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Central Okanagan roads study official but still has no action plan
A major transportation study for the Central Okanagan was officially released today, Sept. 28, by…
Speed up housing builds by getting the province out of the ‘roads’: Kelowna planner
The federal government has given builders a major boost by eliminating the GST on rental…
Peachland home sells for $3M; almost twice as much as two years ago
An older house on 1.17 acres of land overlooking Okanagan Lake sold for more than…
Two years and still waiting to build a house in Lake Country
While the province is pushing to get more homes built faster, officials with the District…
What’s really going on in this idyllic historical farm scene near Kamloops?
A 1948 photo posted to a BC history-based Facebook group last summer featuring a cucumber…
Westbank First Nation outshining Okanagan cities on new home construction
When it comes to issuing building permits for new housing, the tiny Westbank First Nation…
Canneries had a short but vital heyday in Kamloops, Okanagan
When you think of agriculture in Kamloops, the mind turns to hay and cattle. That…
Wildfire damage to BC rivers continues for many years after flames are doused
While hundreds of people burnt out by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West…
Airbnb doesn’t compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown…
Mostly sunny week ahead in Kamloops and the Okanagan
Kamloops and the most of the Okanagan are forecast to be mainly sunny today with…
How Kelowna expects to pay a $241 million loan at only $100 per household per year
Opponents cite numerous reasons to sign petitions against a $241.3 million loan to build and…
Kelowna’s Prospera Place: Right size, right place just needs lots of TLC
Even though it is 24 years old, Prospera Place – home of the WHL's Kelowna…
Lake Country loses title for most expensive home for sale in Canada
For the last couple of years the Waterside Farm on Pixton Road in Lake Country…
$720M in damage from Okanagan, Shuswap wildfires most costly in BC history
The insured damage from the wildfires in the Okanagan and Shuswap this summer has topped…
Latest COVID vaccine ready to go into arms next week in Interior Health
Last fall, hospitals were overflowing with children suffering from respiratory diseases ranging from flu and…
Housing construction booming on WFN but should you buy lease land?
When Troika Developments started marketing its West Harbour resort community on Westbank First Nation land…
Sunny Thanksgiving weekend ahead for Kamloops, Okanagan
Environment Canada is promising warmth and sunshine for most of the Thanksgiving long weekend. It…
Real estate sales and prices plummet in Kamloops, Okanagan
September was a bad month for the real estate market in Kamloops and the Okanagan.…
Homeless count shows dramatic increases in homelessness in Thompson-Okanagan
The latest Point in Time count of people living without homes in BC shows the…
Kamloops is on provincial emergency task force but not the Okanagan
Central Okanagan emergency responders have been at the centre of natural disasters in recent years.…
Lake Country man waiting four years to get carriage house approved
Lake Country resident Daryl Silva wants to build a carriage house for his in-laws but…
Drivers hoping 20 cent drop in Vancouver gas prices spreads to southern Interior
The price of gas fell by more than 20 cents a litre in Vancouver today,…
People power key to fixing struggling emergency support system in BC
There's no question the supports for the 11,000 evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire this…
New $1.5 billion building permit record makes Kelowna #4 in BC
Kelowna is likely to pass the $1.5 billion mark in building permits issued this month,…