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‘Iconic’ lighthouse proposed for West Kelowna’s southern entrance ridiculed by councillor
An eight-storey lighthouse near West Kelowna’s southern entrance won’t become an iconic structure, at least…
Kelowna has learned the ‘iceberg’ lesson of sprawling development
For decades, the City of Kelowna embraced growth almost anywhere in the city because it…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna’s One Water Street penthouse could be yours for $10 million
The most expensive condominium in the Okanagan is going on sale today, March 10, for…
Kamloops and other Okanagan cities facing the looming iceberg costs of development
It’s been a well-known fact in planning circles for decades that sprawl development is not…
More than 200 storeys of housing planned for this short downtown Kelowna street
The latest development proposal for Bertram Street in downtown Kelowna calls for 16 storeys and…
As Kamloops housing market pops, families stuck in the ‘middle’
Jade Sallows is in a bind. She has to find a new home in the…
Revised development proposal for downtown Kamloops returns for community engagement
A high rise downtown apartment complex is back on the table from Kelson Group. The…
Kelowna’s Water Street by the Park has 10 times more interest in suites than actual suites
It wasn’t that long ago that the 200 block of Leon Avenue in downtown Kelowna…
COVID stalls major Kelowna waterfront hotel project
Westcorp is struggling to find a way to get its stalled Kelowna hotel restarted during…
City planners want to keep fat highrises out of Kelowna
Kelowna city staff are looking for a quick turnaround on changes to how wide high…
New downtown Kelowna developments finally show what CD-21 could have been
There once was a plan to transform the downtrodden south end of Kelowna’s downtown into…
Controversial downtown Kelowna highrise looking to cast widest shadow in town
A 13-storey tower proposed to tie the former Kelowna RCMP detachment lands downtown to the…
Vernon needs housing but car-centric strip mall gets city council support
It flies in the face of what the City of Vernon is trying to achieve…
‘I think it’s wrong:’ Vernon adds another fee to developers building much-needed housing
Amidst a housing crisis, and a push by the province to ease the red tape…
‘Absurd’: Vernon council approves dense development miles from downtown
A move by Vernon council to approve a 57-unit development on a hilly five-acre plot…