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Why Central Green never became the ‘gateway’ to Kelowna
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in…
Anti-idling bylaw on its way in Kelowna
After a dozen years of talking about it, studying it and consulting on it, Kelowna…
Cyclists won’t be billed for damaging cars but ICBC won’t compensate for pain, suffering
ICBC is changing the way it deals with claims when there is a collision between…
Bumpy McBump Bump Way: Perpetual pot holes spark petition to rename Lake Country road
When all else fails, try humour. That’s the approach Lake Country’s Jordan Standnicki took after…
This B.C. highrise will be tallest in Canada outside Toronto
The dramatic increase in the number and height of highrises in Kelowna, and two coming…
More affordable housing key outcome of Kelowna visioning conference
Affordable housing was the topic most on the minds of the 25 participants in a…
Famine to feast: Poppa Dawg’s life in Kelowna has taken a dramatic turn for the better
After more than two months of frantic searching for a place to live in order…
More people fighting rental evictions in B.C. and having to wait longer
As of Jan. 1, landlords had tough new rules to follow before they can evict…
Despite building boom, Okanagan city struggling to house 5,000 new residents
After leading Canada’s largest cities with the highest growth rate at 14% during the last…
KELOWNA BLUES: Musician being driven out by housing crisis
It’s one thing to talk about housing prices continually rising in Kelowna as wealthier people…
Kelowna house prices are now what Vancouver’s were just 12 years ago
It was 12 years ago, in March 2010, that Vancouver hit the $1 million mark…
A few reasons why new housing is so expensive in the Okanagan
As with other commodities, the price of new housing in the Okanagan is rising dramatically.…
Could a tax on million dollar homes help fight B.C.’s housing affordability crunch?
An annual surtax on homes worth more than $1 million would affect less than 10%…
Kombucha bar brings healthy new option to Kelowna’s brewery district
Pub-crawling through the emerging brewery district in Kelowna’s North End this summer will provide a…
Bennett bridge far ahead of capacity, way behind in planning for second crossing
A second crossing of Okanagan Lake has been talked about almost from the day the…
How Kelowna firefighters handled rare highrise fire last weekend
While it’s unusual for Kelowna firefighters to battle blazes in highrises, from a manpower point…
Multi-family, industrial real estate booming in Kelowna despite rising mortgage rates
The Bank of Canada made another major increase to its key interest earlier this week,…
Kelowna highrise fire shows need to double firefighters: union president
What was likely Kelowna’s first fire inside a highrise on May 29 has local firefighters…
Month-over-month drop in real estate prices in Okanagan and Kamloops
While the latest home sales reports from the Association of Interior Realtors stress the number…
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…
This $8.7 million South Okanagan winery for sale comes with its own caves
The Seven Stones Winery, between Osoyoos and Cawston in the South Okanagan, is for sale.…
Next big thing in recreational real estate are RV lots in Southern Interior
Higher interest rates may be cooling off the housing market but there’s a growing appetite…
How much is that Airbnb? Vast differences between Kamloops, Kelowna
Short term rentals in Kamloops have a higher occupancy rate than the Okanagan but get…
Hundreds of Airbnb rentals not licenced in Kelowna
There are more than 500 suites listed for short term rentals in Kelowna that have…