News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2020

Damaged bus shelters will cost the City of Kelowna thousands to repair
December 21, 2020 - 11:16 AM

A rampage during the evening of Dec. 15 damaged a dozen transit shelters on Gordon Drive, Springfield and Lakeshore roads in Kelowna.
Neither COVID-19 nor road closures are expected to stop the Knox Mountain Hill Climb in 2021
December 09, 2020 - 6:30 PM

Plans are in the works to run a spectator-less Knox Mountain Hill Climb in 2021.
Opening of Kelowna's Stuart Park skating rink postponed
December 09, 2020 - 2:43 PM

Those itching to get their skates on and enjoy Kelowna's biggest outdoor rink may be waiting awhile longer.
Work to start next year on Kelowna’s second walkway over Highway 97
December 07, 2020 - 7:00 PM

A $5.5 million pedestrian overpass of Highway 97 in downtown Kelowna will be one of the most visible changes residents will see next year.
Major redevelopment of Hiawatha RV Park in Kelowna set to begin this summer
December 04, 2020 - 10:40 AM

It has taken more than a decade, but if Kelowna city council agrees on Monday, the revitalization of one of Kelowna’s last remaining campgrounds will begin next July.
Property taxes in Kelowna projected to rise by over 4 per cent next year
December 03, 2020 - 5:05 PM

Kelowna's proposed budget for 2021 includes a property tax increase of 4.27 per cent.
Developer adjusts plans on major downtown project to build Kelowna's tallest high-rise
November 29, 2020 - 3:30 PM

Developer Anthony Beyrouti has won over City of Kelowna planning staff by doing just about everything they asked him to do in his effort to build Kelowna’s tallest high-rise on Leon Avenue.
How Kamloops and Okanagan cities actually made money through COVID-19
November 27, 2020 - 7:30 AM

At the height of the COVID-19 lockdown last spring, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart spoke publicly about the risk of bankruptcy if people didn’t pay their property taxes because of COVID-19.
Even the idea of B.C. mobility tax gets push back in the Central Okanagan
November 21, 2020 - 4:30 PM

As the world slowly turns away from gas guzzling cars and embraces electric replacements, cities and towns throughout B.C. will lose hundreds of millions of dollars in gas tax revenues.
New COVID-19 rules mean changes, cancellations at Kelowna facilities
November 20, 2020 - 5:00 PM

An upcoming series of performances at Kelowna Community Theatre will be online only.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

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A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

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