Construction
UBCO’s new Kelowna downtown highrise damaging neighbouring buildings
At least three buildings near UBC Okanagan’s new downtown campus have been damaged as construction…
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…
Kelowna Legion latest building damaged by UBCO campus construction
The Royal Canadian Legion in downtown Kelowna is now closed due to concerns about structural…
Work slowed on UBCO’s downtown Kelowna highrise in face of ongoing damage
Construction work on the excavation of the UBC Okanagan downtown Kelowna campus has been slowed…
No written contract costs Naramata couple $400K in legal fight with builder
A South Okanagan couple have been left the hook to pay $400,000 after they had…
Crew in unsafe hole nets North Okanagan firm $19,000 fine
A North Okanagan contractor has been fined $19,000 after crews were found to have been…
West Kelowna wants to continue building despite legacy cost overruns
West Kelowna has a sad history of cost escalations when it comes to big building…
iN VIDEO: Final phase of highway construction in Kicking Horse Canyon nears end
The Kicking Horse Canyon highway’s renovations are nearing completion and will be driveable before the…
New $1.5 billion building permit record makes Kelowna #4 in BC
Kelowna is likely to pass the $1.5 billion mark in building permits issued this month,…
Next phase of Trans-Canada improvements begin in Shuswap
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has been working on a project to improve the…
Expect extended closures of Trans-Canada in Kicking Horse Canyon this fall
The Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon will be closed for a total of 17 days…
UBCO takes out record $262M building permit for downtown ‘vertical campus’
After weeks of digging the foundation for underground parking at its new downtown “vertical campus",…
‘Dangerous defect’: Construction firm in deadly Kelowna crane collapse suing manufacturer
CONTENT ADVISORY The Shuswap company whose crane collapsed killing five people at a Kelowna construction…
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…