The developers who bid for the right to build one of the pre-planned high- and low-rise buildings on the Central Green development in downtown Kelowna no longer need to target gold environmental standards.
The city designed neighbourhood, planned for the former Kelowna Secondary School site at Harvey Avenue and Richter Street, was …
Central Green environmental standards get lowered Comments Off
Kelowna ‘Striving For Gold’: Shepherd Comments Off
Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd’s state of the city address to the Chamber of Commerce had a distinctive Olympic flavour to it.
As a city, Kelowna, like Olympians are ‘Going for Gold,’ Shepherd told the capacity crowd.
“We share the vision and idealism of the Olympics but there is at least one significant difference,” says Shepherd.
“The Olympics begin …
Google launches Kelowna Street View Comments Off
Google has unveiled its controversial ‘Street View’ of Kelowna.
The on-line search engine launched ‘Street View’ in May of 2007.
Since that time, Google has added more cities and more streets within those cities.
To access ‘Street View,’ users type in an address in Google Maps and below the address, click the ‘More’ drop down menu, then click …
2010 tax increase sliced to 3.8% in West Kelowna Comments Off
Published: February 01, 2010 6:00 PM
Updated: February 01, 2010 7:25 PM
Some extra money has been found to off-set tax increases in the District of West Kelowna this year, keeping a little extra money in the pockets of property owners.
Just over $243,000 was remaining in West Kelowna’s budget last year because some one-time projects were not …
Kelowna agrees to host games Comments Off
Kelowna will host the world in 2011.
Mayor Sharon Shepherd and International Children’s Games President Torsten Rasch signed an agreement Tuesday morning officially naming Kelowna the site of the 2011 ICG Winter Games.
The games will be held from January 25 to 31 in Kelowna and Big White.
The event will attract about 1,000 athletes, age 12 to …
Home renovation tax credit will be a one-shot deal Comments Off
Home renovation tax credit was introduced by the last federal budget.
It is a one time only credit available to tax payers that own property.
It will only be available for the 2009 taxation year.
The time period to participate in this tax credit is between Jan.27, 2009, and Feb. 1, 2010, which will soon be upon us.
If …
Expanded future for Kelowna GH Comments Off
When Kelowna General Hospital opened in 1905 with 19 beds, it would have been hard to imagine what the future would hold.
It’s creation, which coincided with the incorporation of the city, marked the beginnings of formalized health care here and served as the springboard for a facility that has grown over the years to become …
