Kelowna

• Kelowna cherry farmer ‘concerned’ about city’s decision to cap local water usage

  Kelowna's utility planning manager says data shows water consumption from the city’s non-potable water system has been the highest its ever been over the last several years.

  Environment

  Apr 23
  
• Water Street to close for Kelowna’s annual maple festival

  The busy downtown street will be closed on Saturday between Queensway and Doyle Avenue, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  Canada

  Apr 23
  
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• New firetruck for Station 7 in Kelowna

  “We use water from the old truck to wash the new truck and then handpush it into the firehall.”

  Canada

  Apr 20
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• Tiny home residents in Kelowna hopeful for future

  The City of Kelowna said it will be announcing a third location in the coming months that will see more tiny homes erected.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• Fruit packing company in Kelowna, B.C., fined $78K for effluent discharge

  B.C.'s Environment Ministry has issued a $78,000 fine against Sandher Fruit Packers, in Kelowna, B.C. The fine stems from the discharge of effluent into a nearby ditch.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• Major encampment cleanup in Kelowna, B.C. well underway

  The cleanup is expected to take a couple of days to complete, and the rail trail will be closed to public traffic as the work continues.

  Canada

  Apr 16
• Single-home construction down in Kelowna, but multi-units up: CMHC

  According to the CMHC, nationwide housing starts in March 2024 were down seven per cent from February 2024.

  Canada

  Apr 16
• New Kelowna, B.C. complex-care housing units to support mental health, addictions

  An empty lot on Pacific Avenue in Kelowna, B.C., will soon be home to 20 complex-care and 20 supportive housing units.

  Health

  Apr 15
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• COPD patients needed for study in the Okanagan

  Okanagan residents between the ages 40 and 80 who are living with COPD are being invited to participate in a research study that may help lead to treatments.

  Health

  Apr 14
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• New zero-emission truck centre in Kelowna, B.C. breaks ground at YLW

  Velocity Truck Centres Canada broke ground on a 41,000-square-foot facility at the Kelowna, B.C., airport Friday to support sales and service of zero-emission trucks.

  Economy

  Apr 13