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Kelowna’s approach to buying waterfront parkland called 'diabolical'
March 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Property owners along a Manhattan Point beach with no public access are ticked off at the City of Kelowna for thinking of taking it away from them.
Why Kelowna pays way over assessed value for land it buys
March 03, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Whenever the City of Kelowna announces a big land purchase, reporters scurry to the BC Assessment website and write headlines screaming out how many times more than the assessed value was paid in taxpayers’ dollars.
No secrets when the City of Kelowna wants to buy land
December 31, 2023 - 7:00 PM

The City of Kelowna buys a lot of property through a variety of different processes. But, in all cases, the seller knows it’s the city wanting to buy.
Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
December 24, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park north of Mission Creek along Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, but the city has yet to enter into negotiations to buy them.
iN VIDEO: Kelowna pays $18M for lakefront property, triple assessed value
December 14, 2023 - 9:57 AM

A 1.8-acre property bordering Mission Creek and Okanagan Lake has been bought by the City of Kelowna for $18 million.
City of Kelowna won court battle for public access to the waterfront, then blocks it off
September 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The Hotel Eldorado and City of Kelowna spent two years waging a court battle over whether a gate leading to the hotel’s outdoor patio should be open or closed.
Creekside Kelowna land, motel for sale for $12 million an acre
September 01, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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An old motel next to Mission Creek and close to Okanagan Lake is for sale for $12 million.
Home of the Okanagan’s first radio station to become stores and housing
May 30, 2023 - 7:32 AM
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CKOV was the first commercial radio station in the Okanagan, hitting the airwaves on Nov. 4, 1931.
iN VIDEO: Three waterfront towers planned for Kelowna’s South Mission
January 25, 2021 - 6:00 PM

An application has been filed with the City of Kelowna to allow for three towers reaching up to 17 storeys to be built in the South Mission part of the city.
Kelowna low income housing preserved despite devastating fire
July 05, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - When nine units of the Walnut Grove Motel burned to the ground two years ago, Dennis Kovacic suddenly had options.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

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