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Should this multi-million dollar property for sale be in Okanagan Mountain Park?
There are three sections of privately owned waterfront lands surrounded by Okanagan Mountain Park that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kelowna looking to acquire 10 properties for waterfront parks
It may be decades away but the City of Kelowna is looking at creating a…
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…
Province has no plans to buy land for sale to add to Okanagan Mountain Park
KELOWNA – A little-known stretch of private land next to Okanagan Mountain Park, one of…
Kelowna may shift focus from buying parkland to building parks
KELOWNA – With the public clamouring for parks to be built, City of Kelowna staff…
This is how Kelowna could get new parks built sooner
KELOWNA – A new waterfront park for Kelowna’s South Pandosy district could get built well…
Here’s some of what $1.24 billion in city spending will buy you in Kelowna over the next 10 years
KELOWNA – A Highway 97 pedestrian overpass to be built in 2021 is one of…
You’ll need a permit if you want a big party on Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – If you're planning a big party on the Okanagan Rail Trail, you'd better…
Central Okanagan’s largest regional park in line for funding boost
KELOWNA – With support from senior governments, Black Mountain/sntsk‘il’nten Regional Park could get almost $1…
Lake Country seeks funding for cultural centre
LAKE COUNTRY – The District of Lake Country council gave the green light last night…
Impact of development can reach far beyond the next door neighbours
WEST KELOWNA – At least Pete Bennett admitted it. “I am a NIMBY,” Bennett said…
Vaping bad, motorized bicycles good in Central Okanagan regional parks
KELOWNA – Proposed changes to the Regional District of the Central Okanagan’s parks bylaw, if…
Kelowna wants to unpave paradise, tear parking lot out of Gyro Beach park
KELOWNA – At the height of summer, a spot in the small parking lot inside…