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
iNwine

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
iNhome

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
iNhome

Twice as many homes were created in Kelowna in the first half of 2020 compared to the five year average.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Big increase in homeless populations in Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm
Homelessness in Penticton has almost doubled over the last seven years, while Vernon also saw an increase of more than 20% in the same time period. The number of people in Penticton without a home has increased by 80% since 2018, with 194 n

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