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Expect rent to keep rising in Kamloops, Okanagan as home prices fall
While housing prices have dropped dramatically since their peak last spring, the cost to rent…

Lots of work in West Kelowna neighbourhood for just a few homes
Anyone driving out of West Kelowna towards Penticton or the Okanagan Connector can see signs…

Why this Okanagan city can’t get affordable housing in new highrises
While controversy swirls around rental affordability in a 25-storey downtown Kelowna highrise, the next project…

YO MAMA: The gymnastics of parenthood
OPINION All of a sudden, my son accidentally did his first somersault, right there on…

Controversial downtown Kelowna rental highrise developer painted himself into a corner
The latest controversy around the proposed redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna…

$300 million Callahan family feud leads to liquidation of Kelowna ‘Crown Jewel’
A decades-long battle between prominent Kelowna businessman Ted Callahan and his three brothers has led…

Kelowna councillor ‘insulted’ by developer’s plan for attainable housing in downtown highrise
The controversial redevelopment of the former RCMP site in downtown Kelowna has stirred up another…

Small Island community might have answers to Kamloops, Okanagan housing crisis
The tiny community of Tofino – population 2,500 – is in the middle of building…

Kamloops family of 6 stuffed into 2 bedroom to afford rent
A family of six is living in a crammed two-bedroom rental in Kamloops because they…

New bylaw limits Penticton residents to owning six pets
Penticton residents are allowed a maximum of six pets following the adoption of a new…

YO MAMA: Infant fashion vs. mom fashion
OPINION From the moment he was born, my son has been better dressed than me.…

British Columbians can expect a $100 break on their electricity bill this winter
B.C. Hydro and FortisB.C. both announced they will be offsetting the cost of customers’ electricity…

Rent for one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna climbs above $2,000 mark
The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Kelowna rose to more than $2,000 in…

‘Devastating’: Okanagan’s only youth shelter experiencing staffing crisis
The Okanagan’s only youth shelter in Kelowna experienced multiple closures in recent weeks due to…

Strangers save Christmas for Penticton mom and kids on brink of homelessness
A Penticton health-care worker and single mother of two who's struggling to pay her bills…

