Susan Ames Sustainability Group

susanameskelowna@gmail.com

Susan Ames is a Kelowna resident with a strong scientific and environmental background. She has a PhD in Resource Management and Environmental Studies (UBC) with a specialty in Climate Change, a MSc in Soil Science (UBC), and a BSc in Biology (Dalhousie University). Susan Ames penned a letter October 2, 2025. "The reason the Kelowna city staff in 2021 and 2022 stated they supported the industrial use of Kelowna Springs Golf Course was because there was a shortage of industrial land. How times have changed. Our economy is in a bit of a slump. According to the Kelowna Long Range Planning Report, June 2025."

Colliers also reported a slump in demand for commercial property. Kelowna's industrial vacancy rate reached an estimated 5% or higher, a big jump from 1.2% in 2023. Ames argues "This would be a great tourist attraction as the Okanagan is a golf mecca and the tourists would find some affordable golf and it would be good for the Kelowna citizens, too. After all, Kelowna Springs Golf Course was designed by renowned Canadian golf course architect Les Furber and the course has garnered accolades over the last 30 years. It has been recognized as the second best Readers’ Choice golf courses in Kelowna by Okanagan Life Magazine, for example. Kelowna is known for this course."

"However, a developer has an application to convert half of the golf course to industrial which seems so unnecessary for this gem especially when the recent reports indicate that the city already has 1290 acres (522 ha) of vacant industrial land which represents 36 to 56 years supply so we don’t need to add more."

Kelowna politicos - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Ron Cannan Luke Stack The Good are Ron Cannan, (rcannan@kelowna.ca) Luke Stack, (lstack@kelowna.ca), Charlie Hodge, (chodge@kelowna.ca), Gord Lovegrove, (glovegrove@kelowna.ca) and Rick Webber, (rwebber@kelowna.ca)

Mohini Singh

Maxine DeHart

The Bad are Mohini Singh, (msingh@kelowna.ca), and Maxine DeHart, (mdehart@kelowna.ca) The Ugly are filthy lying dirty Tom Dyas (tdyas@kelowna.ca) and the stomach turning Loyal Wooldridge (lwooldridge@kelowna.ca)

David Buckna asks hard questions for Dyas

A letter was published in Kelowna's Castanet by David Buckna. Here. "It's only when a person reads the second and third paragraphs that they learn the city attempted to secure the future of only nine of the 18 holes of KSGC. A "fait accompli" is defined as something that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it, leaving them with no option but to accept it. The start of the Nov. 22 Castanet interview with Dyas was framed as a fait accompli between the city and Denciti Development Corp. Why?"

In the interview Dyas said: "We recognize the importance of that facility (KSGC) within the community as a recreational facility and the golf course that was there, and so there was discussion back and forth..." "The golf course that was there? Dyas uses the past tense." "It is not a fait accompli. First there would have to be a public hearing on the matter."

Denciti 'Proposal'

The material submitted by Denciti is available in it's gory. The capitalists seek a zoning category change to I-2 'General Industrial'. The I-2 'General Industrial' zone in Kelowna is designated for a variety of industrial uses, such as manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. Here. By all indicators the industrial market in Kelowna is in a free fall. According to Colliers, leasing conditions have shifted, giving tenants more leverage as vacancies rise and landlords offer more incentives.

Development in Kelowna has stalled, with several projects paused or cancelled, signaling a poor construction outlook into 2026. There is currently little to no demand for the Kelowna Springs project. Here.