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Pot police fine unlicenced Kamloops weed store $87,000
An unlicenced former Kamloops pot shop has been fined $87,000 by the provincial pot police.…
‘Wolf of Burrard Street’ property manager ordered to pay $121K in fines, costs
– This story was first published June 3, 2022. A B.C. property manager who liked…
Popular Okanagan mini golf course could become 500 homes
A popular Okanagan mini-golf course has closed and could become the site of 500 residential…
How COVID and wildfires convinced a judge not to foreclose on a Kelowna property
A B.C. judge has granted a Kelowna property owner more time to secure financing after…
Lawyers want 4 years jail for Shuswap man who killed passenger while escaping police
High on meth, and already banned from driving, Dorian Bell drove recklessly overtaking vehicles on…
B.C. man whose subsidized rent jumped $1K wins appeal
A B.C. man whose subsidized rent jumped from $551 a month to $1,530 has taken…
Predator Ridge axes ‘not marketable’ 20-year-old condo plan
Almost 20 years after Predator Ridge proposed to build a four-storey 28-unit condo building, the…
Mission Hill winery staff in West Kelowna tried hard to get another holiday
Staff at a West Kelowna winery have failed to get the National Day for Truth…
B.C. real estate firm fined $30K for using trust money to pay realtors
A B.C. real estate agency has been fined $30,000 for moving money from a trust…
Summerland condo owner loses fight with strata over noise
A Summerland condo owner has lost a legal fight with the strata over noise complaints…
B.C. strata ordered to pay back $19,000 worth of mask fines: tribunal
A B.C. strata that dished out $19,000 of fines for not wearing masks when in…
Yes then no: Kelowna couple lose legal fight with strata over sunshade
A Kelowna couple will have to live with the hot Okanagan sun baking their patio…
Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb ‘party house’ fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as…
Motorcyclist killed by loose wheel on Highway 1 near Revelstoke
A 55-year-old motorcyclist is dead after a passing trailer wheel became detached and struck the…
Three Shuswap residents killed in Highway 1 head-on crash
Three Shuswap residents were killed yesterday in a head-on collision on the Trans-Canada Highway west…
GENERATION RENT: 9 million Canadians have given up on homeownership
With housing affordability at its lowest level in more than 30 years, almost one-third of…
Southern Interior home sales slump, but prices still increase
Sales of homes across the Okanagan and Kamloops saw a huge downturn in June, but…
Private cannabis stores finally able to mail weed in B.C.
It's now possible to get weed delivered by mail in B.C. As of today, July…
Businessman loses $85,000 after B.C. wine deal goes sour
An Ontario businessman who shelled out $85,000 for 138 bottles of wine won't get to…
‘Wolf of Burrard Street’ property manager gets access to frozen bank accounts
A B.C. property manager fined $100,000 for working without a licence has managed to get…
Legal dispute over nuisance bamboo hedge costs B.C. couple $2,000
A neighbourly dispute over a bamboo hedge has cost a B.C. couple $2,000 after the…
Driver in fatal Vernon crash calls for median on Highway 97A
The driver of a dump truck involved in a fatal head-on collision yesterday would like…
Kelowna dog owner wins legal fight with strata over barking
A Kelowna strata have been ordered to reverse a $200 fine it dished out to…
Why a B.C condo owner won’t have to pay $39K in strata fines
A B.C. strata that fined a condo owner $39,000 for using the unit as a…