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Here’s how Kelowna could increase population by 25,000 in downtown core
Current plans allow for 10,968 new housing units to be built in Kelowna’s downtown core.…
No public hearing needed for Okanagan’s next 35-storey highrise
An application to rezone downtown Kelowna land for one of the city’s highest buildings does…
Three more highrises planned for downtown Kelowna
An 80-room hotel is included in a proposal to build three highrises in downtown Kelowna.…
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…
This B.C. highrise will be tallest in Canada outside Toronto
The dramatic increase in the number and height of highrises in Kelowna, and two coming…
How Kelowna firefighters handled rare highrise fire last weekend
While it’s unusual for Kelowna firefighters to battle blazes in highrises, from a manpower point…
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…
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…
Kelowna’s rapid growth likely to create rapid increase in firefighting costs
The recent fire in the Brooklyn highrise in downtown Kelowna showed how thin firefighting forces…
Stop This Tower! Campaign launched against UBCO’s downtown Kelowna highrise
Calling it a “pretend university,” Kelowna resident Susan Ames is launching a campaign against the…
Inside source hints at skulduggery in city-backed highrise deal in downtown Kelowna
The redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna has been controversial since it…
Rejected proposal for three Kelowna highrises could be back before council in fall
Even though Kelowna city council turned down three proposed highrises the developer is hoping to…
Work crews heading to Kelowna’s UBCO downtown campus site in a matter of days
Now that Kelowna city council has agreed to let UBCO build a 46-storey downtown campus…
Kelowna might find inspiration for Tolko site from this Victoria project
The first look at the redevelopment plans for the Tolko mill site in Kelowna are…
Plans to build highrise hotel on downtown Kelowna waterfront moving ahead
It’s been a long time coming but Westcorp is moving ahead with its proposed 33-storey…