News Items tag as: City of Kelowna

Controversial restructure of Kelowna tent city reducing homeless: mayor
May 27, 2025 - 5:00 PM
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A few months after the City of Kelowna's controversial spring cleanup of the Okanagan Rail Trail encampment, the mayor said the site’s restructuring has made progress to reduce homelessness.
BUY CANADIAN: Kelowna weighs in on its role in US trade war
May 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The City of Kelowna already spends almost all of its money on Canadian goods and services but since the trade war with the U.S. doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon it’s looking at how to spend even more within Canada's borders.
Developer hoping for approval on controversial downtown Kelowna skyscraper
May 03, 2025 - 4:00 PM
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The redevelopment of the former RCMP detachment site in downtown Kelowna has been bogged down in controversy, but the developer is not deterred and is making another attempt to get permission from the city for a skyscraper.
'Status quo not working': Kelowna mayor responds to critics of rail trail homeless camp actions
March 28, 2025 - 11:16 AM

Big changes are coming to the Okanagan Rail Trail homeless encampment in Kelowna after this week's aggressive cleanup operation by authorities and mayor Tom Dyas is commenting for the first time about why it was necessary.
iN NUMBERS: Kelowna’s North End Plan price tag is $385M
March 23, 2025 - 2:00 PM

Buried in a Kelowna city council meeting under a mountain of jargon and five-dollar words is an important plan for the future of city’s north end of downtown.
Kelowna set to spend $150M on infrastructure this year
March 04, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The City of Kelowna is planning a massive investment of $150 million into more than 100 infrastructure projects.
Kelowna planning 33-hectare prescribed burn in Knox Mountain Park
February 22, 2025 - 8:00 AM

The City of Kelowna is planning a 33-hectare prescribed burn in Knox Mountain Park this year.
Kelowna surpassed provincial housing targets in 2024
February 07, 2025 - 7:00 PM
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The province has been pushing municipalities, including the City of Kelowna, to build more housing and it has done just that.
Kelowna mayor steps away from duties for health reasons
February 07, 2025 - 11:22 AM

Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas has been temporarily sidelined due to a tear in an artery in his neck.
Kelowna’s first wheelchair accessible dog park comes with a $750K price tag
February 04, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Kelowna’s dog parks aren’t easily accessible for those with disabilities, and the new dog run coming to City Park in the city's downtown aims to fill that gap.
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

News Items tag as: City of Kelowna

Controversial restructure of Kelowna tent city reducing homeless: mayor

BUY CANADIAN: Kelowna weighs in on its role in US trade war

Developer hoping for approval on controversial downtown Kelowna skyscraper

'Status quo not working': Kelowna mayor responds to critics of rail trail homeless camp actions

iN NUMBERS: Kelowna’s North End Plan price tag is $385M

Kelowna set to spend $150M on infrastructure this year

Kelowna planning 33-hectare prescribed burn in Knox Mountain Park

Kelowna surpassed provincial housing targets in 2024

Kelowna mayor steps away from duties for health reasons

Kelowna’s first wheelchair accessible dog park comes with a $750K price tag

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