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GENERATION RENT: 9 million Canadians have given up on homeownership
With housing affordability at its lowest level in more than 30 years, almost one-third of…

Penticton growing twice as fast as predictions
The population of Penticton has been growing twice as fast as planners anticipated six years…

Okanagan luxury home buyers taking a breather amid inflation, rising interest rates
While the ultra-rich really don’t care what interest rates are doing when it comes to…

YO MAMA: My mad scientist toddler
A Toddler’s Investigation of a Puddle Using the Scientific Method Observation My one-year-old son toddles…

Vernon looks for regulations after Airbnb ‘party house’ fined $15K
The City of Vernon has banned a property owner from renting their "party house" as…

Yes then no: Kelowna couple lose legal fight with strata over sunshade
A Kelowna couple will have to live with the hot Okanagan sun baking their patio…

B.C. strata ordered to pay back $19,000 worth of mask fines: tribunal
A B.C. strata that dished out $19,000 of fines for not wearing masks when in…

Plans afoot to replace former daycare in Kelowna with apartments
Monkey’s Playhouse was one of Kelowna’s better known child care facilities until it closed in…

Okanagan Outlet Stores Offer High-end Value at Affordable Prices
Summer has arrived and it’s time to get outside. If you’d hoped to update your…

Why this entire Kelowna street of single family homes is for sale
– This story was originally published June 21, 2022. With plans for Kelowna's Rutland area…

Converting these Okanagan homes to industrial land could pay big dividends
A mixed industrial/residential neighbourhood that has been in trouble with the City of Kelowna is…

YO MAMA: How you should ‘actually’ prepare for life with a newborn
Here are 15 'very serious' tips for the new mother: 1. Begin by practicing the…

Pace of housing construction needs to triple in Thompson-Okanagan
Canada is facing a crisis in housing supply and, consequently, affordability, according to the Canada…

Logan Lake taking action after family attacked by recovery centre patient
Concerned residents of Logan Lake are raising the alarm about VisionQuest, a men’s recovery facility…

$24 million building in Kelowna being converted to homeless shelter
The 89,000 square foot former B.C. Tree Fruits building, next to the Tolko Mill site…

