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Home insurance can be more expensive in smaller towns: experts
As some Canadians are priced out of larger cities and look to move to smaller…

How Vernon is planning to get ahead of the next fire season
Following the devastating wildfires in the Thompson and Okanagan regions this past summer there’s a…

University student forced to live in Kamloops nuisance hotel due to housing crunch
A Thompson Rivers University student says it has been “mentally and physically exhausting” trying to…

Real estate prices fall in Central and South Okanagan
For the first time in a long time, the benchmark price for a single-family home…

Fall’s a good time for a flower-bed makeover
Nobody ever said gardening offers instant gratification. With this limitation in mind, I dug and…

Home sales on track for record-breaking year in Kamloops
Real estate sales dropped slightly for in Kamloops and area in September, but that doesn't…

Welcome to your new home: Style-savvy housewarming gifts
Bread and salt. Wine. A broom or sack of flour. Honey, pineapples, even bluebirds –…

$2.5M Kelowna industrial property sells for 4 times minimum price at city tax sale
An industrial property in Kelowna valued at approximately $2.5 million was sold at the city’s…

Office vacancies at highest levels since 1994 amid new supply, pandemic concerns
TORONTO – Office vacancies in Canada were at the highest level in decades this quarter…

It’s So Important to Find the Right Dentist
It is important to address one’s oral health. This means that a person should seek…

$3.8M land deal to bring Métis housing, child services to Kamloops
Métis Nation B.C. has partnered with two other Metis organizations to build an affordable housing…

This Clinton real estate deal cost the agent $75,000 and his licence for five years
A realtor whose wife bought a property he was handling in Clinton, B.C. had his…

Kelowna may make EV charge stations mandatory for new residential developments
By 2023, the City of Kelowna wants to require all parking stalls in new residential…

This $2.5M Kelowna industrial site could be yours for $116K at city tax sale
Each year cities and towns throughout B.C. advertise properties for sale for unpaid taxes. The…
Get your documents signed with ease and confidence with Charlene
Charlene Silvester is your local Notary. She grew up in Vernon, B.C. and after high…