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Not all shade is the same: Gardening when there’s little sun
Gardening in the shade is often thought of as a Sisyphean endeavour, swimming upstream against…

Wondering about mortgage rates? Fixed vs variable rates – how to choose
This is a hot topic of discussion, especially these days. After years of a record-low…

Should this multi-million dollar property for sale be in Okanagan Mountain Park?
There are three sections of privately owned waterfront lands surrounded by Okanagan Mountain Park that…

Massive Penticton subdivision on sale for $27 million before it’s even approved
A huge housing development in Penticton is for sale before city council has even approved…

Price set at $10 million for right to build hotel at Kelowna’s airport
A Kelowna realtor has posted a call for expressions of interest to build and operate…

Number of Central Okanagan residents paying spec tax jumps by almost 20%
In the first year after B.C.’s Speculation and Vacancy tax was introduced it seemed to…

Sunflowers: Popular, native and, for some, newly meaningful
The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of…

Nine badly mistreated pit bulls getting second chances with help from Kelowna SPCA
Nine pit bulls seized by the B.C. SPCA due to brutal living conditions are finding…

B.C. realtor fined $6,000 for false advertising
A B.C. realtor has been fined $6,000 for false advertising after he listed a property…

DO NOT TOUCH: Blister beetles showing up in Kamloops, Okanagan gardens
Gardeners in Kamloops and the Okanagan are busy protecting their garlic and chives from a…

Westcorp wants highrise on Kelowna’s former Hiawatha mobile home park to go higher
Construction of 200 townhouses is already underway on the former Hiawatha mobile home park and…

iN PHOTOS: Want a Kelowna condo with a view? This is what it will cost you
The old adage in the real estate game is that it’s all about location, location,…

iN PHOTOS: A tour through Kamloops’s newest homeless shelter
A new Kamloops shelter for homeless people with substance-use disorders and mental health issues will…

B.C. realtor made $40K for doing absolutely nothing
A B.C. realtor that made more than $40,000 in commission even though she wasn't involved…

Kelowna’s Thomson Flats may go from hundreds to a handful of homes
Two of five parcels of land that were part of a failed bid to add…