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When Kelowna’s Clement Avenue was expanded to join Gordon Drive to Spall Road in 2007 it quickly became a major and very busy thoroughfare.That four-lane, 2.7-km-stretch of road cost $8.5 million to extend.Early in

The tiny community of Tofino – population 2,500 – is in the middle of building 86 affordable housing units through a municipally owned corporation.It’s a rare example in B.C. of a municipality not only

If Doug Mervyn says a car can float, it’s best to take him at his word.In 1959 he drove a 1955 Volkswagen beetle in that year’s Regatta Parade in Kelowna.“At the end of the parade, I just drove down the

The City of Kelowna has a new interactive tool that allows people to look at how the city is growing.The tool shows the status of downtown highrises, whether a development application has been submitted or approved or a

A housing agreement for a new 25-storey rental highrise on land owned by the City of Kelowna calls for “attainable” studio suites that will cost more to rent that the average one-bedroom apartment in the city

The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna rose to more than $2,000 in October, according to a report from a national rental app company.A Rentals.ca report issued late yesterday, Nov. 17, said the average r

The City of Kelowna is being investigated by the B.C. Ombudsperson Office over its effort to demolish a nuisance property.The City has been trying for more than a decade to get the property cleaned up and ordered it dest

During the cold snap this past weekend, a temporary 30-bed overnight shelter was set up at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Penticton.It operated overnight only from Friday, Nov. 11, until Monday morning but is now cl

Fifteen per cent of B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative members have joined together to force a special general meeting next week.At the core of their concerns are plans to close the Lake Country processing plant and move opera

Rental rates for one-bedroom apartments in Kelowna climbed another $60 in October to $1,960, the fifth highest in Canada.That’s a 3.2% increase from September and a 17.4% increase over October 2021, according to da