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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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

News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2020

Damaged bus shelters will cost the City of Kelowna thousands to repair

Neither COVID-19 nor road closures are expected to stop the Knox Mountain Hill Climb in 2021

Opening of Kelowna's Stuart Park skating rink postponed

Work to start next year on Kelowna’s second walkway over Highway 97

Major redevelopment of Hiawatha RV Park in Kelowna set to begin this summer

Property taxes in Kelowna projected to rise by over 4 per cent next year

Developer adjusts plans on major downtown project to build Kelowna's tallest high-rise

How Kamloops and Okanagan cities actually made money through COVID-19

Even the idea of B.C. mobility tax gets push back in the Central Okanagan

New COVID-19 rules mean changes, cancellations at Kelowna facilities

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