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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…
Supportive housing killed plans to relocate shelter
KELOWNA – Putting an emergency shelter in the same block as a supportive housing complex…
Cost of dumping your garbage on the rise in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Fees at the Glenmore Landfill will go up $1 per vehicle or $10…
Still no realistic chance of a second route out of West Kelowna’s Casa Loma neighbourhood
KELOWNA – Two proposed West Kelowna developments could create some park amenities but won’t open…
Rules on the way to control short-term rentals in Kelowna
KELOWNA – City council will review proposed regulations Monday that will allow homeowners to rent…
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…
Crime rate up by almost 50 per cent in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA – The latest crime stats in Kelowna back up the perception that crime is…
Huge costs loom for province to accommodate growing Central Okanagan student population
KELOWNA – It will cost the province hundreds of millions of dollars to accommodate the…
It takes dozens of people to keep your regional district running – with more on the way
KELOWNA – Even though only eight per cent of the Central Okanagan’s residents live in…
Overpasses promoted to reduce traffic congestion through West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The new West Kelowna city council has taken a new approach to…
Bennett Bridge off list of ways to get second power line to West Kelowna
KELOWNA – Plans to build a second B.C. Hydro power line to West Kelowna no…
Kelowna vacancy rates improve but rents also go up
KELOWNA – The annual report on vacancy rates in Kelowna shows that the 0.2 per…
How Thompson-Okanagan municipalities are handling loss of gaming revenue
KELOWNA – Cities hit hardest by the 29-week strike at Gateway Casinos won’t make up…
Action needed immediately on Kelowna homeless shelters
KELOWNA – The city cannot wait until the New Year to start looking for a…
RCMP should get out of policing large cities, former Kelowna superintendent says
KELOWNA – It’s going to take more than lobbying by the City of Kelowna to…
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…
Kelowna has the money but facing long wait for more RCMP officers
KELOWNA – The RCMP is expected to have a $2.5 million surplus this year that…
Former Kelowna top cop’s public safety report zeros in on housing, RCMP staffing
KELOWNA – Bill McKinnon’s message of getting help for the homeless didn’t resonate with at…
Kelowna residents could be in for big property tax and housing cost increases
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran suggested that city councillors are not getting much sleep these…
Improving public safety in Kelowna could cost big bucks
KELOWNA – City Council hasn’t formally discussed its new Public Safety Report yet, but it…
Kelowna mayor Basran doesn’t see light rail in Okanagan any time soon
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran was a little sheepish about City Hall’s tech skills when…
Local politicians in Central Okanagan plan to get up close and personal
KELOWNA – West Kelowna is first in line for what could be a series of…
Police looking for driver in West Kelowna who threatened flagger
KELOWNA – An apparent road rage incident in West Kelowna yesterday has RCMP looking for…
Casino strike cost southern Interior cities more than $1 million
The 19-week strike at four Gateway Casino operations in Kamloops and the Okanagan has cut…