News Items tag as: central green

Why Central Green never became the 'gateway' to Kelowna
May 20, 2022 - 7:30 AM
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There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in downtown Kelowna was imagined to become a gateway to the city.
What is that banging sound in downtown Kelowna?
April 08, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – If you live near downtown Kelowna you’ve likely heard the sound of progress being made at the former Kelowna Secondary School.
Social housing starting to rise on Central Green site
March 11, 2015 - 11:05 AM

KELOWNA - Ground-breaking on one of the first phases of the long-awaited Central Green development should take place within a few months after city council approved a long-term lease with the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society to develop affordable housing on the site.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Why Central Green never became the 'gateway' to Kelowna