Kelowna news

Rent drops in Kelowna but still more than $2,000 per month
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment fell 3% in Kelowna in September versus August…

Okanagan Jewish community wants to avoid hate crimes as Israeli-Hamas war continues
The call for pro-Hamas protests worldwide as a result of the Israeli-Hamas war has raised…

Warm fall continues with mixed bag of weather this week in Okanagan, Kamloops
The average high temperatures for this time of year in Kamloops and the Okanagan is…

Are rising prices making Okanagan skiing unaffordable?
Alongside the rising price of groceries, rent and daily living, many area residents are learning…

Organizer of anti-COVID rallies in Kelowna says injunction efforts violate his Charter rights
It has been months since the City of Kelowna filed for an injunction to stop…

Hundreds march to support LGBTQ rights in Kelowna
People have rallied for trans rights outside of Kelowna’s city hall today, Oct. 15. About…

Votes are in for $241 million Parkinson Recreation Centre in Kelowna
Voting on the $241 million loan for recreation centres in Kelowna has ended. The city…

North Okanagan politician hopes to represent BC United for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream
The new boundaries for the old Kelowna-Lake Country riding now include Coldstream and an experienced…

From 700 to 150,000: How Kelowna’s population exploded in a century
By the turn of the twentieth century, Kelowna was just a small town that was…

Housing prices aren’t the only thing attracting people away from Kamloops, Okanagan
Kelowna has the most expensive real estate in the Interior of BC with the rest…

iN PHOTOS: The downfall of Walhachin; lazy aristocrats and a world war
Drive Highway 1 between Kamloops and Cache Creek and it’s impossible to miss the large…

First Nations key to connecting rail trails from Sicamous to Osoyoos
While some progress was made this year in multiple efforts to create a 200 km…

Someone else is buried in a family’s Lake Country cemetery plot
Dan Fontaine is hoping to find a solution after discovering two people are interred in…

Kelowna man dodges deportation to country he left at age 5
A man in a Kelowna drug recovery centre is allowed to remain in Canada after…

Purrrfect outcome for cat severely burned in McDougall Creek wildfire
A severely burned cat in West Kelowna has made a full recovery and found a…