The City of Kelowna has purchased a former Hells Angels clubhouse, the province has announced.

In a statement, B.C.'s Minister of Public Safety Garry Begg says the move is "the next step in addressing organized crime in British Columbia."

In 2023, the B.C. Court of Appeal ordered that clubhouses in Nanaimo, Kelowna and East Vancouver be seized by the province following a years-long legal battle with the motorcycle gang, which has long been associated with organized crime.

The Kelowna clubhouse was…