
Kelowna News Today & Local Updates

Why a Kamloops shelter refused evicted tenants of derelict apartment
When Kamloops firefighters were preparing to shutter a local apartment for its dangerous and dilapidated…

B.C. condo owner wins case against strata over Airbnb rules
A B.C. condo owner who thought she was prohibited from renting her unit out on…

Rate hike punched another hole in sinking Thompson-Okanagan real estate market: Realtor
As expected, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by another 0.5% today,…

Construction booming in Kamloops, Okanagan as real estate market slows
Ever increasing interest rates – including the half a percentage point hike to the key…

B.C. woman thrown in jail after escalating strata dispute
A Vancouver woman who ignored a court order imposed after she got into a lengthy…

Authorities investigating unsafe, shuttered Kamloops apartment
The Residential Tenancy Branch's compliance and enforcement team is investigating the landlord of a shuttered…

New 40-storey highrise tower proposal part of ‘gateway’ to downtown Kelowna
A 40-storey tower proposed for downtown Kelowna is the start of the redevelopment of the…

HOUSING CRISIS: Single Kamloops mom packing up with nowhere to go
A Kamloops mother of two says she will be homeless as of Nov. 1 if…

Six-storey condo building proposed neighbouring new Kelowna waterfront park
Three single-family lots that were bought last year for $9.5 million could be developed into…

Kelowna fire burns down homeless camp
A suspicious Kelowna fire has destroyed a homeless camp this morning. At roughly 6:30 a.m.,…

Grim winter ahead for those sleeping rough in Kelowna
As November arrives, accompanied by sub-zero overnight temperatures later this week, emergency winter shelters normally…

Inflation driving people out of their homes, on to Kelowna streets
The fact that about 150 people are sleeping rough in Kelowna these days is no…

Penticton is Western Canada’s 4th best city for investors: real estate magazine
Investors are having their attention pointed towards Penticton’s real estate market. Western Investor named the…

Kamloops, Kelowna ski chalets selling as vacation homes, not rental units
The world of ski hill real estate has changed drastically through COVID. In the years…

Scammers list Big White fire hall as rental accommodation
Member of the Big White fire department are warning about a scam that saw their…

