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Legacy group calls for investigation into ‘bait and switch’ on former RCMP site
Now that new development plans have come forward for a highrise on city-owned land in…
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…
Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is…
Plans afoot to replace former daycare in Kelowna with apartments
Monkey’s Playhouse was one of Kelowna’s better known child care facilities until it closed in…
UBC researcher suggests ways to deal with urban heat in Kelowna
With rising global temperature a University of British Columbia researcher has provided some suggestions regarding…
Kelowna’s downtown Safeway store is getting a facelift
Even though the downtown Kelowna Safeway store could be replaced by two highrise towers totalling…
Okanagan home builders want city council to focus more on affordability than aesthetics
The most energy efficient and affordable homes to build aren’t necessarily very pretty. The people…
Tax-free plan to replace Kamloops hotels criticized as ‘generous gift’
Kamloops city council wants to incentivize developers to replace hotels and motels throughout the city.…
Where high is too high for downtown Kelowna towers
Five highrise towers with a total of 151 storeys will be debated by Kelowna city…
Inside source hints at skulduggery in city-backed highrise deal in downtown Kelowna
The redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna has been controversial since it…
Rejected proposal for three Kelowna highrises could be back before council in fall
Even though Kelowna city council turned down three proposed highrises the developer is hoping to…
Work crews heading to Kelowna’s UBCO downtown campus site in a matter of days
Now that Kelowna city council has agreed to let UBCO build a 46-storey downtown campus…
As buildings get taller Kamloops firefighters are losing their radio signals
Firefighters are having a hard time hearing their radios as buildings in Kamloops get taller…
Vernon’s tallest building approved by council
Three 10-storey apartment buildings have been proposed for Vernon. The condo development will feature 270…
Kelowna hotel set to almost double in size
The Super 8 hotel in Kelowna has applied to the city to add a new…