
Vernon News Today & Community Stories

Kamloops and Okanagan lagging far behind BC in real estate activity
While February wasn’t a banner month in the BC real estate world, it was a…

Rebuilding from Okanagan wildfires bogged down by insensitive insurance companies
It’s been seven months since wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in the Okanagan and Shuswap…

HOUSING CRISIS: What are mobile homes worth when a developer buys the land?
Central Mobile Home Park is the final resting place for 134 manufactured homes that are…

HOUSING CRISIS: Evicted Kamloops seniors suspect foul play by landlord
A Kamloops man in his 70s is looking for a place to move to with…

Kelowna council may to be willing to let a handful of old-timers keep their private beach
One of the key things most Kelowna residents want to see as the North End…

FortisBC gas rate steady as carbon tax increases
The BC Utilities Commission has approved FortisBC's request to maintain the cost of natural gas…

HIGHWAY TO HOMELESSNESS: A Kamloops foster care survivor’s account
A woman who grew up in the foster care system in Kamloops has spent most…

iN PHOTOS: Enjoy the Shuswap with two houses on waterfront acreage for mere $30M
The most expensive house listed for sale in the Okanagan – and maybe the second…

Kelowna’s approach to buying waterfront parkland called ‘diabolical’
Property owners along a Manhattan Point beach with no public access are ticked off at…

Futuristic micro-home communities may be answer to housing crisis in Thompson-Okanagan
With new single-family houses selling for $1 million or more in the Thompson-Okanagan region, the…

Central Okanagan regional district asks for delay in new provincial housing rules
While all BC communities with populations of more than 5,000 have to allow up to…

Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal…

‘Renters matter’: Trudeau promises renter bill of rights and protection fund
VANCOUVER – A federal government announcement that rental history could be used on a credit…

Bigger houses, driveways in Kelowna may trigger increased stormwater costs
The City of Kelowna is looking at changing the way it charges homeowners for the…

Breach of privacy?: Recreational drone lingers over people’s yards in Kamloops neighbourhood
A couple living on Kamloops' North Shore reported a recreational drone was hovering around their…

