Kelowna City Council 2022

Kelowna’s record year for building permits rivals Surrey
The City of Surrey may be home to four times as many people as Kelowna…

Tough new rules, fees coming for commercial users of Kelowna boat launches
An estimated one-quarter of the boats entering Okanagan Lake from city-owned boat launches in Kelowna…

Cost of new home could go up if Kelowna requires electric vehicle charges
The cost of a new housing unit could go up anywhere from $200 to $1,600…

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…

300-unit housing project on Kelowna hillside will go to public hearing
A 300-unit housing development on an environmentally sensitive Kelowna hillside will go to a public…

Kelowna’s new Parkinson Rec Centre to almost triple in size
Plans going to Kelowna city council show a new Parkinson Recreation Centre that’s bigger than…

Kelowna city council blames market, not its policies for housing unaffordability
Kelowna city council and staff have “pulled every lever” to improve housing affordability but can't…

How a 4-storey apartment building can slip unnoticed into your B.C. neighbourhood
Rezoning a large parcel of land in Kelowna’s North End to allow for rental apartments…