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Why Kelowna pays way over assessed value for land it buys
Whenever the City of Kelowna announces a big land purchase, reporters scurry to the BC…
Land swap between feds and First Nation may leave some property owners without access
The federal government is giving more land to the Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band, but…
Westbank First Nation chief resigns
Chief of the Westbank First Nation Christopher Derickson has resigned, citing corruption as the reason…
Is Kelowna running out of room to grow?
Vacant buildable land is getting scarce in Kelowna. A “permanent growth boundary” imposed by city…
Province failed to consult Secwepemc First Nations for CN quarry expansion: Judge
A B.C. judge has ruled that a provincial ministry should return to the negotiation table…
Westbank First Nation development predicted to take off
Development on Westbank First Nation land is expected to far outpace that of its closest…
iN VIDEO: Nature Conservancy adds to inventory of protected land in South Okanagan
The inventory of protected lands in the South Okanagan continues to increase as the Nature…
North Okanagan conservation group wants O’Keefe Range protected
The North Okanagan Naturalists’ Club is proposing the recently listed O'Keefe Range Land be turned…
Vernon’s O’Keefe Range up for sale at $28.8M
A huge swath of Vernon land is now on the market, for the first time…
Lumby purchases more than 80 acres of land for flood mitigation
LUMBY – The Village of Lumby has purchased a large chunk of land to help…
SPCA eyes property near Kamloops airport for new location
KAMLOOPS – Administrators at the B.C. SPCA shelter in Kamloops are aware they have outgrown…
First Nation groups officially file title claim against portion of Ajax Mine site
KAMLOOPS - About a week after mining company KGHM submitted its provincial environmental application for the proposed Ajax Mine project, two bands have officially filed land title papers with the B.C. Supreme Court. Paperwork was filed with the courts by Stk’emlupsemc of the Secwepemc Nation, a group that represents the Skeetchestn First Nation and Tk’emlúps...
Former Kelowna councillor may force rail trail off its tracks
OKANAGAN – Local municipalities won’t be getting a continuous stretch of land as part of…
Developers sue after Salmon Arm property buy turns sour
SALMON ARM - A multi-million dollar lawsuit is underway after a trio of developers found out the property they bought in Salmon Arm wouldn’t be as profitable as they’d expected. Smart Centres Inc., Salmon Arm Shopping Centres Limited and Calloway REIT (Salmon Arm) Inc. are suing EBA Engineering Consultants, and three of its employees, over...