
Vernon News Today & Community Stories

Clock ticking on plans for Okanagan’s newest golf course
The Ponderosa housing development with a nine-hole golf course in Peachland got first reading approval…

Average Kelowna taxpayer on the hook for an extra $87 this year
The final numbers have been crunched, so Kelowna City Council is being asked, when it…

Shuswap community pulls together to help stray dog in rough shape
A Sorrento woman is overwhelmed by the community support after she found a dog in…

YO MAMA: Letting the string out slowly
OPINION The sky was near black as the little kite climbed up, up, up. It…

Kamloops urban rabbit farmer gets big surprise, times 8
A Kamloops resident was on the way to put down her beloved pet rabbit earlier…

Rec centres or affordable housing? Kelowna council needs to get its priorities straight: builder
Earlier this week Kelowna city council adopted a staff plan on how to spend a…

iN PHOTOS: This 16-foot-wide Okanagan lakefront lot on sale for $1 million
Waterfront property in the Okanagan is at a premium these days. But $1 million to…

Disabled Kamloops woman forced to leave city due to lack of affordable housing
A woman who lived in Kamloops for almost a decade was forced to move a…

YO MAMA: A toddler’s simple pleasures
OPINION One evening in the same bedroom where every evening is spent, a toddler knocks…

Kelowna luxury real estate firm sold 6 houses in 2 years for $55 million
When it comes to luxury homes, Jane Hoffman Realty is in a class of its…

Kelowna’s Mission Group wants to add 34-storey tower to its highrise inventory
There’s no question that the Mission Group is leading the way with highrise development in…

iN PHOTOS: $5-$12 million condos raising the bar for ultra-luxury in Kelowna
Kelowna realtor Richard Deacon it trying to sell three penthouses in the One Water Street…

A third of Canadians struggling with mortgage payments: poll
Almost a third of Canadians are having a tough time paying their mortgage, and those…

Kelowna’s highrise skyline reaching 1,000 storeys and spreading out
In 1976, Kelowna’s first 'highrise' — the 12-storey Kiwanis Tower — opened near the corner…

Housing prices drop in Kamloops, Okanagan despite shortage of listings
Kamloops saw a dramatic $121,000 drop in the benchmark price for single-family houses in April…

