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Five-fold hike to repair bill at BC Housing apartment in Kamloops
A vacant BC Housing apartment in Kamloops is still awaiting repair work more than three…
Prospective Kelowna homebuyers backed out of deal, ordered to pay over $300K
It was too late to back out when prospective homebuyers in Kelowna were refused a…
Timeline unclear for repairs on BC Housing apartment in Kamloops
It isn't clear when a BC Housing apartment in Kamloops damaged by a fire and…
How Kelowna’s tiny home community is faring six months in
Kelowna recently established a new project to help homeless people get on their feet, and…
Building permits in British Columbia down $1.3B
Building permits value have gone down in the province of British Columbia by $1.3 billion…
Spring opening eyed for delayed BC Housing-owned Kamloops apartment
BC Housing wants to open its fire-damaged Kamloops apartment building by May. That will be…
$6 million bill for new Kamloops homeless shelter
A former Kamloops RV dealership on the North Shore is poised to spend the next…
Rutland supportive housing project headed to Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – The next Rutland housing project for homeless people in Kelowna will likely only…
Only two ‘direct’ complaints registered against Heath House in Kelowna
KELOWNA – While social media and public meetings are full of complaints about the impact…
B.C. Housing takes blame for McCurdy house uproar: CEO
KELOWNA – The head of B.C. Housing took responsibility today for the huge public backlash…
Just the facts: Anti supportive housing petition in Kelowna fudging details
KELOWNA – There's some misleading information in a petition headed to Victoria in an effort…
Kelowna protesters hope to be game-changers in fight against supportive housing
KELOWNA – Opponents to the McCurdy Road supportive housing complex don’t believe the project is…
An overflowing crowd at Kelowna supportive housing meeting
KELOWNA – It was shortly after the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time for an open…
Knights of Columbus Hall in Rutland will become Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex
KELOWNA – A 49-unit supportive housing project to be built at 130 McCurdy Road in…
Taking the mystery out of who moves into supportive housing in your city
KELOWNA – Are all of the hundreds of homeless people hanging around Interior streets and…
Managing a supportive housing complex means preparing for every contingency
KAMLOOPS — It’s a typical scene in the front lobby of Mission Flats Manor, a…
Latest Kelowna supportive housing project gets rough ride at open house
KELOWNA – Another supportive housing project in Kelowna is meeting with strong neighbourhood opposition. B.C.…
UPDATE: Another supportive housing project planned for Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new supportive housing project announced for Rutland shortly after the Agassiz housing…
New affordable rental housing coming to Kamloops, Okanagan
The province has announced funding for 4,900 new affordable rental homes across the province, including…
How much can B.C. landlords increase rent?
The maximum annual allowable rent increase will go up from 4.0 per cent to 4.5…
Kelowna homeless shelter getting desperate in search for new space
KELOWNA – Inn From The Cold Kelowna is getting desperate in its search for a…
Kelowna’s Inn from the Cold will survive, fate of displaced homeless shelter residents not so certain
KELOWNA – As far as social service agencies go, Inn from the Cold is the…
A guide to social and affordable housing in the Thompson-Okanagan
PENTICTON – Affordable housing initiatives in the Thompson and Okanagan regions offer a surprisingly wide…
Penticton city councillors question success of homeless campaign
PENTICTON – Plans for a new supported housing project will proceed to public hearing, but…