Friends And Residents Of The Abbott St Heritage Conservation Area Society

09/04/2026

Hello FRAHCAS Members and Friends,

Some of you do not live in the HCA so we are sending this out for those who did not receive a flyer. Just a reminder it is a free barbecue and families are welcome. (There will be activities for them). It will be at Strathcona Park. See you there! City of Kelowna Kelowna, British Columbia KSAN (Kelowna South Central Association of Neighbourhoods) Castanet Strathcona Park Kelowna

06/16/2026

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03/31/2026

Dear Members and Friends,
Please check the FRAHCAS website for the letter FRAHCAS wrote to the Mayor and Councillors in February, 2026 requesting the removal of the TOA which allows land assemblies and 6 storey apartment buildings in the southern 25% of the Abbott HCA. Also, up on the website are two letters, one from the Ministry of Transportation and one from the Ministry of Housing which both state the Heritage Guidelines override the TOA density requirements.

A group of concerned residents are distributing a flyer to homes in the TOA. The flyer is attached. The flyer asks for people to write to the Mayor and Councillors about this and there is also a QR code on the flyer to sign a petition. Here is a direct link to the petition:

https://www.change.org/p/remove-the-transit-oriented-area-toa-from-the-abbott-street-heritage-conservation-area

This is very important as we now know that this TOA can be removed from the HCA.

09/09/2025

Not only does this proposal below threaten the very core values of the Heritage Conservation Area but, if permitted, it will set a dangerous new precedent. While this development may not be on your block, or within your sightlines, the next one very well may be. Please do send a notice of clear opposition
and concern in response to this proposal to Mayor & Council and City Staff no later than September 14, 2025.

Please address your letter of concern or opposition to “Mayor and Council” and ensure that it is sent
to the following people:
 Alana Soderberg, City of Kelowna - [email protected]
 Kelowna’s Mayor and Council - [email protected]
 Ryan Smith, City of Kelowna - [email protected]

08/01/2025

See the link below to secure your spot for this great event!

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/guided-tour-and-tea-at-the-bennett-house

KSAN (Kelowna South Central Association of Neighbourhoods)(Kelowna South Central Association of Neighbourhoods)

Kelowna, British Columbia

06/13/2025

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Please attend the Public Hearing (5:15 pm) and/or write to the Mayor and city councillors at:
Tom Dyas - [email protected]
Ron Cannan - [email protected]
Maxine DeHart - [email protected]
Mohini Singh - [email protected]
Rick Webber - [email protected]
Charlie Hodge - [email protected],
Luke Stack - [email protected]
Gord Lovegrove - [email protected]
Loyal Wooldridge - [email protected]

06/13/2025

Dear Neighbours and Community Members,

The Abbott Street Heritage Conservation Area (HCA) is facing development and densification changes that will impact our way of life, the natural environment and our shared heritage. The HCA is about to get a radically, negative makeover.

Residents and visitors cherish this area for its history, walkability and positive environmental impact due to its tree canopy and open spaces. Recent designation of the Kelowna General Hospital as a "Transit Oriented Area" (TOA) will greenlight redevelopment within a 400m radius, allowing land assemblies and buildings up to six-storey in height!

The HCA is a destination recreation location for the Kelowna community. It is now a beautiful and irreplaceable neighbourhood with families and vitality that occupies less than 1% of the total area of Kelowna. Do we want to lose this and have it replaced with high-density developments? What kind of community does Kelowna want to be?

Here is what's at stake:
💥Multiple Vehicles Crossing our Busy Bike Corridor
💥Loss of Heritage Homes
💥Loss of Tree Canopy
💥Reduced Access to Beaches
💥Lack of Character

https://www.kelowna.ca/homes-building/property-development/current-developments/hap25-0004

06/13/2025

DO YOU WANT TO SEE LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTRUDE INTO OUR ABBOTT STREET AND MARSHALL STREET HERITAGE AREAS?

Our Founder Walley Lightbody thought not! Walley was a champion for our cause and will always hold a special place in our hearts. Feel free to join in the remembrance gathering for Walley Lightbody - June 21 at 2:00 at 2302 Abbott Street.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/north-vancouver-bc/walley-lightbody-12260986

02/18/2025

Hello FRAHCAS Members and Friends,

The FRAHCAS Board has reviewed the draft Heritage Guidelines and we are hosting an information session on them and to answer any questions you may have. This is very important as the guidelines will be used for any changes in the Abbott Street (and Marshall Street) Heritage Conservation Areas.

When: Sunday February 16th
Time: 1 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: St Michael's Church, 608 Sutherland Ave (the corner of Sutherland Ave and Richter St.)

Please join us and invite others. All comments have to be sent to the city to Robert Miles: [email protected] (don't forget the r in front of miles) no later than next Friday, February 21st and we are hoping as many people as possible will send in comments.

Thank you. See you Sunday afternoon.
FRAHCAS Board

02/18/2025

Welcome! we are a "special interest group” rather than a neighbourhood association with the following values:

The Friends and Residents of the Abbott Street Heritage Conservation Area Society (FRAHCAS) was formed with the following objectives:

-To encourage the preservation of structural and natural heritage within the Abbott Street Heritage Conservation Area and to maintain its existing single and two-family residential character.
-To advocate the preservation, conservation and restoration of heritage and to work toward more public awareness and understanding of heritage in our area and its importance to the City.
-To advocate for the Heritage Register and further research properties beyond what the City has done.
-To list and research natural landscapes or landscape features considered to be of particular historical, horticultural or design interest in our area and to conserve, maintain and expand our active natural and structural archives.