News Items tag as: infill housing

Infill housing allowing high-density catching on in Kelowna
June 07, 2018 - 4:00 PM

KELOWNA - A new zoning that allows some property owners to build three or four units on larger single-family lots is starting to take off.
Look of urban Kelowna could change as city strives to meet housing needs
May 31, 2016 - 6:30 PM

KELOWNA - How do you provide infill housing to existing neighbourhoods which is sensitive to the concerns of neighbours yet still satisfies the ultimate goal of increasing density and reducing urban sprawl?
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THOMPSON: Why Canadians should care about Roe v. Wade
OPINION Next month, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey - landmark decisions in 1973 and 1992 - that guaranteed women constitutional protections for abortion rights.

The future is now: Robot kitty will bring you food at Kelowna Smitty’s
It makes noise, flashes lights, has a set of wheels and enjoys head scratches. This unusual server, known as the BellaBot, has been rolled out at Kelowna’s Smitty’s restaurant since Mother’s Day weekend. The cat robot assi

Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing ops: police
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law enforcement officials said Thursday. New challenges are emerging as a t

Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada with the third-fastest growing downtown core is the plethora of highrises that are not only under construction but in the works. There are 25 highri

Infill housing allowing high-density catching on in Kelowna