
Kelowna News Today & Local Updates

Merritt program sees walkways cleared of snow for seniors, disabled
A pilot program funded by the City of Merritt is helping seniors and those with…

Homeless shelter operators in Okanagan, Kamloops tired of gov’t downloading, inaction
Homeless shelter operators in Kamloops and the Okanagan are frustrated by the wait for a…

Vernon man buys $1M home; sues over missing table
A Vernon man that spent more than $1.1 million on a house has taken the…

Scammers list Big White fire hall as rental accommodation
Member of the Big White fire department are warning about a scam that saw their…

Kamloops, Kelowna ski chalets selling as vacation homes, not rental units
The world of ski hill real estate has changed drastically through COVID. In the years…

Penticton is Western Canada’s 4th best city for investors: real estate magazine
Investors are having their attention pointed towards Penticton’s real estate market. Western Investor named the…

Inflation driving people out of their homes, on to Kelowna streets
The fact that about 150 people are sleeping rough in Kelowna these days is no…

Grim winter ahead for those sleeping rough in Kelowna
As November arrives, accompanied by sub-zero overnight temperatures later this week, emergency winter shelters normally…

Six-storey condo building proposed neighbouring new Kelowna waterfront park
Three single-family lots that were bought last year for $9.5 million could be developed into…

Kelowna fire burns down homeless camp
A suspicious Kelowna fire has destroyed a homeless camp this morning. At roughly 6:30 a.m.,…

HOUSING CRISIS: Single Kamloops mom packing up with nowhere to go
A Kamloops mother of two says she will be homeless as of Nov. 1 if…

New 40-storey highrise tower proposal part of ‘gateway’ to downtown Kelowna
A 40-storey tower proposed for downtown Kelowna is the start of the redevelopment of the…

Authorities investigating unsafe, shuttered Kamloops apartment
The Residential Tenancy Branch's compliance and enforcement team is investigating the landlord of a shuttered…

Rate hike punched another hole in sinking Thompson-Okanagan real estate market: Realtor
As expected, the Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by another 0.5% today,…

B.C. woman thrown in jail after escalating strata dispute
A Vancouver woman who ignored a court order imposed after she got into a lengthy…

