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How new provincial housing rules are boosting and hurting development in Central Okanagan
The Bennett bridge stretches a mere kilometre across Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and West Bank…
Not all Central Okanagan trailer park sales mean loss of affordable housing
There have been a number of sales of manufactured home parks in the Central Okanagan…
RDCO wants $148,000 to prepare against fires, floods and extreme weather
The Regional District of the Central Okanagan is seeking $148,000 to cover emergency support services.…
Kelowna’s Kangaroo Creek Farm welcomes visitors back for spring break
The animals at Kelowna's Kangaroo Creek Farm have been enjoying a relaxing winter as they…
Tiny homes for Kelowna’s homeless community welcomes first residents
So far, 40 people have moved from Kelowna’s homeless shelters into the individual tiny home…
Location of Okanagan’s first European settlement sparking conflict between historians
The location of the first, albeit brief, European settlement in the Okanagan is now the…
Rent in Kelowna on the rise as national rate falls
The asking rental price for one-bedroom apartments fell marginally in Canada in February compared to…
Big White extends ski season a week after late start
Big White Ski Resort will be staying open for an extra week this winter thanks…
Okanagan apple growers consider marketing commission to sell their fruit
While Okanagan apple growers didn't experience the same kind of killing damage that January’s cold…
Kelowna Rocket receives award for saving drowning man
Kelowna Rocket Ty Hurley is getting an award for saving a man’s life at a…
Farm Credit Canada offering helping hand to hard hit Okanagan fruit and grape growers
While it’s not a cash handout, Farm Credit Canada is offering some easing of payments…
Kelowna recorded significant increase in sexual offences last year
An updated report by Kelowna RCMP shows the city saw a significant increase in distribution…
Warmer weekend ahead for Kamloops and the Okanagan
The latest cold snap in Kamloops and the Okanagan brought overnight low temperatures of -10…
An NDP win in Kelowna? ‘More of a chance than we’ve had in years’
The BC NDP has high hopes for Kelowna in the upcoming provincial election whether it's…
Kelowna calls for more highrises in response to new provincial housing rules
New provincial infill housing rules that require for more density in core areas of cities…
Contract for supervisor of Kelowna sexual predator ‘under review’: Community Living BC
A provincial agency's contractor tasked with supervising a convicted sexual predator in Kelowna could have…
Kelowna looking to acquire 10 properties for waterfront parks
It may be decades away but the City of Kelowna is looking at creating a…
High-tech farming coming to 200 acres of Okanagan orchard
The City of Kelowna is partnering with a tech company to bring drones and robots…
UBCO, Okanagan College students set to join national protest against RBC’s ‘colonial’ investments
Students at UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College will hold protests tomorrow on their respective campuses…
Supervision lapse for sexual predator in Kelowna a ‘complete failure’
A convicted sexual predator was supposed to be supervised when an 11-year-old was allegedly cornered…
Kelowna trucking company tired of being bad guy in clean-up of old sawmill site
Ryan Nixon is fed up with being painted as the bad guy in the decades-long…
Real estate prices and sales jump in Kamloops, Okanagan
After a sluggish winter the real estate market is picking up in Kamloops and the…
Kelowna RCMP looking for help to find grandparent scammer
Kelowna RCMP are seeking the public's assistance to identify a suspect involved in a grandparent…
Infill housing decision causes division among Kelowna city council
The province's new infill housing rules have Kelowna city councillors in a tizzy. A re-zoning…