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Self-appointed watchdogs say they’re watching Kamloops council for you
A newly formed Kamloops city hall watchdog group is keeping tabs on the local government…
Kelowna catching up with the rest of the world and will broadcast its own meetings
KELOWNA – While many other cities have in-house broadcasting programs for their council meetings with…
Former Kelowna city manager paid $151K for three months work in 2018
KELOWNA – Ron Mattiussi retired from his job as Kelowna city manager at the end…
Okanagan regional districts still talking about plastic garbage
KELOWNA – An Okanagan-wide ban on single-use plastic bags may be much further away than…
It could be spring before Kelowna’s priorities are made public
KELOWNA – The first of five private sessions was held by Kelowna city council yesterday…
Proposed 10-storey resort in West Kelowna going before city council
KELOWNA – An update on the massive Blackmum Bay Village project will be made to…
Kelowna city councillor Charlie Hodge in intensive care
KELOWNA – While doctors struggle to find what is ailing Kelowna Coun. Charlie Hodge, his…
No hint from Kelowna council on where it will fall on projected tax increase
KELOWNA – After a lengthy presentation on Kelowna’s financial status today, Kelowna city council made…
Kelowna council strikes blow against single-family housing construction
KELOWNA – Developers in Black Mountain, Wilden and Southwest Mission need to worry about building…
Here are some of the things Kelowna taxpayers will get by paying an extra $7.33 a month
KELOWNA – The average Kelowna homeowner will pay an extra $88 in property taxes next…
What will happen if your property taxes don’t go up next year?
LAKE COUNTRY – As city councils throughout the Interior tackle their draft budgets for 2019,…
Kelowna taxpayers could pay 4.4 per cent more in 2019
KELOWNA – City staff are calling for a 2.45 per cent tax increase in 2019,…
Lake Country residents facing 8.7 per cent tax hike
KELOWNA – Councillors in Lake Country will be considering an almost nine per cent tax…
Kelowna heritage home will be preserved as a burned out shell
KELOWNA – One of the oldest surviving houses in Kelowna was narrowly saved yesterday when…
Extra tax hike every year won’t be enough to pay for Kelowna roads and parks
KELOWNA – Even if Kelowna hits taxpayers with an annual infrastructure tax, it won’t be…
Infrastructure tax could be first of many increases to deal with Kelowna’s $477 million deficit
KELOWNA – A proposed 1.95 per cent infrastructure tax in 2019 is just one relatively…
Pathways Abilities Society wants to replace bike shop with six-storey housing complex in Kelowna
KELOWNA – An affordable housing project could replace a building used to help Kelowna residents…
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…
Changes on the way for people looking for a place to park in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – Renting an extra parking spot like renting an extra room on Airbnb, and…
City working to find out why section of Knox Mountain continues to slowly slip away
KELOWNA – The fences blocking off the north end of Ethel Street in Kelowna are…
Central Okanagan regional district directors get pay increase to cover loss of tax benefit
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Central Okanagan regional district directors will get a pay increase in 2019…
VIDEO: What a city councillor actually does
KAMLOOPS – Next month, voters will head to the polls to make a decision on…
How the city is going to try to make it easier for tourists in downtown Kelowna this summer
KELOWNA - Summer in downtown in Kelowna is going to be all about construction, traffic congestion and scarce parking as the city deals with an unusual number of big, building projects. “The biggest concern is construction during the summer when the volumes are highest and parking stalls are used the most,” Purvez Irani says. He's...
Rebuilt West Kelowna landmark grabs heritage award
WEST KELOWNA - The $537,000 CNR Wharf Project in West Kelowna has won a Central Okanagan Heritage Society award. It was determined by District council in 2010 the CNR Wharf was in need of reconstruction having deteriorated to the point it put the public at risk. The popular swimming area was closed to the public...