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At a news conference on Tuesday, RCMP said with Kelowna being a growing city with growing challenges, priorities have to be triaged.

“It’s sad. You don’t want to see people on the street,” Daniels said. “I’m not against helping people in poverty, but there are definitely more people.”

Four fire engines and 20 firefighters responded to the fire, which remains under investigation, but the fire chief says it did not cause any injuries.

'I basically knew when I moved over here, if I didn’t have the gates, because of the nature of what we sell, we would be robbed within a week,' Daniels said.

A single mother from Ukraine and her six young sons have been staying at the Kelowna Women's Shelter but are desperate for a place to call home.

Patients who require neurology care at KGH for issues other than strokes may not have immediate access to a neurologist and instead may have to see a subspecialist.

There's optimism for better tourism days ahead as the City of Kelowna looks at loosening restrictions on short-term rental accommodations.

“There’s more inventory than we’ve seen in years, record inventory last year, and for buyers right now there’s more choice than they’ve ever had,” he said.

'We need to be able to go home at night and sleep and feel comfortable,' said a Kelowna store owner after a break-in. His online video prompted a visit from the mayor.

Business owners describe a growing list of concerns, including open drug use, needles left on the ground, repeated break-ins and property damage.

Despite data saying otherwise, Kelowna, B.C. business owners say break and enters, thefts and property crime are through the roof.

The City of Kelowna plans to increase RCMP and bylaw patrols and is launching a program aimed at freeing up police officers, among others. But for some, it doesn’t go far enough.

'It was kind of funny because it was right after Christmas,' he said. 'The first thought that hit me was that he looked like a Grinch, to be honest.'

Kelowna is flooded with empty condo and rental units, with the city's vacancy rate now the highest in all of Canada at more than six per cent.

The Jan. 27 event at the Kelowna Community Theatre requires business operators to pre-register and pay.

'It almost feels like until a kid gets seriously injured, it’s not going to get handled the way it should be,' said a concerned Kelowna mother.

Turning Points Collaborative Society operates Trailside, which opened in May 2024 and was created for people 55 and up and those with disabilities.

'(The lawyers) said that if BC Billboards is publishing pro-life billboards and not mine, then it’s considered sex-based discrimination,' Harms explained.

According to CMHC's annual rental market report, Kelowna's vacancy rate is now sitting at 6.4 per cent, up significantly from 3.8 per cent last year.

The grief-stricken family of Bailey McCourt has been tirelessly pushing for change to better protect victims of intimate partner violence.