News Items tag as: Downtown Kelowna construction Plan for a new hotel in downtown Kelowna just got a lot taller August 24, 2017 - 4:42 PM KELOWNA - The company behind a proposal to build a high-rise hotel in downtown Kelowna is back before the City asking for an even taller building. Kelowna construction permits up $100 million in one year March 19, 2016 - 9:30 AM CITY ISSUES CLOSE TO HALF-A-BILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PERMITS IN 2015 Final paving means end of Ethel Street construction is in sight November 17, 2015 - 10:27 AM KELOWNA - A downtown Kelowna street is scheduled for final paving this week, putting it on pace to be reopened by the end of the month. Construction and new demand in downtown Kelowna creating parking crunch April 13, 2015 - 11:00 AM KELOWNA - Development in downtown Kelowna is surging, putting a premium on parking spaces, and forcing the city to come up with a plan to deal with perceived shortages over the next three years. How the city is going to try to make it easier for tourists in downtown Kelowna this summer February 22, 2015 - 2:26 PM KELOWNA - Summer in downtown in Kelowna is going to be all about construction, traffic congestion and scarce parking as the city deals with an unusual number of big, building projects. Road hogging continues as big block construction projects dominate downtown February 19, 2015 - 8:27 AM KELOWNA - If you think Kelowna has endured a lot of big-ticket construction projects in the last few years, you would be right. If you thought it was over, you would be wrong. More ... THOMPSON: Justice for all a distant dream in America OPINION Justice…a beautiful word. It’s the essence of fairness. Quite simply, it’s about the protection of rights and the punishment of wrongs. And yet, it’s more dream than reality for far too many p EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News NDP wants MPs to invite Pope Francis to apologize for residential schools OTTAWA - The NDP is hoping MPs from other parties will join them in issuing a formal invitation to Pope Francis to apologize to residential school April 23, 2018 9:00 PM Ten dead, 15 injured in van incident authorities call an horrific attack TORONTO - The death toll rose to at least 10 late Monday following a "horrific attack" in which a young man drove a van into a crowd of pedestrians a April 23, 2018 8:30 PM Searching for a stranger: Dozens of people brought in by bus to look for Ryan Shtuka SUN PEAKS - It's been nearly 10 weeks since Ryan Shtuka went missing in the Sun Peaks area after leaving a house party on Burfield Drive, but April 23, 2018 8:00 PM Man who shot and killed Blind Bay man changes story KAMLOOPS - A Shuswap man who shot and killed an acquaintance nearly seven years ago has changed his story about what happened that night. Jo April 23, 2018 6:00 PM Outgoing Lt.-Gov. says B.C. election decision didn't make her top 3 moments VICTORIA - The lost confidence vote for British Columbia's Liberal government and the establishment of a NDP minority may have meant a giant p April 23, 2018 5:30 PM Tweets by @infonewskamloop