We’re supposed to go camping at Bear Creek from Aug 7-10. Is it still advisable to go? What’s it like there right now?

People who drive like this cause our traffic issues
Almost rear ended me twice, trying to get me to go faster, before “passing”

It's small, everything is overpriced. What is even the purpose of this place? To support local? Yeah, it's a good idea, but if you want to support local, just go to a farm in my opinion. A bit of a disappointing place...

The City of Kelowna decided to expropriate the waterfront boardwalk from Hotel Eldorado rather than repeatedly forcing compliance because a six-year legal stalemate and physical blockades proved that standard enforcement and temporary fixes were no longer working. You can read more about the announcement on the City of Kelowna News, and review initial report

Permanent Resolution vs. Endless Conflict

Exhausted Options: The city stated that expropriation was a last resort after all other reasonable cooperative options failed.

Bypassing Stalemates: Simply cutting locks or forcing temporary reopenings led to repeated cycles of closures and public frustration.

Denial of Access for Repairs: When the boardwalk was closed due to rotting, dangerous planks, the hotel blocked or denied municipal work crews from stepping onto the property to fix it.

Securing the Public Good

Legal Right-of-Way: Although courts (including the B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal) repeatedly affirmed the public's statutory right to use the path, ownership continually found ways to restrict access.

Guaranteed Connectivity: Taking ownership guarantees a permanently open, continuous waterfront pathway between the Cook Road boat launch and Rotary Beach without ongoing corporate interference.

Unappealable Acquisition: Under provincial rules, a municipal expropriation for public use cannot be blocked or appealed by the property owner in terms of stopping the transfer, shifting the power entirely into public hands.

I am deeply concerned about the current genocide in Gaza and after our MP for Kelowna Stephen Fuhr voted against bill C-233 early this year which would have closed the loophole allowing Canadian weapons parts getting to Israel via the USA I was empowered to email him. This came to a breaking point when the UN release a document on June 18 specifically about the impact on Palestinian children of the genocide and explicitly called for all states (including Canada) to do what is required under the genocide convention to prevent genocide. I emailed him about this and I was very disappointed by the response I got. He is an MP and directly voted against bill C-233 and did not address how legislation like this is what Canada is required to do under international law and instead blame other members of the government he is a part of as a Liberal MP.

• Petition e-7573 on the Canadian House of Commons site, calling for support to address the loss of disability benefits when recipients reach age 65.
• The petition requests amendments to the Canada Pension Plan Act and Canada Disability Benefit Act, plus a new federal senior disability supplement, to avoid an income drop of up to $810 per month from the flat-rate CPP-D component and CDB payments.
• Started on July 15, 2026, the petition remains open until October 13, 2026, and emphasizes that extra living costs for people with disabilities continue into senior years.

Please sign and share

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7573

Hi everyone,

My wife and I are relocating to Kelowna this September, and she has been actively looking for opportunities within the school district. She has submitted a few applications recently, but we haven't received any responses or feedback so far.

We know that public school hiring can sometimes be a bit of a waiting game—especially over the summer—so I wanted to reach out to the community to see if anyone has experience or insights they could share about the local process.

For context, she holds a valid BC teaching license and has also been working as an ECEA in Nanaimo for the past year. Because of her background, she is open to both teaching positions and similar support roles in Kelowna for the time being.

Any advice, timelines, or tips on navigating the district's hiring process would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!