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Vernon residents remember beloved party house from years past
Throughout the 1980s Hydro House became known as the place to be for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Judge berates Kelowna realtor in bitter court battle with business partner
A business deal for Airbnb rentals led to arrests, defamation, firings and a lengthy and very bitter court battle.

BC Housing’s $15.7M Kamloops apartment building opens two years late
It has been vacant since a fire displaced residents in January 2021.

iN NUMBERS: Kelowna vacancy rate spikes, rent cost climbs faster than Kamloops
A case of why it's important to look at more than one number when talking about the rental market.

Kamloops mayor’s invisible hand at work in recovery housing demand
For the first time, council is doing what Reid Hamer-Jackson feels he was elected to do and he's taking his victory lap.

Hopes dashed for short-term rental return to Kelowna for the summer
“All they need to do, with a stroke of a pen, they can approve our request if they chose to do that, but they're choosing not to.”

Kamloops council claims BC Housing backed out of drug recovery project
"We had a minister in a meeting that said he would support recovery-based housing if we had data to support it."

Kelowna mortgage broker who forged paperwork to cover up mistake fined $35,000
He said he 'panicked' when he realized he'd made a mistake.

BC realtor allegedly assaulted clients at open house while high on cocaine
"You committed conduct unbecoming of a licensee," the regulator said.

Shuttered Kelowna property management company fined $18K for ignoring regulator
Menethil Properties racked up a $9,000 fine having been charged $250 a day after it failed it respond to an investigation letter sent by the regulator in May.

New 1,350-home subdivision proposed near Kamloops jail
City staff are estimating the neighbourhood would require $100 million in water system upgrades if built.

Kamloops councillor revives effort to impose ‘recovery’ for planned supportive housing
It comes just days after Penticton council also tried and failed to restrict drug use at a now-cancelled BC Housing site.

North Okanagan motel owner fined $20,000 after tenant dispute
"Their actions not only violated the tenant's rights but also undermined the process designed to protect those rights."

Real estate sales in Okanagan, Kamloops slump, but prices stay stubborn
In some categories sales dropped significantly, but prices actually increased.

Housing ministry looks elsewhere as Penticton denies tiny homes for homeless
“Many other municipalities have expressed interest in partnering with the Province to bring these types of homes and services to their communities, so we will be taking the next steps towards working with those other communities."

