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Police costs going up as Armstrong’s population cracks 5,000 people
ARMSTRONG – Armstrong residents will be paying more for police service — the only question…
1,000 Kelowna residents say Upper Mission deer population is out of control
KELOWNA – More than 1,000 Kelowna residents are fed up with what they say is…
60,000 more people in the Thompson Okanagan by 2030
The province’s latest population forecast shows the Thompson Okanagan “Development Region” growing by 0.9 per…
Central Okanagan was B.C.’s fastest growing region last year
With a two per cent growth in population in 2020, the Central Okanagan was the…
Canada’s population growth takes pandemic hit
Canada's population growth has slowed substantially as COVID-19 raised the number of deaths and border…
When Canadians wanted to move during COVID, most chose B.C.
During the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, travel was severely restricted in most areas…
Kelowna, Kamloops among three fastest-growing larger cities in Canada, new census data shows
The Kelowna area led the country in growth at 14% according to the 2021 Census,…
Sun Peaks, Lake Country and Kelowna fastest growing communities in Thompson-Okanagan
While the Central Okanagan was the fastest growing area in the country, Sun Peaks Village…
Thompson-Okanagan fastest growing region of B.C.
The pace of population growth slowed in B.C. between July 1, 2020 and July 1,…
Penticton growing twice as fast as predictions
The population of Penticton has been growing twice as fast as planners anticipated six years…
Housing starts up more than 200% in Central Okanagan
It doesn’t look like the Kelowna region is backing down from its title as the…
Central Okanagan had its largest population growth ever in 2022
An estimated 6,467 new people arrived in the Central Okanagan in 2022, the largest single…
In-migration boosted Thompson-Okanagan population but housing supply lagging
The pace of population growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region continues at a blistering pace, increasing…
How fortunes changed for the Thompson-Okanagan’s largest cities
The road to becoming the largest city in the Thompson-Okanagan was not a clear-cut route.…
Survey says most Canadians would choose BC if they had to move
British Columbia is the most popular destination for a large portion of Canadians when they…