Alistair Waters

—Image: contributedAn artist drawing of the proposed social housing development slated for 2025 Agassiz Road in Kelowna.

Protest at Kelowna City Hall against contentious public housing project

Residents form neighbourhood association fight plan to build homes for homeless in their area

—Image: contributedAn artist drawing of the proposed social housing development slated for 2025 Agassiz Road in Kelowna.
New 23-storey tower for Kelowna's Landmark District

New 23-storey tower for Kelowna’s Landmark District

Al Stober Construction announces plans for the Landmark 7 office tower

New 23-storey tower for Kelowna's Landmark District
Kelowna’s former RCMP building on Doyle Avenue being demolished Wednesday. —Image: Alistair Waters/Capital News

Former Kelowna RCMP building demolished

Crews moved in Wednesday morning to take down the former home to the Kelowna RCMP

Kelowna’s former RCMP building on Doyle Avenue being demolished Wednesday. —Image: Alistair Waters/Capital News
Kelowna's pot shop application prediction went up in smoke

Kelowna’s pot shop application prediction went up in smoke

Now city says cannabis retail stores won't open until late April or early May

Kelowna's pot shop application prediction went up in smoke
The proposed Agassiz Road supportive housing project has met with stiff opposition from area neighbours. —Image: Capital News file

Date set for contentious supportive housing project public hearing in Kelowna

Council will hear from the public on the proposed Agassiz Road project on Jan. 17

The proposed Agassiz Road supportive housing project has met with stiff opposition from area neighbours. —Image: Capital News file
The Pool Room at the Rutland Centennial Hall was demolished Tuesday to make way for a new entrance to the hall facing Roxby Square. —Image: Alistair Waters/Capital News

Piece of Rutland history has a date with demolition

The Pool Room, at Rutland Centennial Hall in Kelowna, torn down to make way for new hall entrance

The Pool Room at the Rutland Centennial Hall was demolished Tuesday to make way for a new entrance to the hall facing Roxby Square. —Image: Alistair Waters/Capital News
The plaza in Stuart Park, across from Kelowna City Hall, where the names of current city civic award winners are etched on plaques. —Image: City of Kelowna

Time to nominate people for Kelowna civic awards

Nomination period will run until Feb. 8 and the award gala goes April 24

The plaza in Stuart Park, across from Kelowna City Hall, where the names of current city civic award winners are etched on plaques. —Image: City of Kelowna
Kelowna city hall is looking at an annual 1.95 infrastructure levy on top of annual property taxes starting next year. —Image: Capital News file

Kelowna city hall eyeing extra infrastructure tax

City says proposed 1.95 per cent tax would be in addition to annual property taxes

Kelowna city hall is looking at an annual 1.95 infrastructure levy on top of annual property taxes starting next year. —Image: Capital News file
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick lights the first candle on the large public menorah set up in Kelowna’s Stuart Park to mark the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. —contributed

Menorah lighting ceremony in Kelowna draws record crowd

More than 180 people turn out to mark the first night of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday in the city

Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick lights the first candle on the large public menorah set up in Kelowna’s Stuart Park to mark the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. —contributed
Kelowna RCMP Supt. Brent Mundle will present a report to council Monday that will show crime has increased across the city, including in the downtown area. —Capital News file

City’s top cop says crime spiked in Kelowna in third quarter of 2018

Supt. Brent Mundle says property crime downtown jumped 23 per cent between July and September

Kelowna RCMP Supt. Brent Mundle will present a report to council Monday that will show crime has increased across the city, including in the downtown area. —Capital News file
Kelowna says it has received 41 applications to rezone site for legal cannabis retail stores. —Image: Capital News file

Kelowna gets 41 applications for pot shop site rezonings

City says it will still use committee to vet applications before planning department deals with them

Kelowna says it has received 41 applications to rezone site for legal cannabis retail stores. —Image: Capital News file
Dumping fees going up at Kelowna’s Glenmore landfill. —Image: contributed

Kelowna landfill dumping fees going up

Increases set to go into effect at the Glenmore Landfill in 2019 and 2020

Dumping fees going up at Kelowna’s Glenmore landfill. —Image: contributed
The Grateful Fed on Bernard Avenue in Kelowna is up for sale. —Image: Facebook

Kelowna’s Grateful Fed Cafe is up for sale

Owner says if buyer can't be found, popular eatery and live music venue will close for good Dec. 23

The Grateful Fed on Bernard Avenue in Kelowna is up for sale. —Image: Facebook
New Oliver Mayor Martin Johansen is current working as Kelowna’s manager of building operations and civic properties. —Image: contributed

New Oliver mayor working at Kelowna City Hall

Kelowna's manager of building operations was elected Oliver's mayor Oct. 20

New Oliver Mayor Martin Johansen is current working as Kelowna’s manager of building operations and civic properties. —Image: contributed
Real-time transit information is now available for the Kelowna Regional Transit system. —Image: Capital News/file

Real-time transit information rolls into Kelowna

Kelowna Regional Transit system rider scan now access bus info on mobile devices

Real-time transit information is now available for the Kelowna Regional Transit system. —Image: Capital News/file
—Image: Capital News fileWhen then B.C. premier and Kelowna-West MLA Christy Clark, seen here with former West Kelowna mayor Doug Findlater and former B.C. Hydro president Jessica MacDonald at the announcement in 2015, said a second electricity transmission line would be build to West Kelowna, the project was estimated to take six years. Now Hydro says it will take at least 10 years.

Second power line for West Kelowna delayed to 2025

West Kelowna council to write to B.C. Hydro board urging construction sooner

—Image: Capital News fileWhen then B.C. premier and Kelowna-West MLA Christy Clark, seen here with former West Kelowna mayor Doug Findlater and former B.C. Hydro president Jessica MacDonald at the announcement in 2015, said a second electricity transmission line would be build to West Kelowna, the project was estimated to take six years. Now Hydro says it will take at least 10 years.
The former Kelowna RCMP detachment building on Doyle Avenue will be demolished in the next few weeks says the city. —Image: Alistair Waters

City ready to tear down Kelowna’s former RCMP building

The now gutted building on Doyle Avenue will be demolished before the end of December

The former Kelowna RCMP detachment building on Doyle Avenue will be demolished in the next few weeks says the city. —Image: Alistair Waters
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce president Carmen Sparg. —Image: contributed

Kelowna Chamber of Commerce likes what it heard in city public safety report

Chamber president says report by former RCMP superintendent reiterates its members concerns

Kelowna Chamber of Commerce president Carmen Sparg. —Image: contributed
Damage to Kalamoir Regional Park caused by a water main break. —Image: contributed

Central Okanagan Regional District fixing damage to Kalamoir Regional Park

Park on west side of Okanagan Lake damaged by nearby watermain break

Damage to Kalamoir Regional Park caused by a water main break. —Image: contributed
The Stuart Park skating rink will open Nov. 30. —Image: Alistair Waters/Capital News

Kelowna’s popular outdoor public skating rink to open Nov. 30

Stuart Park rink to open a day early to host Canada Winter Games torch relay stop in city

The Stuart Park skating rink will open Nov. 30. —Image: Alistair Waters/Capital News