Jesse Tomas
Kelowna councillor concerned with ‘shakiness’ of latest downtown highrise proposal
A Kelowna city councillor expressed “shakiness” about a 40-storey tower proposed for the lot next…
Petition raises concerns about third tiny home project for homeless in Kelowna
BC Housing has announced a new tiny home community project in Kelowna's North Glenmore neighbourhood,…
Need for tradespeople just as high as demand for housing in Thompson-Okanagan
The demand for skilled tradespeople in the Thompson-Okanagan region is growing but not due to…
‘I just want to move on’: Evacuated resident can’t escape UBCO tower debacle
A resident who was evacuated from her apartment in downtown Kelowna is stuck in a…
Little accountability when BC builders make mistakes
When cranes fall down or construction forces neighbouring buildings to evacuate, many fingers point at…
How Kelowna’s tiny home community is faring six months in
Kelowna recently established a new project to help homeless people get on their feet, and…
Evacuated resident unable to collect belongings after UBCO tower debacle
Steven Wolfe had to evacuate his home because of the UBC Okanagan downtown construction project…
Non-profit opposed to new suburb proposal in Kelowna’s north-end
A developer has proposed 2,000 new residential units in McKinley Beach, but a local non-profit…
Short-term rental ban coincides with real estate listing spike in Kamloops, Okanagan
Housing inventory in the southern Interior is on the rise as benchmark prices for real…
Builder’s association lobbying Kelowna council to stop changes to noise bylaw
Home builders in Kelowna are fighting to maintain construction noise hours on weekends and holidays.…
More than a third of Kelowna residents are renting, and it’s not just young people
From Gen Z to baby boomers rentership is increasing intergenerationally and Kelowna is among the…
Plan in the works for 652-acre neighbourhood in Kelowna’s north-end
Developers have begun a masterplan for the development of 652 acres of McKinley Beach’s hillside…
$11 million commercial property for sale near downtown Kelowna
A commercial property in the heart of Kelowna has gone up for sale for $11,760,000.…
More real estate listings and lower prices in Kamloops, Okanagan
A recent real estate report has good news for home buyers in the southern Interior.…
UBCO not releasing engineering reports for downtown excavation that caused evacuation
UBC won't make public the engineering reports for the construction site in downtown Kelowna that…