
Vernon News Today & Community Stories

Growing number of homeless seniors in Kamloops presents unexpected issues
Most people in Kamloops will never know them, but when people who are homeless and…

Shuswap sheep had quintuplets on Easter weekend
Brittny and Scott Syme run a sheep farm in the Shuswap called Idaview Farms where…

‘Free’ house in Kelowna getting plenty of interest
People from as far away as Kamloops are looking into the chance of getting a…

Kelowna lagging as luxury home market heats up in Canada
The demand for luxury homes has taken off in many Canadian cities this year, compared…

iN VIDEO: Lake Country couple leaves everything behind for new life on sailboat
It has been just over a year since Lake Country couple Tamara and Josh Lawrence…

Kamloops artist with lifetime love of comics publishes retro style book
A Kamloops artist and comic book fanatic self-published his first comic book called Life The…

Kelowna cancer doctor learned the hard way about danger of radon in Interior homes
Dr. Kong Khoo, who came to Kelowna in 1997 to start up the cancer centre…

Why now is likely the best time to buy a house in Kamloops, Okanagan
It’s been an unusually slow winter in the Kamloops and Okanagan real estate markets but…

Pipeliners are living in North Thompson RVs. Why can’t locals?
A rural rights advocate is questioning why pipeline workers can live in RVs, while the…

Massive apartment building planned near downtown Kelowna
A proposed six-story, 171-unit apartment building could change the look of Harvey Avenue near downtown…

YO MAMA: Open letter to publisher of the most annoying book on my child’s shelf
OPINION Dear publisher of That Stupid Book (which is how I usually refer to this…

Hundreds of new homes on the way to Penticton
The City of Penticton’s North Gateway Plan to redevelop the area near the South Okanagan…

BC Housing spending spree needs more transparency: Professor
B.C. Housing often spends three or four times the assessed value when it buys old…

Single mom in Kamloops separated from babies for lack of affordable housing
A single mother in Kamloops put her toddlers in temporary foster care this past month…

B.C. realtor fined $35K for not disclosing $2M in strata building maintenance
A B.C. realtor who failed to disclose to a buyer that a condo building needed…

