It has been more than two years since a tower crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna, killing five men, but its shadow is now looming over another major development.

BC Supreme Court Justice Ardith Walkem handed down a four-month interim injunction yesterday, Aug. 9, preventing a Stober Construction tower crane from swinging over a neighbouring property.

Stober is building the Movala towers in the Pandosy area of the city. Whitmar Holdings owns the nearby Palisade building complex that includes a rooftop amenity space and terrace used by its own staff and tenants for recreational purposes.

Stober tried to negotiate an agreement with Witmar to allow the crane to intrude 20 metres into the Palisade’s airspace starting in February 2022.

Despite repeated attempts to reach that agreement, which included the offer of a $10,000 payment and $5,000 for legal fees, Witmar refused.

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