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Penticton, B.C., declares emergency and orders evacuations after fire guts care site
The City of Penticton has declared a local state of emergency after a massive fire…
As governments pour billions into new affordable housing, existing units in disrepair
MONTREAL — Mercedes Rodriguez says she and her seven kids struggle to sleep at night…
By the numbers: Quebec’s struggles with social housing
MONTREAL — Nearly one-third of Quebec’s social housing units — roughly 21,500 homes — is…
Fact File: No evidence Vancouver sending homeless residents to other B.C. cities ahead of World Cup
Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out…
Michigan house explosion leaves 1 dead and another in critical condition
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan house explosion early Tuesday left one person dead…
Zero water required for garden bursting with blooms in Kamloops
“It isn’t xeriscaping designed to use less water, rather a living system that just happens to use less water.”
Officials lift evacuation orders for some California residents living near a damaged chemical tank
Emergency officials lifted an evacuation order Monday for some of the people who live near…
iN PHOTOS: Gardeners create beautiful backyard oases in Kamloops, Okanagan
The stunning spaces beautify our neighbourhoods and are a testament to hardworking gardeners and landscapers.
Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank
A damaged chemical tank in Southern California cracked over the weekend but the interior temperature…
Proposal for new neighbourhood near prison returns to Kamloops council
Council rejected the original development proposal earlier this year.
Building under construction in Philippines collapses, leaving 1 dead and 21 trapped
ANGELES, Philippines (AP) — A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the…
Parking lots get hot and are bad for storm runoff. These groups are testing other options
At the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission headquarters in Virginia, staff knew their crumbling asphalt…
How a West Kelowna couple prolonged eviction from $4,500 a month rental home
“Their conduct has included repeated and unnecessary applications and disregard of court orders.”
Kamloops supportive housing building to change names after homicide revelation
Henry Leland’s death by hypothermia was a rallying cause for the transitional housing that now bears his name. That’s about to change after DNA linked him to a homicide 40 years ago.
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in Southern…