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Large housing project on sensitive Kelowna hillside slated for consideration without public hearing
Under new provincial rules, local governments don’t have to take rezoning applications to public hearings…
Innovative ‘agile’ work space may push buildings to 9 storeys in Kelowna’s North End
Clement Avenue, in the North End of Kelowna’s downtown, has been transformed in recent years…
2 highrise towers to be ‘jewel-like centrepiece’ of UBCO’s downtown Kelowna campus
Kelowna-based Mission Group has submitted plans for two towers that will make up the three-tower…
How a 4-storey apartment building can slip unnoticed into your B.C. neighbourhood
Rezoning a large parcel of land in Kelowna’s North End to allow for rental apartments…
Development plans for Peachland RV park coming into focus
Peachland residents are getting some of their first looks at a new beachfront development. Porchlight…
Four more highrise towers proposed for Kelowna’s waterfront
An application has been filed with the City of Kelowna to rezone land in order…
Largest ever Kamloops residential development clears final hurdle at City Hall
Kamloops city council approved a development permit for Kelson Group to build the largest residential…
New 45-unit waterfront subdivision going ahead in Trout Creek
The District of Summerland council has allowed for a 45-unit subdivision to be built along…
City of Kamloops, B.C. Housing may split costs of $7 million loan in hotel purchase
Kamloops city council will decide on Tuesday whether to borrow $7.15 million for the purchase…
Peachland property sells for nearly $1 million over assessed value
Two properties in Peachland sold for $1 million over the combined assessed value last week. …
Vernon city council rejects much-needed rental apartment building
Vernon city council has kiboshed a plan to let a developer build a 29-unit rental…
‘Landmark’ spa, hotel strongly opposed by some West Kelowna neighbours
The Baden Spa and 188-room hotel proposed for a hilltop in the Shannon Lake area…
Parkade, hotel being proposed at Kelowna airport next year
Plans for a parkade and hotel at Kelowna’s airport are being pushed ahead to next…
Kamloops subdivision could pave way for more emergency routes of Juniper
A nearly 300 home subdivision proposal in Kamloops's Juniper neighbourhood may play a role in…
Tallest building in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood proposed
After a flurry of highrise proposals for downtown Kelowna last winter dribbled to a halt…
Rejection of free parkland in Kelowna likely means more pollution, not less: developer
The fight over a proposal to donate 250 acres of land near the McKinley reservoir…
11-storey apartment building approved for downtown Kamloops
Kamloops will see another high-rise tower added to the downtown skyline after a development permit…
Kelowna city council says no to urban sprawl but loses out on major public park
A tie vote by Kelowna city council late last night defeated a proposal from a…
Apartment development with less than half required parking approved in Kamloops
An apartment development in North Kamloops will go ahead with less than half of the…
New pub on the way for Aberdeen mall in Kamloops
Kamloops residents looking to pick up a drink or meal after shopping at Aberdeen Mall…
Kelowna needs to rethink a massive new park as a gift from a developer, group says
The City of Kelowna has a chance to get 246 acres of parkland in the…
City of Kelowna, developer sued by diamond hunter over massive lakeshore condo project
Diamond hunter Charles Fipke is suing the City of Kelowna and Aqua Resorts in an…
Less parking in urban areas may help affordable housing aims in Kamloops
A supporter of a would-be North Shore apartment complex in Kamloops says the city's parking…
Kelowna highrise sells out within 48 hours of going on sale
The first of three residential highrise towers in the Water Street by the Park development…