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Workers in downtown Kelowna building forced out as UBCO digs deeper
Damage to a fourth building near the construction site of UBC Okanagan’s new downtown Kelowna…
Tired of construction noise? New Kelowna bylaw designed to help
With all the new construction happening in Kelowna, it’s only natural some residents worry about…
Lack of building inspectors bottlenecking home building in Kamloops, Okanagan
The fact that there’s a shortage of skilled tradespeople to build the homes needed for…
Pace of Central Okanagan housing construction needs to pick up dramatically
The speed new housing is being built in the Central Okanagan is falling short of…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops residents brace for another year of ‘ear-piercing’ construction
A Kamloops construction project hasn't seen a foundation built after more than two years of…
Kamloops sets new building permit record
Kamloops hit a new record for new construction last year. In 2022, the City of…
B.C. strata slammed by judge over its ‘unworkable’ bylaw
A B.C. strata that imposed a bylaw that directly targeted one owner has had the…
Construction booming in Kamloops, Okanagan as real estate market slows
Ever increasing interest rates – including the half a percentage point hike to the key…
‘It’s no small ordeal to build your own home,’ Okanagan tiny home workshop shows you how to do it
Anyone feeling pinched out of homeownership in the Okanagan can always sign up for a…
Building permits show how Thompson-Okanagan communities weathered the pandemic
Everyone in B.C. remembers the world shutting down in the spring of 2020 as the…
Kelowna breaks the $1 billion mark in building permits issued this year
For the first time ever, the City of Kelowna has issued more than $1 billion…
Huge increase in construction activity kicked off 2021 in Kelowna
The City of Kelowna issued building permits worth about $500 million in the first three…
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…
Kamloops, Okanagan residents are starting to curtail home projects as prices rise
Whether it’s building a new deck, a modest expansion or an entire house, consumers are…
iN VIDEO: Check out this amazing, unique Penticton home made of recycled timber
Penticton architect and builder Geoff Orr has built a pretty special house in the hills…