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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 2005-2006 to introduce an information and education program with respect to the importance of air quality. ...

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 opportunity to be put in a leadership role, they will do a really good job,” Shepherd said. Fifteen yea...