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An overflowing crowd at Kelowna supportive housing meeting
KELOWNA – It was shortly after the scheduled 5:30 p.m. start time for an open…
iN VIDEO: Conflicts over Kelowna supportive housing projects appear to be sparking vandalism
KELOWNA – Tanya Garratt took to social media after her Mini Cooper was torched earlier…
More than 300 housing units approved in one night for West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – A significant building boom is set to begin now that West Kelowna…
Benvoulin Court new hot spot for rental housing projects in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A proposal to rezone 3.3 acres of land on Benvoulin Court marks the…
Time for supportive housing opponents to lobby the province for addiction funding, Kelowna councillor says
KELOWNA – Kelowna city councillor Loyal Wooldridge has called for the end to partisan politics…
Kelowna man starts a petition to stop new supportive housing project in Rutland
KELOWNA – A Rutland resident started a petition at Change.org to stop the latest plan…
Stop complaining about supportive housing projects in Kelowna, mayor says
KELOWNA – While Kelowna city councillors acknowledged yesterday, June 17, that there is going to…
Rental rates dropped slightly in Kelowna in May
KELOWNA – Monthly rental reports from two online rental sites show that rent in Kelowna…
Generation Squeeze: B.C.’s young adults blocked from home ownership
KELOWNA – Dramatic changes are needed for young people to attain home ownership dreams that…
Knights of Columbus Hall in Rutland will become Kelowna’s newest supportive housing complex
KELOWNA – A 49-unit supportive housing project to be built at 130 McCurdy Road in…
Kamloops housing sales slowing down
KAMLOOPS – Home sales in Kamloops have dipped slightly. Year-to-date, the Kamloops & District real…
New start for some Kelowna seniors washed out by broken sprinkler head
KELOWNA – There was great fanfare as politicians from all levels of government formally opened…
Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing
KELOWNA – While overall rental vacancy rates in cities like Kamloops and Kelowna are below…
Garages and chicken coops being offered as illegal suites in Kelowna
KELOWNA – For Kim, getting evicted from an illegal suite was a life-changing experience. Her…
iN PHOTOS: How Kelowna is supposed to grow
KELOWNA – As city planners take a “new approach” and make “big moves” toward creating…
B.C. Housing helping out middle-income Kelowna families with rental housing
KELOWNA – Those having a tough time finding a place to rent in Kelowna can…
Kelowna in focus: The North End’s humble roots and high end living
KELOWNA – Snuggled against Knox Mountain, Kelowna's North End is a single-family neighbourhood that’s slowly…
Developer blames himself for public outrage in Kelowna this week
KELOWNA – The developer behind a controversial Kelowna city council reconsideration this week says it…
Affordable homes leading the way in the Kelowna real estate market
KELOWNA – While most of the real estate market has slowed in the first four…
City council looking to expand short-term rental regulations in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Kelowna council has proved it's listening to taxpayers on the Airbnb issue and…
Make homes more affordable? Kelowna council priorities put to the test Monday
KELOWNA – The top two priorities in Kelowna’s Healthy Housing strategy, adopted less than a…
More housing units doesn’t translate into savings for Kelowna renters
KELOWNA – Despite thousands of new rental units being built in the past few years,…
MEMBERS ONLY: Widow evicted from Westbank First Nation home after husband dies
WESTBANK – Bonnie Watts married a Westbank First Nation man, adopted three children who are…
Mortgage by committee: Why co-housing is attracting interest in the Thompson-Okanagan
TWO GROUPS LAUNCHING COHOUSING PROJECTS INSIST THEY CAN WORK IF DONE PROPERLY. The idea of…