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Kelowna looks at more ways to get money for roads and parks
KELOWNA – Senior government cutbacks and urban sprawl are labelled as two reasons the City…
Vancouver Career College closing its Kelowna campus
KELOWNA – Vancouver Career College is closing its Kelowna campus after 15 years of operation.…
Another low-cost airline coming to Kelowna
KELOWNA – Canada Jetlines has reached an agreement with the City to operate out of…
The ‘joys’ of winter cycling can be hard to find
KELOWNA – There are dozens – maybe even hundreds – of year-round cyclists in a…
Not much UBCO student input at event on city’s Culture Plan
KELOWNA – Only a handful of UBC Okanagan students took the time to tell the…
Latest Kelowna supportive housing project gets rough ride at open house
KELOWNA – Another supportive housing project in Kelowna is meeting with strong neighbourhood opposition. B.C.…
Sterile codling moths may turn into an Okanagan export commodity
KELOWNA – Sterile codling moths are doing such a good job in the Okanagan, they…
Without replacement, Central Okanagan schools long overdue for upgrades, repairs
KELOWNA – Since rebuilding aging Central Okanagan schools is not going to happen any time…
Motivation to volunteer may be different, but all generations appear to be keen
KELOWNA – The face of volunteering in Canada may be changing but the desire to…
Warming up his truck could have been costly for West Kelowna man
KELOWNA – Leaving an idling truck unattended almost cost a West Kelowna man his vehicle…
OK no longer good enough for Kelowna developments
KELOWNA – Two recent challenges to a builders’ drawings may not yet be a trend,…
Central Okanagan’s largest regional park in line for funding boost
KELOWNA – With support from senior governments, Black Mountain/sntsk‘il’nten Regional Park could get almost $1…
Okanagan Lake level is about to start dropping
KELOWNA – This is the time of year when Shaun Reimer’s thinking cap starts to…
Grant application writing one of the most vital skills needed by non-profits
KELOWNA – The very survival of hundreds of non-profit organizations in the Okanagan depends on…
The dry Okanagan hides a rising flood concern
KELOWNA – Despite a lower than average snowpack so far this winter and up to…
Man suspected of harassing women at UBCO warned to stay off campus
KELOWNA – A no-trespass order has been issued against a man after complaints were filed…
Thieves busted thanks to tip from Kelowna victims
KELOWNA – One man has been charged with break and enter, and others may face…
New Kelowna supportive housing project opens as an emergency shelter closes
KELOWNA – Despite the fact that most people moving into a new housing project are…
Kelowna RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing in fatal car crash
KELOWNA – An investigation into a Kelowna police officer’s actions prior to a June car…
West Kelowna neighbourhood’s concerns not going away despite cool response from council
KELOWNA – Waiting six months to get mostly non-committal, general responses to a dozen concerns…
Schools bursting at the seams as enrollment jumps dramatically
KELOWNA – With about 600 more students this year, the Central Okanagan School District is…
Low cost airline Swoop heading into Kelowna
KELOWNA – Non-stop flights by Swoop airlines between Kelowna and Winnipeg will run three days…
Interior cities wading carefully into child care studies
KELOWNA – With wait lists for daycare spaces stretching to a year or more, some…
Kelowna’s Const. ‘Warren Ning’ is now Const. Missing
KELOWNA – Just days after its launch, an RCMP cut-out of a police officer has…