parks

Beautiful historical parks you might not know exist in Kamloops, Okanagan
Two Kelowna cyclists took a slight detour off their main route last week and stumbled…

Kelowna looking to acquire 10 properties for waterfront parks
It may be decades away but the City of Kelowna is looking at creating a…

iN VIDEO: Kelowna pays $18M for lakefront property, triple assessed value
A 1.8-acre property bordering Mission Creek and Okanagan Lake has been bought by the City…

Long-awaited plan for Kelowna Tolko site includes 3,500 homes, parks, waterfront walkway
The long-awaited Tolko Mill Site Area Development Plan is going to Kelowna city council with…

Homeless campers and children’s parks don’t mix in Vernon
With more than 200 people sleeping rough in Vernon, city councillor Kari Gares would like…

Okanagan Mountain Park will expand thanks to $4 million in donations
It took two extra weeks but the entire $4 million has now been raised to…

Time running out to donate to Kelowna’s Okanagan Mountain Park expansion
Efforts to raise $650,000 in 10 days to buy land bordering on Kelowna's Okanagan Mountain…

Here’s your chance to help expand Okanagan Mountain Park
A final push is being made to raise the money needed to buy 151.7 acres…

Kelowna reveals plan for alcohol consumption in city parks this summer
Kelowna is looking at allowing alcohol consumption in sections of three city parks this summer.…

Kelowna mayor pushing the province to ban drugs in parks so bylaws aren’t needed
Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas is holding off even considering a bylaw banning drugs in parks…

Interior Health asks local governments to pause plans to ban open drug use in parks
Interior Health has emailed all municipalities in the Southern Interior, asking the local governments to…

Sicamous leading the way in banning drug use in parks
While it’s no longer illegal to possess small amounts of opioids and certain other drugs…

Vernon’s Peanut Pool over budget by $1 million
Vernon's revamped Peanut Pool is set to cost $1 million more than it was supposed…

Deconstructing Kelowna’s downtown tourist season
There’s no question that life is lively in downtown Kelowna in the summer with Bernard…
Vernon to cut down trees for peanut pool revamp
The City of Vernon will have to cut down several trees in a local park…