
Vernon News Today & Community Stories

North Okanagan company supplies key component to region’s infrastructure
When it comes to producing aggregate, Chapman Sand and Gravel in Armstrong is crushing it.…

Why you might have to wait to take advantage of home energy grants
Lineups are already starting with energy consultants as homeowners jump on a new federal program…

Real estate sales cooling off in Okanagan, Kamloops
After record high months of sales as buyers scramble to find homes, the real estate…

Changes to mortgage stress test unlikely to change local market conditions: Realtors
Changes to Canada’s mortgage stress test isn’t expected to have much impact on Kamloops and…

Right at Home: Splashy water toys for patio, pool, yard
Backyards and patios have been working hard all year because of the pandemic, and this…

Renting can put the right tools in hands of the home handyman
The impact of the pandemic has kept a lot of people at home over the…

Soaring costs for building material puts pressure on Okanagan contractors to cut corners or lose money
Having a house built or hiring a contractor to do renovations is not for the…

iN PHOTOS: Front Yard of Bricks: Fans embrace Indy 500 traditions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The navigation system advises taking a right on Meridian at Monument Circle…

Gap expands into home under new partnership with Walmart
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap will begin selling a new home goods line exclusively through…

Crowdfunded real estate growing, but remember to research before investing: experts
TORONTO – Across the bridge from B.C.'s Granville Island sits a building with 45 apartments…

Kelowna has ‘broken over centre,’ now a major destination for home buyers
There’s no way Kelowna can keep up with the demand for housing in the short…

Three common garden pests – and a 17-year visitor who isn’t
OK, so you’ve got your vegetable and flower transplants in the ground, their roots are…

Amid rising rental costs, these Kamloops families go nomadic
If you're considering renting a spot at a Kamloops area RV park this summer, you…

Hobbit-themed Airbnb near Osoyoos threatened by Warner Bros. for trademark infringement
The popular South Okanagan Airbnb named Hobbit Mountain Hideaway after J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and…

Real estate market easing as ‘buyer fatigue’ sets in
After dramatic month-over-month increases in both the number of housing sales and prices in Canada…

