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iN VIDEO: Controversial Kelowna supporting housing complex set to open
Starting next week, formerly homeless individuals in Kelowna will be moving into their new home,…
‘Very, very disappointed:’ Mayor reacts to province’s decision to override Penticton on shelter closure
The rhetoric continues in the fight between the province and Penticton city council over the…
B.C. Housing ultimatum to Penticton council extended another day
B.C. Housing says it will wait until tomorrow to hear Penticton council’s response to a…
Princeton families suffering with rental housing crunch
A Princeton family is feeling the pressure of the town’s less than 1% rental vacancy…
Affordable housing coming to Kelowna’s downtown near proposed UBCO campus
Nestled next to the proposed UBC Okanagan downtown campus will be a six-storey, 68-unit affordable…
Rentals built for Kelowna ‘middle-income’ households proving popular
The first round of 157 one and two-bedroom rental homes built for middle-income Kelowna residents…
Province plans to build 100 new units of supportive housing in Vernon
The province is building new supportive housing in Vernon, including a new building on the…
Problems with Lake Country’s Airport Inn have moved across town
Even though Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn was boarded up last fall, some of its…
Some Kelowna business owners feel unheard with no hearing on supportive housing project
A new homeless housing complex destined for Ellis Street in Kelowna’s North End is being…
Governments can do more to make housing affordable, says Kelowna developer
While the provincial government’s role in providing affordable housing in the Central Okanagan was being…
West Kelowna homeless shelter finally opens
A call that went out from the West Kelowna Shelter Society earlier this week has…
Provincial spending on housing to fight homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan tripled last year
While the number of homeless people across the Interior, province and country continues to grow,…
Who is responsible for providing winter shelter?
When winter weather hit Kelowna near the beginning of December, it became clear there was…
West Kelowna city council says yes to an emergency winter shelter
Despite an 800-name petition and dozens of letters against an emergency shelter for the homeless…
‘Bridge’ housing to be used in Kelowna to get homeless out of tents
A City-owned downtown building will be used to shift 40 people out of the Kelowna…
New affordable rental homes coming to Kamloops for seniors, families
More than 100 affordable homes are coming to Kamloops for people with low to middle…
Why opening a new temporary homeless shelter in Vernon could become more difficult
Vernon city council has approved the first stage in changing regulations that would mean new…
Some B.C. neighbourhoods actually increased in property value after supportive housing was built
A recent B.C. Housing study shows a mostly positive impact on property values around subsidized…
Rutland supportive housing project headed to Kelowna city council
KELOWNA – The next Rutland housing project for homeless people in Kelowna will likely only…
Only two ‘direct’ complaints registered against Heath House in Kelowna
KELOWNA – While social media and public meetings are full of complaints about the impact…
B.C. Housing takes blame for McCurdy house uproar: CEO
KELOWNA – The head of B.C. Housing took responsibility today for the huge public backlash…
Just the facts: Anti supportive housing petition in Kelowna fudging details
KELOWNA – There's some misleading information in a petition headed to Victoria in an effort…
Kelowna protesters hope to be game-changers in fight against supportive housing
KELOWNA – Opponents to the McCurdy Road supportive housing complex don’t believe the project is…
An overflowing crowd at Kelowna supportive housing meeting
KELOWNA – It was shortly after the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time for an open…