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Housing
Effort to tackle affordable housing, poverty gears up in Central Okanagan
As local governments become more involved in providing affordable housing in the Central Okanagan, a…
Kelowna group seeking unique answers to solving housing crisis
No one questions the fact that the Okanagan, and particularly Kelowna, has an affordable housing…
HOUSING CRISIS: Seniors living in Vernon campsite find housing
After weeks of braving the cold and discomfort of living in a tent, a senior…
This B.C. highrise will be tallest in Canada outside Toronto
The dramatic increase in the number and height of highrises in Kelowna, and two coming…
HOUSING CRISIS: Young couple with pet forced to live in a car in Kelowna
A young man, his girlfriend and his 140 lb dog have been living in a…
Why Central Green never became the ‘gateway’ to Kelowna
There was a time, more than a decade ago, when an old school site in…
HOUSING CRISIS: Senior couple forced to live in tent at Vernon campsite
When Dave wakes up in the night needing a pee he knows he'll have to…
Penticton supportive housing review finds housing affordability a top issue
Rent is too expensive in Penticton for some of it residents to be able to…
One-bedroom rental rates jump in Kamloops, Kelowna and likely to go higher
Kelowna’s rental rate for a one-bedroom apartment jumped back to $1,800 in April after dropping…
Labour, red tape stand in way of controlling rising house prices in Okanagan: economist
The best way to put a lid on skyrocketing housing prices in the Okanagan and…
Why Kelowna may be heading toward a downtown highrise overbuild
The most visible sign that Kelowna is the fastest growing major metropolitan area in Canada…
North Okanagan’s population growth double what was predicted
The population of the North Okanagan grew at twice the rate it was expected to,…
B.C. senior wins case after Christian charity tries to evict him
A B.C. senior has been given a reprieve and escaped eviction for now after he…
City council to consider adding 112 homes in hills above Penticton
Over 100 rural homes will be built in the hills above Penticton if city council…
Housing in Okanagan, Kamloops still a bargain compared to much of B.C.
The further one travels away from the Lower Mainland, the more affordable housing gets in…
iN PHOTOS: More than 500 storeys of new highrises in pipeline for downtown Kelowna
It took only a couple of days this week to add 19.5% more highrise storeys…
Three more highrises planned for downtown Kelowna
An 80-room hotel is included in a proposal to build three highrises in downtown Kelowna.…
Destination shopping districts changing face of retail in Kelowna and beyond
After two years of shopping online, and only rushing out to buy essentials, Kelowna is…
Massive Penticton subdivision on sale for $27 million before it’s even approved
A huge housing development in Penticton is for sale before city council has even approved…
No public hearing needed for Okanagan’s next 35-storey highrise
An application to rezone downtown Kelowna land for one of the city’s highest buildings does…
Kelowna’s homeless population expected to double by 2026
In 2018, Kelowna’s Journey Home Society set a target of reaching functionally-zero homelessness by the…
Housing prices take big jump in Kamloops, South Okanagan, not so much in Kelowna
While sales were down in April, the benchmark prices for homes in Kamloops and the…
Number of Central Okanagan residents paying spec tax jumps by almost 20%
In the first year after B.C.’s Speculation and Vacancy tax was introduced it seemed to…
Famine to feast: Poppa Dawg’s life in Kelowna has taken a dramatic turn for the better
After more than two months of frantic searching for a place to live in order…