News Items tag as: KLFEB20212215

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.
Rebuilt West Kelowna landmark grabs heritage award
February 22, 2015 - 10:25 AM

WEST KELOWNA - The $537,000 CNR Wharf Project in West Kelowna has won a Central Okanagan Heritage Society award.
Mar Jok Elementary School rings in Chinese New Year with grand opening
February 22, 2015 - 9:28 AM

WEST KELOWNA - A new West Kelowna elementary school has held its grand opening and the opportunity to bring the Chinese New Year — year of the goat — into the celebration wasn't ignored.
Community centre set to reopen nearly 18 months after arson
February 20, 2015 - 5:14 PM

WEST KELOWNA - The Westbank Lions Community Centre, the unofficial meeting place for the West Kelowna community, has officially recovered after being destroyed by fire nearly 18 months ago.
Why is this man standing by a pile of dirt in downtown Kelowna? Hint: it involves the RCMP
February 20, 2015 - 4:54 PM

KELOWNA - Andrew Gibbs manages projects for the City of Kelowna. To hear him talk, shepherding the $48-million police services building through its design and construction is no big deal, in some ways similar to all the other projects he’s managed for the city.
Westbank First Nation land swap deal finally hammered out
February 20, 2015 - 3:27 PM

KELOWNA – The Westbank First Nation will finally be compensated for the land it agreed to give up a decade ago for construction of the Westside Road interchange.
Kelowna's Matt Dwyer fighting in Brazil this weekend
February 20, 2015 - 2:23 PM

KELOWNA – Toshido MMA’s Matt Dwyer is in Brazil this weekend for a UFC welterweight fight against William Macario in what Sherdog.com calls a “loser leaves town matchup.”
Lack of funding forces closure of Kelowna overnight homeless shelter
February 20, 2015 - 1:07 PM

KELOWNA - Homeless people in need of a warm place to spend the night will have fewer options next week.
Bobbitt not happy with how he was portrayed during trial
February 20, 2015 - 11:16 AM

KELOWNA – David Wesley Bobbitt, who pleaded guilty to sexually and physically assaulting a 22-year-old Penticton woman in 2011, isn’t feeling well. And he doesn’t like his lawyer either.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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