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It was a close vote, but late this afternoon, Kelowna City Council finalized a hefty pay hike for itself. The increase will bring the salaries more in line with like-sized cities. And while Kelowna moves forward with the controversial increase, one other BC municipal council contemplating a similar pay hike has put the brakes on...

It is a massive pay hike, that if approved on Monday would give city councilors in Kelowna a 30 per cent raise. While many residents agree it’s too much at once, there is an option the elected officials can choose and it’s one that, as Victoria Femia reports, the BC Taxpayers Federation says would send...

Four people were arrested in connection with the death of a 22-year-old Penticton man. Kelowna city council votes to approve a significant pay hike for itself. The City of Kelowna is slated to demolish a notorious home with a list of complaints.

Taxpayers Federation critical of Kelowna City Council’s pay hike. A Kelowna man has pleaded guilty to killing his former roommate back in 2021. More family physicians across the province continue to move away from primary care.

A whopping 30 per cent pay hike for Kelowna city council gets the green light at City Hall. AIM Roads coming under fire by B.C.’s transportation ministry following last month’s snow storm that caused commuter chaos. Money Tips Monday highlights ways to protect yourself against fraud and scams.

On Monday, Kelowna city council voted 6-2 in favour of a new densification bylaw that will allow for more housing options in the city’s historic heritage conservation area. These bylaws were introduced to align with the new provincial housing legislation. But as Jayden Wasney reports, some residents want to keep the area just the way...

A recent presentation to Kelowna city council outlined just how expensive and difficult it is for developers to complete local projects. But, according to the city, construction is still booming in Kelowna. Taya Fast reports.

West Kelowna City Council has taken steps to protect its resort zones within the community from new provincial short-term rental rules. A higher-than-average rental vacancy rate is allowing the city to opt-out. As our Taya Fast reports some advocates believe all communities should have the opportunity to do the same when it comes to short-term...

After a number of years, the City of Kelowna is finally starting demolition work on Janusz Grelecki’s Gibson road home. The home had become notorious over the last several years for its state of disrepair prompting city council to vote to take action on it in 2021. Travis Lowe has more.

Kelowna’s mayor and council is about to receive a significant bump in annual salary. On Monday, a report before council recommended a nearly $20,000 raise to the mayor’s annual salary, as well as an increase of 30 per cent for city councillors. Jayden Wasney reports.

Kelowna’s mayor is defending the hefty pay hike city council approved for itself on Monday. Tom Dyas says the increase was long overdue but as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports the Canadian Taxpayers Federation doesn’t see it that way, instead calling it unacceptable, especially given the economic times.

Kelowna council has voted in favor of a bylaw change that would allow for densification inside the city’s heritage conservation areas. Kelowna’s Gospel Mission has had to reduce meal offerings due to a lack of funds. Commercial trucks are now looking at higher penalties for hitting overpasses on B.C. roads.

Kelowna RCMP presented city council with its 2023 year-end report based on public safety and crime data on Monday. Last spring, council identified crime and safety as one of its top priorities, and as Jayden Wasney reports, the RCMP is working with the city to ensure those targets are met.

West Kelowna city council is appealing to social agencies to step up as it tackles a redevelopment application that has put a vulnerable group of people in limbo. Residents who live at the Shady Acres mobile home park are facing eviction and the vast majority have nowhere to go. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, city...

A new report says B.C.’s wine industry will have a catastrophic drop in production this year, with orchards possibly experiencing up to 99 per cent crop loss; a student-led initiative at UBC-Okanagan is trying to provide some relief for those struggling with food insecurity; Kelowna’s mayor delivered an update on the current state of the...

Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas delivered the annual state of the city address in front of nearly 300 people at the Coast Capri Hotel earlier today. As Jayden Wasney reports, social issues like crime and safety, housing and infrastructure needs are top of mind for city council in 2024.  

A proposed gravel pit in Summerland has raised concern amongst local residents, organizations and council; the City of Vernon is asking residents to move their vehicles off the streets to allow snow removal efforts to continue; the Conservation Officer Service is re-assuring residents in the Lower Mission area of Kelowna that recent cougar sightings in...

Police in the North Okanagan are seeking the public’s help as they look to identify a suspect accused of pointing a firearm at another person. Kelowna city council made the decision to defer any recommended changes to the city’s short-term rental bylaws. A crash between two school buses just outside of Salmon Arm was of...

West Kelowna residents react to a police-related shooting that sent one man to hospital. A significant cache of eBikes, a pedal bike for two, cash, drugs, and a gun was found in a Vernon home after a weapons complaint. The City of Kelowna isn’t walking back the council’s decision to quash the development permit that...

Ceremonies to honour Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are held in the Okanagan, a Kelowna man is awarded for his life-saving efforts, and Kamloops city council is investigating the conduct of the city’s mayor.