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Kelowna outshone most of BC for new construction in 2023
Kelowna shattered its record for the value of building permits in 2023 for the third…

Kelowna housing starts twice historic average in 2023
The number of building permits for new homes in Kelowna in 2023 was almost double…

Will it ever be safe to go home after Okanagan and Shuswap wildfires?
Hundreds of homes were destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire in and around West Kelowna…

Property values fell in Kamloops and most of the Okanagan in 2023
A Lake Country home continues to be the most expensive in the Southern Interior for…

This may be one way to get excluded from new short-term rental rules in Kelowna
A major Kelowna developer is hoping the province will look into what he sees as…

iN PHOTOS: Summer flowers add colour to winter gardens in Okanagan, Kamloops
Unseasonably warm winter temperatures are bringing a variety of garden flowers to bloom in an…

Summer flowers are blooming again in Kamloops and the Okanagan
If this seems to be an unusually warm winter so far, local green thumbs agree.…

Christmas tragedy in Kamloops leaves family homeless, community rallies to support
A mobile home and workshop in Pinantan Lake in Kamloops burned down on Christmas Eve,…

Not so fast: You could toss your poinsettias, or help them ‘bloom’ again next year
I tend to view holiday decorations strictly as anticipatory objects. They’re lovely leading up to…

Two of three remaining properties near Kelowna’s newest waterfront park are for sale
There are only three privately owned properties preventing the creation of a major waterfront park…

YO MAMA: Toddler’s first ‘real’ Christmas
We first spotted his red hat through the window of the store. He was scurrying…

Kamloops outpaces Okanagan in Airbnb listings growth, but for how long?
The number of units listed for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb grew by 81%…

$23 million deal for new builds in Penticton dubbed ‘Innovation District’
Ten acres of land across the street from the Penticton Regional Hospital has been purchased…

BC landlord who evicted tenant for not checking on her child loses in court
A BC landlord lost in court after evicting her tenant for failing to check on…

Building a House in the Alluvial Fans and Deltas of the Okanagan Valley
The Okanagan Valley, located in south-central British Columbia, is a unique region characterized by a…



