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(STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca) The Central Okanagan Regional District wants to renew an old partnership between Okanagan regional districts. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen board of directors has a request before it at this week’s board meeting to invite Central Okanagan Regional District board chair Gail Given to appear before the board to discuss Okanagan Valley air quality issues. All three regional governments took part in an Air Quality Committee that was formed in 2005-20...

After years of looking, Costco's Kelowna warehouse store has found a new home.

Kelowna city council held their collective noses and, despite many reservations, voted to approve a very ambitious plan to revitalize Leon Avenue.

The majority of Kelowna city councillors held their noses and agreed to allow three high-rise towers to be built along Leon Avenue downtown.At last night&rs

Image Credit: SUBMITTED December 18, 2020 - 7:30 AM When Sharon Shepherd was elected as Kelowna’s mayor in 2005, she was not only the first woman elected to the position, but it was a sign the notorious, fabled ‘old boys club’ in the Okanagan’s largest city could be breached. She defeated popular long-time incumbent Walter Gray in a stunning upset few saw coming.  The City has come a long way since then. “Women feel more confident that, when they do have an opport...

December 11, 2020 - 8:35 AM The eight new RCMP officers approved for Kelowna for 2021 will only maintain current staffing levels and do nothing to catch up on the shortfall the local detachment chronically faces. Last year, the City approved 11 new officers for this year but they won’t likely to be on the job until January. The eight new ones approved for 2021 may be in place by the fall, but that’s not likely, Mayor Colin Basran said during budget discussions yesterday, D...

A proposed Champion for the Environment position at Kelowna City Hall, with a cost of $200,000 annually, will get more scrutiny from councillors.