The 200 block of Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna has been on a downward spiral for years.

MADE in YLW.  That's the slogan of a new and unique campaign aimed at giving the local economy a much-needed boost.

City council voted unanimously in favour of a plan to close parts of Bernard Ave. to vehicles.

Kelowna city council has approved a provisional 4.15 per cent increase in taxes for 2020.

YLW says the funding will go towards infrastructure to meet future growth.

"Every apartment building in the city is a wet facility," councilor Gail Given stated, soliciting a sea of groans from the public gallery. 

The Queensway Avenue bus loop could get a new loo before the end of summer.

Statistics from the Kelowna RCMP Detachment show the number of property crimes reported last year was up more than 10 per cent.

UBC Okanagan said it envisions roughly $452-million worth of new construction on campus in the next 10 years.

The regulations as proposed by city staff were approved, with only councilor Charlie Hodge voting against the amendments.