
Penticton News Today & Local Events

Construction well under way for new tiny homes for homeless Kelowna residents
Building has started on Kelowna’s second batch of tiny homes for homeless residents. Last week,…

How Kelowna can help build housing faster all over BC
Every city in the province is unique and most would resent being compared to Kelowna.…

It helps to be a couple when saving for a home in Kamloops, Kelowna
While the dream of home ownership includes the reality of at least a 5% down…

Kelowna City Staff push back against 26 storey development proposal in Prospera Place parking lot
City Staff are asking Kelowna City Council to not permit the three towers, set to…
Thousands without power in Lake Country
Thousands are without power in Lake Country this morning. There is a power outage affecting…

Short-term rental rules to tighten in West Kelowna
West Kelowna is one of the few cities in BC that has the right to…

Kelowna home sale lawsuit shows the ‘frenzy’ from speculators
A lawsuit filed over a botched home and land sale shows how the frenzy of…

Most British Columbians in favour of province’s new housing policies
A new survey says a majority of British Columbians are in favour of the province's…

Peachland man battling to stay in tiny home facing court, hefty fines
Peachland man Ryan King has 60 days to remove his dwelling from his property or…

Rental apartment buildings proposed on Clement Avenue in Kelowna
Kelowna city staff support the proposed rezoning of a residential area on Clement Avenue to…

HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing
As communities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region struggle to get home built in the midst of…

Penticton the break-and-enter capital of the Thompson-Okanagan
RCMP regularly report to local governments on the crime scene in each of their communities…

Penticton council asked to approve $23M in housing, commercial space downtown
Penticton has plans to rezone part of downtown 1,500 housing units can be built at…

Why Kelowna pays way over assessed value for land it buys
Whenever the City of Kelowna announces a big land purchase, reporters scurry to the BC…

Real estate prices and sales jump in Kamloops, Okanagan
After a sluggish winter the real estate market is picking up in Kamloops and the…

