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Rumours of closure have swirled around the Okanagan Mission Activity Centre in Kelowna, B.C. But the city says it will remain open and will be funded for the "foreseeable future."

Kelowna’s current evolution and growing demand on programs and services suggest this is a key time to proactively explore new tools and tactics to generate municipal revenue

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

Cameron Noonan, the City of Kelowna's transportation planner, said the city is currently running a competitive selection process for a new operating term that will last two years.

'This is the first of many stages which will have to be taken to help stabilize things before moving forward on the project,' a City of Kelowna representative said. 

The City of Kelowna called a meeting Sunday and told those affected that they had three days to get their belongings and leave.

A financial and asset audit was completed to ensure City of Kelowna ratepayers do not take on any undue risk . It found the Glenmore Ellison operation is in a strong position.

The next step is for the province to consider an Order in Council and share information with local ratepayers, the City of Kelowna said.

The $12 million project is being jointly funded between Ottawa, Victoria and the City of Kelowna. It is slated to open later this year.

Central Okanagan Public Schools says it wants to get ahead of the growth curve, which could see another 100,000 people in the city by 2040.

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.

The four councillors who voted against the pay hike were Mohini Singh, Ron Cannon, Rick Webber and Gordon Lovegrove.

The Kelowna City Concert Band is getting ready to strike a new tune.

When conditions allow, all eligible property owners, farmers and other large lot owners with permits from their local fire jurisdiction may burn specific wood debris outdoors.

The mayor's salary will increase to $145,000 from $126,497 while councillors will see their wages rise to $58,080, from $42,992 a year. Both are closer to other large B.C. cities.

A Global News reporter who went to the scene observed smoke coming from a pile of burnt debris around noon.

The city councillor will seek the BC NDP nomination in the new Kelowna-Centre riding and, if he gets that, vie for voter support.

The Blue Jays will be investing $1.5 million into 14 community baseball diamonds this year, and Edith Gay Park in Kelowna will be one of them.

Janusz Grelecki learned that the house, long deemed unsafe and unsightly by neighbours and city officials, was finally slated for demolition through an eviction notice.

Every spring, teams visit the nests of introduced Canada geese In the Okanagan to addle eggs in a population control effort. This year's program's has reached the halfway mark.