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Controversial former Kelowna NDP candidate loses 13-year legal battle over driveway
The judge's decision comes 14 years after a $300,000 payment was supposed to settle the issue.
Kamloops mayor’s house up for tax sale auction
The city's mayor has not paid taxes on his home for the last three years.
New Kamloops shelter dedicated to homeless seniors
It's the first seniors-oriented shelter in Kamloops.
Central Okanagan real estate sees slowest August in 15 years
A real estate associations blames wildfires, but has had wildfires before in August.
Vernon strata on hook for $45,000 after losing decade-long legal battle over planters
The judge said acrimony and personal grudges had seeped into the conflict.
$200,000 fine for BC realtor who falsified income to buy subsidized condo to rent out
The government-subsidized affordable housing units were meant for middle-income families and individuals.
Wildfires expose evacuation gaps for Canadians with disabilities, advocates say
Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at…
Destroyed Lake Okanagan Resort charged for polluting
The resort had a long history of environmental infractions.
$250K wildfire clean-up bill lands Lake Okanagan Resort in court
The resort was destroyed in the 2023 McDougall Creek wildfire.
‘It’s not life back to normal,’ even as B.C. wildfire evacuees return home
An AirTag that stayed online as a wildfire roared into the outskirts of her neighbourhood…
B.C.’s youngest wildfire evacuees begin processing the return home
The day she returned to her home in Summerland, B.C., more than a week after…
Returning home different for everyone after ‘monster’ wildfire in B.C.’s Okanagan
The Sunflower Ukrainian Cafe in Summerland, B.C., is still restocking, but it’s already serving limited…
Salamander and tarantula are B.C. fire survivors, as pets and owners seek reunions
When Amanda Roberts and her 10-year-old son River fled the Bald Range fire before it…
Relief in Summerland, B.C., as fire evacuations end, but 150 structures damaged, lost
Most residents of Summerland, B.C., are now able to return home after being chased out…
B.C. wildfire evacuees return home to assess the damage, start to rebuild
CLINTON — At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of…