with early varieties now making…
This is how Kelowna could get new parks built sooner
KELOWNA – A new waterfront park for Kelowna’s South Pandosy district could get built well…
Fire danger rating pushing towards extreme in Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – With the risk of fires rated as high and hot dry weather pushing…
Businesses not the only ones frightened by Cornerstone in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Ron Sutcliffe presents a lone voice for downtown residents crying foul over the…
Generation Squeeze: B.C.’s young adults blocked from home ownership
KELOWNA – Dramatic changes are needed for young people to attain home ownership dreams that…
Coffee competition heating up in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Two coffee giants are setting up to do battle at the corner of…
Saving the syilx language in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – Ongoing efforts to revive the indigenous syilx language will be boosted with special…
Knights of Columbus Hall in Rutland will become Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex
KELOWNA – A 49-unit supportive housing project to be built at 130 McCurdy Road in…
Funding boost given to the Okanagan wine industry
PENTICTON – Okanagan College’s Penticton campus is getting $1.75 million over five years for a…