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Plan for development of Tolko Mill site on Kelowna lakeshore ‘really underwhelming’: city councillor
While many Kelowna city council members had high praise for concepts presented to them today…

Commercial Airbnbs cost Thompson-Okanagan renters hundreds of extra dollars every month
The average renter is paying more than $400 extra each year in the Thompson-Okanagan because…

BC slaps Kamloops with new housing target that doesn’t add up
In May, the province targeted 10 BC communities it deemed to be in greatest need…

Kamloops war veteran turns 100: His secrets to longevity
A social lodge in a senior’s complex in Kamloops was slowly filling up with club…

Kamloops mayor wants to send homeless people back to home communities
The mayor of Kamloops is pitching an idea for the City to offer free bus…

Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the ‘roads’: Kelowna planner
The federal government has given builders a major boost by eliminating the GST on rental…

Peachland home sells for $3M; almost twice as much as two years ago
An older house on 1.17 acres of land overlooking Okanagan Lake sold for more than…

Two years and still waiting to build a house in Lake Country
While the province is pushing to get more homes built faster, officials with the District…

Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction
When it comes to issuing building permits for new housing, the tiny Westbank First Nation…

Airbnb doesn’t compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown…

Lake Country loses title for most expensive home for sale in Canada
For the last couple of years the Waterside Farm on Pixton Road in Lake Country…

Housing construction booming on WFN but should you buy lease land?
When Troika Developments started marketing its West Harbour resort community on Westbank First Nation land…

Real estate sales and prices plummet in Kamloops, Okanagan
September was a bad month for the real estate market in Kamloops and the Okanagan.…

Lake Country man waiting four years to get carriage house approved
Lake Country resident Daryl Silva wants to build a carriage house for his in-laws but…

YO MAMA: The disregarded perks of maternity leave
Head to the local science centre on a weekday morning, and you are bound to…

