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Construction
Booming construction industry leaves contractors scrambling to find workers
OKANAGAN – Contractors in the Okanagan are having a tough time finding workers. With more…
Suspicious fire consumes vacant Kelowna house
KELOWNA – A suspicious early morning fire has burned a Kelowna house to the ground.…
There could be a Landmark 7 in Kelowna’s future
KELOWNA – A new 23-storey office tower is planned for the Landmark district in Kelowna,…
Excavator stolen from Kelowna work site
KELOWNA – Police are trying to track down an excavator stolen from a work site…
$67-million project to widen Highway 97 in Kelowna is complete
KELOWNA – Over two years of construction has come to an end as the project…
Apartment construction leads majority of housing starts in Kelowna, Kamloops
The housing start data for Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon is in for the month of…
Kelowna construction on pace to beat last year’s record of $696 million
KELOWNA – Local politicians have savaged the provincial speculation tax introduced in February’s budget but…
Section of Old Vernon Road closed for days
KELOWNA – Roundabout construction will close the intersection of Old Vernon Road and Acland Road…
A new chapter begins for Vernon’s infamous Green Valley Motel
VERNON – It’s out with the old, in with the new at a prominent Vernon…
Renaissance of Ellis Street shifting downtown Kelowna’s axis
KELOWNA – It wasn’t long ago that Ellis Street, one of downtown Kelowna’s primary north-south…
More wildlife fencing going in along Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS – Wildlife exclusion fencing being built along the Coquihalla Highway is aimed at protecting…
Vernon traffic flagger assaulted by driver; left shaken
VERNON – Nobody likes waiting in road construction, but most people manage to keep their…
Building boom in Vernon maturing at just the right time for tenants
VERNON – From luxury retirement resorts to shiny new apartment buildings, a number of large-scale…
Memorial Parkade to finally open in downtown Kelowna
"IT'S DEFINITELY BEHIND SCHEDULE." KELOWNA – Shoppers, businesses owners and employees rejoice, there will soon…
New Kelowna cop shop enters final month of construction
KELOWNA – Carpets are installed, walls are painted and the finish work has begun on…
Province and feds pledge millions for Trans Canada upgrades in B.C.
KAMLOOPS – Two major sections of the Trans Canada Highway to Alberta will soon see…
Historic Vernon Military Camp under renovation
VERNON – The Vernon Military Camp is getting a facelift. Work is underway to retrofit…
Lake Country sets construction record, again
LAKE COUNTRY – The District of Lake Country has broken a record it set last…
Work moving ahead on Vernon multiplex expansion
VERNON – Vernon council got its first look at a multi-million dollar arena expansion project…
Safety improvements coming to West Kelowna’s Highway 97 and Boucherie Road
WEST KELOWNA – The provincial government is going ahead with construction on Highway 97 at…
Highway 5 construction to include passing lanes north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Two kilometres of highway near Kamloops are about to get new passing lanes…
Okanagan contractor seeks help identifying suspected construction site thief
VERNON – An Okanagan developer is attempting to piece things together after thousands of dollars…
Busiest construction year ever for Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C.’s fastest growing community is working to keep up with the infrastructure needed to support all the construction activity. Lake Country had it’s busiest year of construction in the district’s 20 year history in 2015, 36 per cent higher than 2014, according to a media release. There was over $68 million worth...
Construction sign heist hits North Okanagan highway
LUMBY - Police are scratching their heads after numerous traffic signs went missing from a highway construction project in the North Okanagan. RCMP Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says Controlling Traffic Limited has reported roughly 30 signs stolen from an area on Highway 6 between Lumby and Lavington where paving work is being done. The signs, which...