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West Kelowna taxes expected to climb 23 per cent in next 5 years
West Kelowna property owners are facing tax increases for the next fiver years totalling close…

iN VIDEO: The owner of this dump pile found in Kelowna may have been found
It’s not the worst individual act of illegal dumping that Kane Blake has ever seen…

Work to start next year on Kelowna’s second walkway over Highway 97
A $5.5 million pedestrian overpass of Highway 97 in downtown Kelowna will be one of…

A diversified economy sheltered Kelowna from the COVID-19 storm
Kelowna’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 per cent in November, giving it the second lowest…

Your Okanagan shopping guide to supporting local this Christmas
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in one way or another, and many local businesses…

Mountie cleared in fatal shooting of distraught man near Salmon Arm
The RCMP officer who fired four or five bullets into a man’s car north of…

Another staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at Kelowna care facility
A total of four people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Mountainview Village long-term…

B.C. Tree Fruits office in downtown Kelowna sells for $7.5M
B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative has sold its building on prime downtown Kelowna real estate for…

Major redevelopment of Hiawatha RV Park in Kelowna set to begin this summer
It has taken more than a decade, but if Kelowna city council agrees on Monday,…

Resident of Kelowna long term care home dies from COVID-19
Just days after a COVID-19 outbreak was reported at Kelowna’s Mountainview Village long term care…

B.C. care home had to innovate to find staff — and it’s paying off
A COVID-19 outbreak in an Abbotsford long term care home forced Karen Biggs to look…

Property taxes in Kelowna projected to rise by over 4 per cent next year
Kelowna's proposed budget for 2021 includes a property tax increase of 4.27 per cent. A…

Interior Health’s top doctor says people need to start acting on public health advice
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry often praises the vast majority of B.C. residents who…

Thousands of volunteer hours lost to Central Okanagan RCMP due to pandemic
One of the early victims of the COVID-19 pandemic was the suspension of community and…

Okanagan, Kamloops Liberal MLAs given high-profile critic roles
With COVID-19 being the key focus of the B.C. government, the health portfolio is one…