News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2024

Kelowna looking to update outdated cannabis bylaws
November 16, 2024 - 4:00 PM
iN420

Kelowna still has bylaws for cannabis producers and retailers from before legalization, and the city plans to update those.
Kelowna working on plan for public transit corridor from downtown to Mission
November 01, 2024 - 4:00 PM
iNwheels

The City of Kelowna is asking residents about a proposal for an express route to improve public transit.
Developer trying again to get controversial highrise built in downtown Kelowna
October 28, 2024 - 7:00 PM

The building planned for the former Kelowna RCMP detachment has been the subject of multiple lawsuits, but now the developer is trying again to get approval from the city.
Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
October 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

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 they don't know when.
Kelowna councillor concerned with 'shakiness' of latest downtown highrise proposal
October 11, 2024 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

A Kelowna city councillor expressed “shakiness” about a 40-storey tower proposed for the lot next to the University of British Columbia Okanagan’s downtown highrise debacle.
How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs
September 28, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Have you ever wondered when Kelowna will get its very own IKEA, or maybe how long it will take for Taylor Swift to give the city a look or whether an NHL franchise is in the Okanagan’s future?
iN VIDEO: Kelowna has no bylaws to deal with furniture flying from highrise balconies
September 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A rogue piece of patio furniture flew off a highrise balcony in Kelowna during a storm earlier this week, but the city doesn’t have any bylaws that protect the public from falling patio tables.
Knox Mountain Park development plan and expansion heads to Kelowna city council
September 26, 2024 - 4:30 PM

A developer plans to build residential and commercial space next to Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna, and has submitted a rezoning application to city council.
Can Kelowna support a professional soccer team? The mayor thinks so
September 05, 2024 - 7:00 AM

After a successful trial match in Kelowna, the Canadian Premier League is considering the city as an option for a new professional soccer franchise.
Construction to begin on third tiny home project for homeless people in Kelowna
August 26, 2024 - 11:30 AM
iNhome

Construction is set to begin for the third tiny home complex built in Kelowna to give homeless people a chance to get off the street and out of the tent city along the Okanagan Rail Trail.
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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

News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2024

Kelowna looking to update outdated cannabis bylaws

Kelowna working on plan for public transit corridor from downtown to Mission

Developer trying again to get controversial highrise built in downtown Kelowna

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes

Kelowna councillor concerned with 'shakiness' of latest downtown highrise proposal

How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs

iN VIDEO: Kelowna has no bylaws to deal with furniture flying from highrise balconies

Knox Mountain Park development plan and expansion heads to Kelowna city council

Can Kelowna support a professional soccer team? The mayor thinks so

Construction to begin on third tiny home project for homeless people in Kelowna

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