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You may already be using it but Okanagan Rail Trail opens for real next month
OKANAGAN – It’s official. The Okanagan Rail Trail will legally open at the end of…
Kelowna cyclists looks to social media to combat rampant bike theft
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – A Kelowna man who has had three bikes stolen between him and…
Controversial Kelowna bottle depot finds a new home
KELOWNA – The bottle depot on Kirschner Road that drew numerous bylaw complaints is relocating…
Smoke forces cancellation of another Okanagan sporting event
KELOWNA – Abnormally high particulate levels caused by forest fire smoke continue to take their…
Perpetual parking pinch part of Kelowna General Hospital land deal
KELOWNA – Don’t expect much neighbourhood opposition next week during a public hearing about a…
Pot shops and where they can go up before Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Tourists wandering down Leon or Lawrence Avenues looking for a little bud after…
Stalled Westcorp hotel, condo project seeks changes from Kelowna council
KELOWNA – Design changes to the interiors of residential units in the as-yet unnamed Westcorp…
Drought level raised in the Okanagan as rain remains scarce
OKANAGAN – With seemingly interminable smoke swirling through the air, it’s easy to ignore the…
Kelowna airport needs a little advance on its allowance
KELOWNA – Kelowna International Airport is broke and needs a little advance on its allowance.…
Kelowna’s new cannabis retail regulations won’t allow a pot shop on every block
KELOWNA – City planners have identified over 900 possible locations for retail cannabis stores in…
Kelowna planners expect few home-growers after cannabis legalization
KELOWNA – Canadians will soon have the right to grow a small amount of cannabis…
Councillors grill Kelowna airport officials over ‘unusual’ budget increase
KELOWNA – A $2.2 million mid-cycle budget request by Kelowna International Airport is uncommonly large,…
Kelowna council defers decision on adopting energy-saving building code changes
KELOWNA – A recommendation that Kelowna take the first step toward eventually meeting mandatory provincial…
Kelowna buys last chunk of CN rail corridor for trail, plans upgrade
KELOWNA – A chunk of the CN Rail corridor that wasn’t included in the original…
Emerging cannabis industry luring agricultural workers from traditional crops
WEST KELOWNA – Attracting workers to agricultural jobs has always been difficult with generally low…