
Penticton News Today & Local Events

Time to try growing some vegetable or flower transplants
If you’ve never grown your own transplants for your garden, perhaps this is the year…

Governments have poor record intervening in hot real estate markets: Interior Realtor
Since single-family home prices have jumped by $100,000 in Canada since last August, some are…

As Kamloops housing market pops, families stuck in the ‘middle’
Jade Sallows is in a bind. She has to find a new home in the…

Tight entry-level supply driving up housing prices in Summerland
Real estate markets are heating up in the South Okanagan, but perhaps for different reasons…

More than 200 storeys of housing planned for this short downtown Kelowna street
The latest development proposal for Bertram Street in downtown Kelowna calls for 16 storeys and…
Interior’s own hobbit house opens for the season
Elves, Orcs, Dwarves and Lord of the Rings fans are all welcome at the Hobbit…

Kamloops and other Okanagan cities facing the looming iceberg costs of development
It’s been a well-known fact in planning circles for decades that sprawl development is not…

Regina condo corporation invests in Bitcoin, but experts warn of risks
A Saskatchewan condo corporation has purchased thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin in hopes of…

Growing numbers moving to Thompson-Okanagan from Lower Mainland
The Thompson-Okanagan region saw a large, escalating spike in migration of people from the Lower…

Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the field's highest honour, has been awarded to the Paris-based duo…

Ultra-rich ‘market movers’ shaping Okanagan, Kamloops real estate markets
We all know what's happened to the real estate market in Kamloops and the Okanagan…

Tough times ahead for struggling renters in Kelowna
Despite a construction boom in Kelowna, it’s going to continue to be tough for lower-income…

The Okanagan’s Hobbit house takes on new life
After taking over the former Halfling Hideaway, where visitors can experience a taste of middle…

Spend on home renos, haircuts and restaurants to stimulate recovery: economists
TORONTO – Canadians who want to help the country's economy rebound should book haircuts, hire…

Canadian households added record mortgage debt in Q4: StatCan
OTTAWA – Canadian households piled up a record amount of mortgage debt for the second…

