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iN NUMBERS: Kamloops housing starts catching up to Kelowna
Is this just a blip in the housing start stats? Time will tell.
Minister won’t commit to national flood insurance program in near future
OTTAWA — Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said Tuesday she couldn’t promise the government…
Heavy rain and snowmelt are hurtling large chunks of ice into northeastern Michigan homes
Large chunks of ice rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower…
Some Okanagan cities in drought are already restricting water use
“Unfortunately, at this time, it’s not standardized across the valley what different drought stages mean.”
Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program
An audit underway of the state’s tiny home initiative for the homeless, mandated by lawmakers…
Montana mobile home park unions push ahead on lease negotiations
On what was the coldest day of April so far, residents of two Missoula-area mobile…
Spain approves a plan to ease its housing crisis
MADRD (AP) — Spain’s government on Tuesday approved a sweeping plan to alleviate the country’s…
Penticton councillor calls for another supportive housing audit
It’s pitched as a follow-up to a 2022 audit that examined the progress of three supportive housing sites in Penticton.
Facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburgh media has surprising turnaround
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the space of a couple of weeks this spring, Pittsburgh media…
Grieving, traumatized survivors return to their homes 5 months after deadly Hong Kong fire
HONG KONG (AP) — Keung Mak knew what he would see and he already was…
South Okanagan couple’s efforts prompt regional district to consider tiny homes
Rather than fend off the increasing number of people living in tiny homes and RVs, the regional district is exploring how to fold it into their zoning rules.
Fire destroys 1,000 homes in a Malaysian coastal village on Borneo Island
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A fire that tore through a Malaysian coastal settlement on…
B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
VANCOUVER — Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are “tensions” in British Columbia’s supportive housing…
Kelowna, B.C., allowed to opt out of short-term rental rules this summer
The business community is applauding British Columbia’s decision to allow the Okanagan city of Kelowna…
Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire…