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City Of Kelowna
Calendar quirk added $2.2 million to City of Kelowna payroll last year
EXTRA PAY PERIOD HITS PAYROLL BUDGET EVERY ELEVEN YEARS KELOWNA – A trick of the…
Trolls stay away as Kelowna mayor hosts successful Twitter conversation about city’s future
NEGATIVITY EXPECTED BUT NEVER HAPPENED, MAYOR SAYS KELOWNA – If you ask Colin Basran, the…
Parking spots in downtown Kelowna come with $22,500 price tag
PAYMENT IN LIEU OF PARKING BYLAW UNDER REVIEW KELOWNA – If you thought paying $5…
Marriott hotels not welcome in Kelowna until ‘sea of parking’ problem solved
KELOWNA – City staff are saying no to a proposal to build a pair of…
North end land better used for affordable housing, Kelowna councillor says
KELOWNA – City councillor Luke Stack is hoping to convince the provincial government to keep…
Honomobo installs shipping container home at Kelowna mall
KELOWNA – A company that makes houses out of shipping containers has set one up…
Fire danger extreme in Kelowna for the next few days
KELOWNA – City officials say the fire danger rating for the Kelowna area is now…
Kelowna cashing in on local events with cash grants
KELOWNA – When the pros tee off at Gallagher’s Canyon for the inaugural GolfBC championship…
Worried for their safety, Kelowna bus drivers plan to rally at City Hall
KELOWNA – Members of the local bus drivers’ union will be holding a rally in…
RENTAL SHORTAGE: Kelowna’s working poor pushing into homeless shelters
NON-TRADITIONAL CLIENTS SHOWING UP IN INCREASING NUMBERS KELOWNA – The rental housing shortage that’s plaguing…
Rental suites could be coming to Kelowna’s ritziest neighbourhoods
KELOWNA – Homeowners in some of Kelowna’s toniest neighbourhoods could soon see secondary suites in…
Kelowna to count farms, measure output during update of agricultural plan
CITY'S LAND BASE IS MAINLY ZONED FOR AGRICULTURE KELOWNA – An update to Kelowna’s agricultural…
Fort Mac fire adding to Kelowna’s rental housing woes
KELOWNA – A long-time local property manager says the Kelowna rental housing market is “turbulent”…
Go electric for free downtown parking in Kelowna
KELOWNA – There is a small but thriving market for new and used electric vehicles…
Kelowna changes public hearing notification process
NEW PROTOCOL ELIMINATES LITTLE UNDERSTOOD INFORMATIONAL NOTICE KELOWNA – If you’ve ever received a vaguely…
Kelowna renters struggling with low vacancy rate, high housing costs
KELOWNA – The city’s razor thin rental vacancy rate continues on well below one per…
Council to pay $150,000 for future vision of Kelowna
KELOWNA – To be fair, a strategic visioning process called Imagine Kelowna does have the…
More Kelowna bylaw officers to make up for missing RCMP
DELAY IN HIRING RCMP CREATES NEED FOR MORE BYLAW DURING 2016 TOURIST SEASON KELOWNA –…
Daring departure proposed from Kelowna’s traditional Ogopogo float theme
KELOWNA – For the first time in ages Ogopogo may be out as the theme for Kelowna’s…
Province expects movement soon on irrigation district’s dispute with Kelowna
COMMUNITIES MINISTER PETER FASSBENDER SAYS BOTH SIDES HAVE A PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF THEM KELOWNA…
Mayor well travelled as Kelowna’s salesman-in-chief
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran, just off a two-week trip to Kasugai, Japan, barely has…
Rail trail won’t go ahead without fundraising campaign
LOCAL SOCIETY AIMS TO RAISE $7.9 MILLION IN 18 MONTHS OKANAGAN – The municipalities cooperating…
Flood warnings issued for Central Okanagan
EMPTY SANDBAGS AVAILABLE AT MOST LOCAL FIRE HALLS CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Creeks and streams swollen…
Kelowna pushes through increase to development permit fees
KELOWNA – Development application fees for a host of city services will be adjusted, mostly…