
KLAUG2023

FireSmart could become essential when buying fire insurance in the Okanagan
As bad as wildfires have been this year, BC is nowhere near to being in…

Creekside Kelowna land, motel for sale for $12 million an acre
An old motel next to Mission Creek and close to Okanagan Lake is for sale…

Investor losses from Kelowna couple’s Ponzi scheme may surpass $25M
A Kelowna couple behind an alleged Ponzi scheme may have defrauded victims of more than…

Two charged in multi-million dollar Kelowna real estate Ponzi scheme
Two people are facing facing dozens of fraud charges from an alleged Kelowna and Edmonton-based…

Kelowna’s Clifton neighbourhood was spared by preparation for fire, not good luck
It could have been much worse in Kelowna's Clifton neighbourhood last week, when fires from…

How Lake Country plans to double its housing stock
Lake Country was the fastest growing community in the Okanagan over the 2016-21 census period…

How notable artist Geert Maas made Kelowna home
Kelowna’s Geert Maas is an internationally acclaimed artist whose bronze and stainless steel works can…

Weird-looking fungus pops up in Kelowna backyard
Brooke Turner found a few phallic looking mushrooms growing in her Kelowna backyard she’d never…

Three-quarters of Lake Country building permits more than a year old
Lake Country is a beautiful Okanagan community of about 18,000 souls flanked by Okanagan, Wood…

Kelowna council stalls construction of 25-storey downtown highrise
Kelowna city council followed the advice of its staff and cancelled permits today for a…

Yellowstone Ranch near Beaverdell auctioned for $15 million
The auction of a 73,000-acre ranch near Beaverdell, east of Kelowna, wound up at 11:48…

Kelowna developer says it’s ‘common’ to pay people to speak at public hearings
Appelt Properties is fighting back after a report by City of Kelowna staff attacked them…

iN VIDEO: You can buy an island in the Southern Interior for $600,000
Many people dream of the freedom and privacy of living on a remote island, but…

Housing starts falling in Kamloops, Okanagan despite growing housing crisis
Despite the fact that there’s a desperate need for new housing across Canada, especially, in…

Kelowna building construction stalled by injunction over crane fears
It has been more than two years since a tower crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna,…