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Huge costs loom for province to accommodate growing Central Okanagan student population
KELOWNA – It will cost the province hundreds of millions of dollars to accommodate the…
Rock the Lake festival lineup announced
KELOWNA – Tom Cochrane and Trooper are just two of the 11 bands that will…
Okanagan skies clearing, temperatures falling with December’s approach
KELOWNA – The month of November will end cloudy and wet in the Okanagan, as…
It takes dozens of people to keep your regional district running – with more on the way
KELOWNA – Even though only eight per cent of the Central Okanagan’s residents live in…
Kelowna vacancy rates improve but rents also go up
KELOWNA – The annual report on vacancy rates in Kelowna shows that the 0.2 per…
No one was innocent in $2 million Kelowna fraud case
KELOWNA – Greed got the better of both the victim and the man who took…
How Thompson-Okanagan municipalities are handling loss of gaming revenue
KELOWNA – Cities hit hardest by the 29-week strike at Gateway Casinos won’t make up…
Kelowna RCMP make arrest in vehicle theft
KELOWNA – A 52-year-old Kelowna woman could be facing charges after stealing a vehicle from…
Action needed immediately on Kelowna homeless shelters
KELOWNA – The city cannot wait until the New Year to start looking for a…
RCMP should get out of policing large cities, former Kelowna superintendent says
KELOWNA – It’s going to take more than lobbying by the City of Kelowna to…
Proposed new Kelowna hotel getting bigger
KELOWNA – Kelowna city council has agreed to amend a development permit to allow a…
Revenue from new Airbnb tax to go into Kelowna housing fund
KELOWNA – Affordable housing in Kelowna will get a boost from a new three per…
Kelowna has the money but facing long wait for more RCMP officers
KELOWNA – The RCMP is expected to have a $2.5 million surplus this year that…
Former Kelowna top cop’s public safety report zeros in on housing, RCMP staffing
KELOWNA – Bill McKinnon’s message of getting help for the homeless didn’t resonate with at…
Kelowna residents could be in for big property tax and housing cost increases
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran suggested that city councillors are not getting much sleep these…
Rainy week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – A rainy work week is in the forecast for the Okanagan with the…
Police standoff in Kelowna’s Mission area ends peacefully
KELOWNA – A police incident involving a residence in Kelowna’s Mission area reportedly ended peacefully this…
Improving public safety in Kelowna could cost big bucks
KELOWNA – City Council hasn’t formally discussed its new Public Safety Report yet, but it…
Kelowna mayor Basran doesn’t see light rail in Okanagan any time soon
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran was a little sheepish about City Hall’s tech skills when…
Local politicians in Central Okanagan plan to get up close and personal
KELOWNA – West Kelowna is first in line for what could be a series of…
Kelowna RCMP looking for witnesses to possible child abduction
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP received a report this morning of a set of suspicious circumstances…
Police looking for driver in West Kelowna who threatened flagger
KELOWNA – An apparent road rage incident in West Kelowna yesterday has RCMP looking for…
Casino strike cost southern Interior cities more than $1 million
The 19-week strike at four Gateway Casino operations in Kamloops and the Okanagan has cut…
Kelowna city staff recommend council support controversial supportive housing project
KELOWNA – Despite strong community opposition, City of Kelowna staff are recommending council support a rezoning…