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Penticton, B.C., declares emergency and orders evacuations after fire guts care site
The City of Penticton has declared a local state of emergency after a massive fire…

Zero water required for garden bursting with blooms in Kamloops
“It isn’t xeriscaping designed to use less water, rather a living system that just happens to use less water.”

iN PHOTOS: Gardeners create beautiful backyard oases in Kamloops, Okanagan
The stunning spaces beautify our neighbourhoods and are a testament to hardworking gardeners and landscapers.

Proposal for new neighbourhood near prison returns to Kamloops council
Council rejected the original development proposal earlier this year.

How a West Kelowna couple prolonged eviction from $4,500 a month rental home
“Their conduct has included repeated and unnecessary applications and disregard of court orders."

Kamloops supportive housing building to change names after homicide revelation
Henry Leland's death by hypothermia was a rallying cause for the transitional housing that now bears his name. That's about to change after DNA linked him to a homicide 40 years ago.

Second slowest April in a decade for Central Okanagan real estate sales
Sales were down in most categories across the region.

Tree of heaven called tree of hell by gardeners in Kamloops, Okanagan
"Our trees and invasive plants were all here when we moved in, it has just been a constant battle in trying to maintain and contain the spread of them all and the cost comes back onto the homeowner."

Path for tiny homes may open in Thompson-Nicola regional district
It won't come without strings attached.

Why Kelowna’s vacancy rate doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story
"It doesn't last for more than the moment that survey occurred."

NOT JUST FOR HIPSTERS: Okanagan wedding photographers seeing demand for film
A few years ago a film camera could be bought for $5 in a thrift store. That has all changed.

Rent in Kelowna continues to fall faster than Kamloops
While falling prices is good news there's a reason renters might not be feeling the relief.
Why BC Housing can build tiny homes but you can’t
"It's just old rules and regulations, and I wish municipalities would modernize."

Why it’s nearly impossible to grow Okanagan sunflowers on your own
“It's highly secretive."

Rental incentives in Kelowna aren’t the herald of affordability
“A lot of people are really seduced by them."

