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Vernon councillor rejects province’s suggestion to override municipal housing approvals
As provincial politicians eye greater powers to push through housing without the approval of local…
Housing co-ownership matchmaking service advancing in Kamloops, Okanagan
With skyrocketing housing prices throughout the country, more and more people are looking at sharing…
Those pretty buttercups blooming in Okanagan, Kamloops can make you sick
It’s a sure sign of spring in the Thompson-Okanagan region when the yellow sagebrush buttercups…
Want kids to love gardening? Give them a job, seeds, a pass
Gardeners are made, not born. If you want your children to become enthusiastic gardeners, take…
Drag queens take on Okanagan real estate market for first time buyers
For many people buying their first home, getting into the market can be scary as…
Kelowna not keeping up with demand for high-end penthouse condos
The supply of large, high-end, waterfront condos is quickly drying up in Kelowna and likely…
Home sales slowing in Okanagan, Kamloops but real estate market far from balanced
While there’s continual talk about a red-hot real estate market in the Okanagan and Kamloops,…
Eight nostalgic garden flowers worth revisiting for charm, aroma
In Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play, “Our Town,” heliotrope flowers connect two sets of characters who…
‘Biophilia’ style: Nature as self-expression, solace
From tattoos to clothing to furnishings, more people are adorning their bodies and homes with…
Kelowna enters a new price bracket for ‘luxury’ homes
Real estate giant Re/Max recently published its 2022 Luxury Market Report where it listed the…
Lower Mainland buyers scooped up huge chunk of homes in Kamloops this year
Kamloops area realtors are seeing an increase of buyers coming from the Lower Mainland, and…
Kelowna has burst onto the national real estate map for more than housing
While the hot housing market in Kelowna garners a lot of headlines, the influx of…
Volatile March drops some Kelowna rents, boosts others
While 70% of Canada’s largest cities saw rent increases in March, the price of a…
For Earth Day, plant native plants, practice benign neglect
Picture this: You step into your garden, and the beds are brimming with flowers that…
Kelowna lags far behind Canada and B.C. in housing starts this year
Housing starts in Canada are down 17% so far this year and B.C. starts are…