News Items tag as: Kelowna city council 2021

Here are some of the ways Kelowna may spend your money next year
December 07, 2021 - 7:00 PM

It’s budget time for most B.C. municipalities at this time of year where elected officials take a look at what they can add to their cities next year.
New Kelowna performing arts centre pushed years into the future
November 24, 2021 - 9:00 AM

A replacement for the Kelowna Community Theatre, which was tentatively scheduled to be built in 2025, may not happen until 2030 or later.
Crime returning to pre-pandemic levels in Kelowna: RCMP
November 23, 2021 - 9:16 AM

As crime in the City of Kelowna returns to pre-pandemic levels, RCMP Supt. Tara Triance has some suggestions to help combat it.
Proposed new brewery will extend Kelowna’s growing Brewery District
November 21, 2021 - 4:34 PM
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Railside Brewing is hoping to open a taproom and patio less than a kilometre from the growing Brewery District in Kelowna’s North End.
225K e-scooter rides in Kelowna triggered 211 complaints
November 20, 2021 - 8:38 AM

A six-month review of Kelowna’s shared e-scooter program shows a high level of usage with a low level of complaints and few injuries.
COVID’s toll on Kelowna citizens showing up in crime stats as increase in assaults
November 18, 2021 - 4:35 PM

Calls to police throughout the country dropped during the height of the COVID pandemic last year but are now surpassing pre-pandemic levels in Kelowna.
Why there's a ball field in Kelowna's north end and several brick buildings downtown
November 15, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A planning exercise for the north end of downtown Kelowna comes with some historical tidbits most people may know nothing about.
Kelowna council gives Olympia Greek Taverna green light to rebuild year after fire
October 07, 2021 - 10:52 AM
iNwine

Last year, a popular Kelowna Greek restaurant burned down, devastating a neighbourhood community. Now, the restaurant is rising from the ashes with approval from city council.
Kelowna may make EV charge stations mandatory for new residential developments
September 24, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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By 2023, the City of Kelowna wants to require all parking stalls in new residential buildings to be electric vehicle ready along with 10% of new industrial, commercial and institutional parking stalls.
Significant new housing increase in Kelowna during first half of 2021
September 19, 2021 - 2:03 PM
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Twice as many homes were created in Kelowna in the first half of 2020 compared to the five year average.
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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 second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Souther Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: Kelowna city council 2021

Here are some of the ways Kelowna may spend your money next year

New Kelowna performing arts centre pushed years into the future

Crime returning to pre-pandemic levels in Kelowna: RCMP

Proposed new brewery will extend Kelowna’s growing Brewery District

225K e-scooter rides in Kelowna triggered 211 complaints

COVID’s toll on Kelowna citizens showing up in crime stats as increase in assaults

Why there's a ball field in Kelowna's north end and several brick buildings downtown

Kelowna council gives Olympia Greek Taverna green light to rebuild year after fire

Kelowna may make EV charge stations mandatory for new residential developments

Significant new housing increase in Kelowna during first half of 2021

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