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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…
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…
Kelowna Legion latest building damaged by UBCO campus construction
The Royal Canadian Legion in downtown Kelowna is now closed due to concerns about structural…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thousands of skilled training dollars going unused in Okanagan, Kamloops
There's a real shortage of skilled workers in the construction and manufacturing industries in Kamloops…
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…
BC firm fired employee with Hepatitis C ordered to pay $67K
A BC contractor that fired a construction worker after it found out he had Hepatitis…
‘Dream’ of Sicamous to Kelowna Rail Trail quickly becoming a reality
Back in 2020, when the projected cost of building the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail…
Southern Interior construction industry facing serious issues
In real estate, the old adage is that it’s all about location, location, location. For…
Finning’s move from Vernon to Kelowna now official
Finning spent many years in Vernon but closed up shop there last summer and moved…
Province spends $7M on Vernon court renos but trials still transferred elsewhere
The B.C. government has spent $4.7 million on renovating the Vernon courthouse but is still…
Unsightly downtown Kelowna façade may remain in place for another year or more
It has been well over a decade since Westcorp started making plans for a major…