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BC strata bills $1,900 for drunken flower pot mishap; loses in court
A BC strata that charged a condo owner $1,900 after his partner knocked over a…
Kelowna set to crack down on short-term rentals
Kelowna city council wants to hammer people renting their homes for short-term rentals, especially those…
Disabled Kelowna couple desperately trying to fight off homelessness
Time is rapidly running out for Lindy Bilow and her partner Jim Willoughby. The disabled…
Moving from a condo to a home is easier in Kamloops than the Okanagan
The standard thinking in the housing market is that first time home buyers can start…
Tired of construction noise? New Kelowna bylaw designed to help
With all the new construction happening in Kelowna, it’s only natural some residents worry about…
Housing prices up in Kamloops, Okanagan in June
The price of townhomes and condos went up in most of the Thompson-Okanagan in June…
BEETLE INVASION: Elm seed bugs making a nuisance of themselves in Okanagan, Kamloops
A Lake Country resident is losing the war against the excessive number of invasive elm…
Could a short-term rental ban be in Kelowna’s future? It’s one option
The first major review of Kelowna’s short-term rental rules could lead to a total ban.…
BC strata’s Airbnb rule invalid; owner off the hook $30,000
A BC condo owner who was fined $30,000 for renting their apartment on Airbnb won't…
Kelowna builder making home ownership more affordable by going small
It’s not often that a brand new home can be bought for less than $300,000…
One more obstacle to building more houses in BC: root balls
B.C. is trying to clear all the hurdles to building more homes in hopes of…
Home building’s contribution to Kamloops, Okanagan economies nearly $4 billion
New data released this week shows that homebuilding is one of the biggest – if…
Four Kelowna highrises will feed more than $2 million into affordable housing fund
If Kelowna city council approves four new towers at the Waterscapes development downtown it will…
This property near downtown Kelowna only costs $2 million — for the lot
A quarter-acre vacant property at the foot of Knox Mountain and across the road from…
YO MAMA: If toddlers did stand up comedy
OPINION The scene: 12:30 p.m. on our way home from an energetic playgroup. Danger zone…