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300-unit housing project on Kelowna hillside will go to public hearing
A 300-unit housing development on an environmentally sensitive Kelowna hillside will go to a public…
Large housing project on sensitive Kelowna hillside slated for consideration without public hearing
Under new provincial rules, local governments don’t have to take rezoning applications to public hearings…
This Kelowna mini-storage project will eat carbon with its walls made out of hemp
In an environmentally sensitive world it’s not unusual for developers to tout the fact that…
EV-ready parking to be requirement for new homes in Kamloops by 2023
Kamloops is one step closer to requiring new residential developments to be ready for electric…
Kelowna diamond mogul waits to hear fate of waterfront home’s view
One of Kelowna's wealthiest residents will now have to wait for a judge to make…
Massive rental housing project planned for Kelowna
A 401-unit, five-building rental apartment project across from Orchard Park mall in Kelowna is headed…
Kamloops may be ‘in trouble’ if property owners won’t develop swaths of land
City planners have projected growth in the outer limits of Kamloops, but they're not sure…
Kelowna multimillionaire who lost court case stuck with highrise neighbours
The courts have ruled against one of Kelowna’s wealthiest men, leaving him to face a…
Westcorp wants highrise on Kelowna’s former Hiawatha mobile home park to go higher
Construction of 200 townhouses is already underway on the former Hiawatha mobile home park and…
Why Central Green never became the ‘gateway’ to Kelowna
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in…
Legacy group’s ethics challenged by developer of former Kelowna RCMP site
The company's behind the plan to redevelop the former RCMP detachment site in downtown Kelowna…
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…
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…
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…
Vernon’s tallest building approved by council
Three 10-storey apartment buildings have been proposed for Vernon. The condo development will feature 270…
Plans to build highrise hotel on downtown Kelowna waterfront moving ahead
It’s been a long time coming but Westcorp is moving ahead with its proposed 33-storey…
The last private campground on Okanagan Lake closes for good
An RV park and campground nestled beside Okanagan Lake for 66 years has officially shut…