Housing crisis
More than a third of Kelowna residents are renting, and it’s not just young people
From Gen Z to baby boomers rentership is increasing intergenerationally and Kelowna is among the…
‘Very stressful’: Finding place to live in Kamloops an ordeal for international students
An international student was in a housing crisis for months after arriving in Kamloops in…
SUPER LOW INCOME: What families on the financial brink are up against in Kamloops
Kamloops resident Jennifer Adams is a long-time advocate for her community and those who are…
Futuristic micro-home communities may be answer to housing crisis in Thompson-Okanagan
With new single-family houses selling for $1 million or more in the Thompson-Okanagan region, the…
HOUSING CRISIS: Evicted Kamloops seniors suspect foul play by landlord
A Kamloops man in his 70s is looking for a place to move to with…
HOUSING CRISIS: What are mobile homes worth when a developer buys the land?
Central Mobile Home Park is the final resting place for 134 manufactured homes that are…
HOUSING CRISIS: Kamloops senior loses battle against city housing regulations
A Kamloops homeowner is living on the financial brink after losing a battle to live…
Penticton mobile home park for sale for $15 million
The 93-unit Whitewater Mobile Home Park in Penticton is listed for sale for $14.9 million.…
‘Enough is enough’: Kamloops senior to lead rallies demanding federal pension reform
Many seniors are living below the poverty line in BC and a Kamloops woman wants…
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing
As communities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region struggle to get home built in the midst of…
Peachland man battling to stay in tiny home facing court, hefty fines
Peachland man Ryan King has 60 days to remove his dwelling from his property or…
Most British Columbians in favour of province’s new housing policies
A new survey says a majority of British Columbians are in favour of the province's…
$155,000 raised by march for Kelowna’s homeless
Hundreds of people walked to raise money for Kelowna’s homeless yesterday at an annual fundraiser.…
BC Housing spent more than $730M in Thompson-Okanagan in past five years
The province, through BC Housing, has spent big bucks in the past five years trying…
Lack of housing main driver of homelessness in Kamloops, Okanagan and U.S.A.
It’s easy to point to drug policies, addiction and mental health as the main drivers…