News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2024

How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs
September 28, 2024 - 9:00 AM

Have you ever wondered when Kelowna will get its very own IKEA, or maybe how long it will take for Taylor Swift to give the city a look or whether an NHL franchise is in the Okanagan’s future?
iN VIDEO: Kelowna has no bylaws to deal with furniture flying from highrise balconies
September 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A rogue piece of patio furniture flew off a highrise balcony in Kelowna during a storm earlier this week, but the city doesn’t have any bylaws that protect the public from falling patio tables.
Knox Mountain Park development plan and expansion heads to Kelowna city council
September 26, 2024 - 4:30 PM

A developer plans to build residential and commercial space next to Knox Mountain Park in Kelowna, and has submitted a rezoning application to city council.
Can Kelowna support a professional soccer team? The mayor thinks so
September 05, 2024 - 7:00 AM

After a successful trial match in Kelowna, the Canadian Premier League is considering the city as an option for a new professional soccer franchise.
Construction to begin on third tiny home project for homeless people in Kelowna
August 26, 2024 - 11:30 AM
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Construction is set to begin for the third tiny home complex built in Kelowna to give homeless people a chance to get off the street and out of the tent city along the Okanagan Rail Trail.
Owner of Kelowna boarding house loses business licence to zoning issue
July 24, 2024 - 11:30 AM

The owner of a rooming house in Kelowna requested a business license from Kelowna and was turned down by city council.
Evacuated resident unable to collect belongings after UBCO tower debacle
July 15, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Steven Wolfe had to evacuate his home because of the UBC Okanagan downtown construction project in April, and he still hasn’t been able to collect all of his belongings from his apartment.
City and developer ensure $310,000 Kelowna crane collapse memorial goes ahead
July 11, 2024 - 4:30 PM

Tomorrow is the third anniversary of the crane tower collapse that killed five people in downtown Kelowna, and the money for their memorial has been secured.
New non-stop flight from Kelowna to LA begins this winter
July 10, 2024 - 3:35 PM

You’ll be able to fly from Kelowna directly to Los Angeles this winter.
Non-profit opposed to new suburb proposal in Kelowna’s north-end
July 06, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A developer has proposed 2,000 new residential units in McKinley Beach, but a local non-profit said it isn’t worth the burden on taxpayers.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the first week of October 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at m

What to do with those Oregon grape berries
Sometimes the most ordinary, unremarkable looking plants growing in our forests and neighbourhoods can have some surprising characteristics. Oregon grape is found growing in wet and dry areas throughout the Thompson-Okanagan with its signat

Measure to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas won't qualify for the ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An effort to expand Arkansas' medical marijuana program fell short of the required signatures and won't qualify for the November ballot, Secretary of State John Thurston said Monday. Arkansans for Pati

'I lost $50K': An Okanagan summer without Airbnb
Lucie says she's never seen so few people during the Okanagan tourist season since she moved here almost a decade ago. "I have never seen Kelowna so dead in the summer," she said. Lucie points the finger firmly at the pr

News Items tag as: City of Kelowna 2024

How Kelowna's planners anticipate a growing city's needs

iN VIDEO: Kelowna has no bylaws to deal with furniture flying from highrise balconies

Knox Mountain Park development plan and expansion heads to Kelowna city council

Can Kelowna support a professional soccer team? The mayor thinks so

Construction to begin on third tiny home project for homeless people in Kelowna

Owner of Kelowna boarding house loses business licence to zoning issue

Evacuated resident unable to collect belongings after UBCO tower debacle

City and developer ensure $310,000 Kelowna crane collapse memorial goes ahead

New non-stop flight from Kelowna to LA begins this winter

Non-profit opposed to new suburb proposal in Kelowna’s north-end

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