
Penticton News Today & Local Events

YO MAMA: Dear library patrons, sorry my toddler took a casual poop
Dear library patrons who were browsing for books while my toddler took a casual poop…

BC realtor ordered to tear down home built without permits
A BC realtor lost in court after asking for forgiveness rather than permission for building…

HOUSING CRISIS: Senior facing homelessness after housing rental scam
A woman in Kelowna is facing homelessness after falling victim to a housing scam. Kimberley…

Kelowna real estate firm appeals $156K money laundering penalty
A Kelowna real estate firm is heading to court as it tries to appeal a…

iN PHOTOS: 100 acres across Lake Country on sale for more than $60 million
Large parcels of undeveloped land are something of a rarity in the Central Okanagan, but…

Okanagan homeowners are doing just fine with inflation, interest rates
A dramatic rise in interest and inflation rates over the last year, sky-high housing prices…
Builders of Kelowna’s tallest building sued for allegedly faulty railings
The strata representing owners in the tallest of two towers in Kelowna’s One Water Street…

First tiny homes in Kelowna to be built near Rail Trail homeless camp
The first half of the 120 tiny homes for Kelowna residents sleeping rough will be…
iN VIDEO: ‘UNFATHOMABLE’: Elderly Kamloops woman shuffled aside at care home
Norma Matheson, at 87 and suffering from Alzheimer’s and cancer, is in the twilight years…

Vernon to consider proposal for tallest building in city
The sight of Vernon’s old legion could be used to build Vernon’s tallest building to…

Why Kelowna’s homeless don’t get bathrooms in their new tiny shelters
While so-called tiny homes are relatively new as sheltering spaces for the unhoused in BC,…

Fourplexes to be allowed in just about every single-family lot in Kamloops, Okanagan
The province’s plan to force cities to allow fourplexes on most single-family lots has been…

Mayor of Kamloops: Yes to tiny houses, but not without wrap-around-services
The City of Kelowna is moving ahead with plans to build 120 tiny homes to…

The unanticipated issues of the Thompson-Okanagan’s unhoused community
The Okanagan’s unhoused community faces many more issues than just having to find clothes, food,…

Despite intervention, Thompson-Okanagan home prices won’t come down any time soon
Despite all the efforts of various levels of government to get more homes built faster…

