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City Of Kelowna 2022
Kelowna is one of the most unaffordable cities in Canada and looking for ways to change
It’s been known for some time that Kelowna is one of the most expensive cities…
2 highrise towers to be ‘jewel-like centrepiece’ of UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus
Kelowna-based Mission Group has submitted plans for two towers that will make up the three-tower…
Large housing project on sensitive Kelowna hillside slated for consideration without public hearing
Under new provincial rules, local governments don’t have to take rezoning applications to public hearings…
This Kelowna mini-storage project will eat carbon with its walls made out of hemp
In an environmentally sensitive world it’s not unusual for developers to tout the fact that…
Kelowna’s iconic Doc Willoughby’s pub may change name
The new owners of Doc Willoughby’s pub in downtown Kelowna want to add another 155…
Kelowna multimillionaire who lost court case stuck with highrise neighbours
The courts have ruled against one of Kelowna’s wealthiest men, leaving him to face a…
Westcorp wants highrise on Kelowna’s former Hiawatha mobile home park to go higher
Construction of 200 townhouses is already underway on the former Hiawatha mobile home park and…
Price set at $10 million for right to build hotel at Kelowna’s airport
A Kelowna realtor has posted a call for expressions of interest to build and operate…
Redesign of tower on former Kelowna RCMP site grows to 25 storeys
In response to public pressure, the design of a new downtown Kelowna highrise has been…
Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada…
Why Central Green never became the ‘gateway’ to Kelowna
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in…
More affordable housing key outcome of Kelowna visioning conference
Affordable housing was the topic most on the minds of the 25 participants in a…
Despite building boom, Okanagan city struggling to house 5,000 new residents
After leading Canada’s largest cities with the highest growth rate at 14% during the last…
Legacy group’s ethics challenged by developer of former Kelowna RCMP site
The company's behind the plan to redevelop the former RCMP detachment site in downtown Kelowna…
Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…
Legacy group calls for investigation into ‘bait and switch’ on former RCMP site
Now that new development plans have come forward for a highrise on city-owned land in…
Is Kelowna running out of room to grow?
Vacant buildable land is getting scarce in Kelowna. A “permanent growth boundary” imposed by city…
UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus to be the tallest in city at 46 storeys
New plans being reviewed by the City of Kelowna show a 46-storey tower for UBCO’s…
Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is…
Transit, not a second crossing, is the solution for Central Okanagan’s bridge, highways: planners
It’s not that local governments expect everyone to stop driving as congestion continues to grow…
Turn off your idling vehicle in Kelowna or face $150 fine
Anyone idling their vehicle for more than a minute in Kelowna will face a $150…
Kelowna taking severe action against vacant or burned buildings
Kelowna city council is being asked to impose strict new rules on vacant or damaged…
Court forces Kelowna lakeshore hotel to open gate blocking access to public boardwalk
The latest court challenge over a stretch of a public boardwalk through a Hotel Eldorado…
Upscale supermarket in Kelowna’s North End now set for spring opening
When Don Pham bought the old OK Builders Supply warehouse on Ellis Street in the…