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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…
What this ‘affordable’ Kelowna home will cost you
With the benchmark price for a townhouse in Kelowna pushing past $750,000 in March, there’s…
iN VIDEO: Watch a canoe take flight on gust of wind in Kamloops
If you’ve ever wanted to see a flying canoe, now's your chance. A canoe was…
HOUSING CRISIS: Family of 5 forced to live in small Vernon motel room
– This story was originally published April 23, 2022. To say there's not enough room…
PLUNDER YOUR ATTIC: Making the most of hand-me-down decor
As we move through a world of disposable things, it’s easy to forget that previous…
Kelowna’s Thomson Flats may go from hundreds to a handful of homes
Two of five parcels of land that were part of a failed bid to add…
B.C. realtor made $40K for doing absolutely nothing
A B.C. realtor that made more than $40,000 in commission even though she wasn't involved…
iN PHOTOS: A tour through Kamloops’s newest homeless shelter
A new Kamloops shelter for homeless people with substance-use disorders and mental health issues will…