Housing

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,…

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…

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…

Mayor Colin Basran sees housing as one of Kelowna’s biggest challenges
KELOWNA – In his annual State of the City address to Kelowna Chamber of Commerce…

Kelowna council pumps the brakes on short term rental rules
KELOWNA – After sitting through roughly five hours of public criticism, Kelowna city council is…

Taking the mystery out of who moves into supportive housing in your city
KELOWNA – Are all of the hundreds of homeless people hanging around Interior streets and…

New Executive Director of John Howard Society is aiming to change the conversation on homelessness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Dawn Himer is relatively new to Kelowna but she’s looking to make a…

Mayor leads the way changing Kelowna council’s vision of future growth
KELOWNA – City council has backed off on its plans to severely limit suburban growth…

Kelowna council being asked to pick winners and losers in residential development
KELOWNA – While developers are confident city council will back off its stance on suburban…