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How a Kelowna tailor is protecting the art against fast fashion
Fast fashion is killing the art of tailoring, says a Kelowna tailor. Samuel Galvez runs…

iN VIDEO: Worst real estate sales in a decade in Okanagan, Kamloops
High interest rates soured the 2023 real estate market in Kamloops in the Okanagan. For…

Plan for highrise tower at Capri mall in Kelowna is back and looking for approval
A new development permit application has been submitted to the City of Kelowna for a…

Arrest warrant issued for man wanted for Kelowna assault
A man wanted for assault and mischief in connection to a Kelowna crime is the…

How fortunes changed for the Thompson-Okanagan’s largest cities
The road to becoming the largest city in the Thompson-Okanagan was not a clear-cut route.…

BC climate action tax credit showing up in bank accounts this week
The third quarterly Climate Action Tax Credit payment will be sent out to more than…

UPDATE: Kelowna city councillor’s published column sparks backlash from mayor and response from councillor
Kelowna city councillor Ron Cannan regularly writes opinion columns that are published online but his…

Taste of winter expected in Kamloops and the Okanagan next week
Unseasonably warm weather is going to continue early into the weekend in Kamloops and the…

Housing cheaper than it was a year ago in Okanagan, Kamloops
A slow December with an accompanying drop in prices for homes sold through the MLS…

BC looking for opinions on emergency support services during disastrous wildfire season
The BC government has launched a survey to hear from people about the resources available…

Kelowna outshone most of BC for new construction in 2023
Kelowna shattered its record for the value of building permits in 2023 for the third…

Kelowna housing starts twice historic average in 2023
The number of building permits for new homes in Kelowna in 2023 was almost double…

Fewer British Columbians received scam phone calls in 2023
While a new survey has found scam calls to mobile phones are trending down, three-in-five…

Osoyoos chose years of low tax increases, now the bills are due
The widespread outrage in Osoyoos residents expected to pay an additional $1,500 in taxes, sewer…

Property values fell in Kamloops and most of the Okanagan in 2023
A Lake Country home continues to be the most expensive in the Southern Interior for…