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City of Kelowna 2024
‘Just normal people like everybody else’: The reality of homelessness in Kelowna’s tent city
Erica Stewart has been living in a tent on the Kelowna section of the Okanagan…
Kelowna housing proposal divides council and is denied
Kelowna city council was divided on a residential development proposal in the Upper Mission neighbourhood.…
Kelowna’s mayor predicts ‘vibrant and prosperous’ city in 2024
Kelowna is one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada and according to Mayor Tom Dyas…
Kelowna’s new tiny homes for homeless people unveiled
Sixty tiny homes for homeless people were unveiled on Crowley Avenue today, nearby Kelowna’s Rail…
Kelowna working to balance housing needs with heritage conservation
New provincial legislation requires four or six units to be permitted on residential lots. But…
Why Kelowna is building more homes for middle class rather than low income
With the cost of living and the rate of homelessness continuing to rise, it may…
Kelowna council to consider $130,000 grant to start Rutland business patrol
Kelowna city council is being asked to approve a one-time grant of $130,000 to establish…
How Kelowna can help build housing faster all over BC
Every city in the province is unique and most would resent being compared to Kelowna.…
Kelowna business owners take fight against bike lane to city hall
A petition was started earlier this week urging the City of Kelowna to review its…
Kelowna city councillors not happy about provincial infill rules
Kelowna city council discussed and reluctantly carried a motion today to continue on with the…
E-scooters in downtown Kelowna are safer than some councillors think
Kelowna city councillors have raised safety concerns about the plan for a rollout of e-scooters…
Restoration of vintage gas station proposed in midst of downtown Kelowna skyscrapers
Kelowna’s tallest skyscraper at 42 stories is well under construction at Leon Avenue and Water…
Owners of Global Fitness in Kelowna looking to redevelop
The owners of Global Fitness and Racquet Centre Kelowna sent an Area Redevelopment Plan to…
Rental apartment buildings proposed on Clement Avenue in Kelowna
Kelowna city staff support the proposed rezoning of a residential area on Clement Avenue to…
Massive joint effort needed to clean up ‘historically messed up’ Kelowna sawmill site
There is no question the former Russo Sawmill site in Kelowna is one of the…
Why Kelowna pays way over assessed value for land it buys
Whenever the City of Kelowna announces a big land purchase, reporters scurry to the BC…
Infill housing decision causes division among Kelowna city council
The province's new infill housing rules have Kelowna city councillors in a tizzy. A re-zoning…
Kelowna trucking company tired of being bad guy in clean-up of old sawmill site
Ryan Nixon is fed up with being painted as the bad guy in the decades-long…
High-tech farming coming to 200 acres of Okanagan orchard
The City of Kelowna is partnering with a tech company to bring drones and robots…
Kelowna looking to acquire 10 properties for waterfront parks
It may be decades away but the City of Kelowna is looking at creating a…
Kelowna calls for more highrises in response to new provincial housing rules
New provincial infill housing rules that require for more density in core areas of cities…
Kelowna recorded significant increase in sexual offences last year
An updated report by Kelowna RCMP shows the city saw a significant increase in distribution…
Sexual material offences driving Kelowna to three-peat as crime capital of Canada
For the past two years Kelowna had the highest crime severity index of any major…
Some Kelowna residents want to protect heritage neighbourhoods from infill: petition
A new online petition created by the Friends and Residents of the Abbott Street Heritage…