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Non-resident Elector Process
Individuals who own property in Kelowna, are not residents of Kelowna, and meet all the eligibility criteria may vote in the City of Kelowna election as non-resident (property) electors. Some additional documentation is required when they vote to prove ownership and...
Metro Kelowna is the fastest growing area in Canada: Census 2022
…housing, transportation and environmental matters are balanced with an eye both regionally and municipally.
Housing Unaffordability: Crisis or Crossroads?
The affordability gap has been widening when it comes to housing in Kelowna. While 70% of purpose-built rental units have been added to the market in the past 10 years, 740 in 2021, the cost has risen ~30% in the past year alone. The vacancy rate for rentals currently...
‘Business walks’ gathering the opinions of entrepreneurs the old-fashioned way
Walks get business feedback Madison Erhardt - Oct 20, 2021 / 4:00 am | Story: 349064 Economic and business development groups from across the region are doing consultation the old-fashioned way this week — going door to door. To mark the 23rd annual BC Small Business...
VIDEO: Getting excited about Kelowna’s future
The City of Kelowna has passed the first reading of its new Official Community Plan, and one councillor has taken to Instagram to express his excitement. An official community plan is one of the most important documents any city has, but in terms of readership, it's...
Hundreds gather in Kelowna for International Overdose Awareness Day
AARON HEMENS Sep. 1, 2021 - Kelowna Capital News Hours after B.C. reported its highest-ever six-month total of overdose deaths, hundreds gathered in Kelowna’s Kerry Park on Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, calling for decriminalization and an end to the stigma surrounding...