News Items tag as: Kelowna Council Votes 2019

Kelowna strikes blow for housing affordability by limiting short-term rentals
May 22, 2019 - 11:28 AM

KELOWNA - Despite the fact that the majority of speakers at a public hearing last night argued in favour of putting their suites into the Airbnb rental pool, Kelowna city council chose to go the other way.
Kelowna mayor flexes muscles, brings back dead development
May 14, 2019 - 4:06 PM

KELOWNA - A development that was recently turned down at a public hearing was given new life because Kelowna mayor Colin Basran leveraged a rarely used power to bring it back to the table.
Kelowna council pumps the brakes on short term rental rules
March 13, 2019 - 7:54 AM

KELOWNA - After sitting through roughly five hours of public criticism, Kelowna city council is delaying new rules on short term rentals and will consider allowing basement suites and carriage houses to be rented to tourists.
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Kelowna strikes blow for housing affordability by limiting short-term rentals