Kelowna

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  Canada

  Oct 27
  
• Kelowna-area candidates make final push before election day

  BC NDP Leader David Eby said Tuesday that Conservatives have taken the region for granted, arguing they cannot assume voters will automatically support them.

  Politics

  Oct 23
  
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• Public safety takes centre stage in closely watched Kelowna election race

  The riding is drawing attention after the 2024 election, when Loewen narrowly defeated Wooldridge by just 40 votes.

  Canada

  Oct 22
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• Eby’s $30M hospital expansion pledge draws questions over timing

  Eby announced the funding commitment during a campaign stop in Kelowna, saying the money would build out the sixth-floor inpatient unit and expand the hospital's capacity.

  Politics

  Oct 20
• Kelowna bucks Okanagan trend as mayor wins re-election in tight race

  Tom Dyas narrowly defeated challenger Ron Cannan by 969 votes, securing another term with a margin of about 2.5 percentage points after a nail-biting election night.

  Canada

  Oct 20
• Guilty plea in connection with Kelowna teen’s death

  Brandon Kazakoff’s defence lawyer, Glenn Verdurmen, described the incident in court on Tuesday as “one horrendous, horrible mistake.”

  Crime

  Oct 13
• Indigenous cultural burn near Osoyoos revives traditional fire stewardship

  Smoke rising over the grasslands west of Osoyoos this week is part of a carefully planned burn aimed at doing more than reducing wildfire risk.

  Canada

  Oct 8
• BC NDP and Conservative leaders campaign in the Okanagan

  BC NDP Leader David Eby and Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson were in the Okanagan Friday, making campaign promises on grocery prices, wildfire protection and public safety.

  Politics

  Oct 2
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• $22.4M investment to unlock 165 acres at Kelowna Airport

  The federal government is providing up to $22.4 million for infrastructure that will open up the airport land for industrial and aerospace development.

  Canada

  Sep 29
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• Kelowna businesses raise safety concerns as mayoral candidates debate public safety

  Business owner Gerald Goertsen says over the weekend security cameras captured someone ripping out lavender plants from the side of his commercial building.

  Crime

  Sep 28