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Property values down across much of Southern Interior: BC Assessment
Property prices across the Southern Interior have largely declined according to the latest figures from…
Why you can’t manage rentals in B.C. without a license
Kathy Bakker was simply providing a service. The Kamloops woman had worked for a property…
Kamloops woman banned from property management for how her business adapted to COVID
A Kamloops woman has been ordered to stop being a property manager until and unless…
Peachland owner has tips on how to be a good neighbour after people feed horses toxic weeds
A woman in Peachland is speaking out to the public about how to be safe…
Singla Bros. Holdings Ltd. pleads guilty to 6 of 10 charges in Penticton courtroom
Six guilty pleas were entered in a Penticton court room on behalf of Singla Bros.…
Okanagan residents frustrated with ministry inaction at cannabis property
For years, Lake Country resident and retired wildlife biologist Dave Young voiced concerns with various…
Kamloops RCMP respond to ‘mini crime-spree’ in downtown area
A man was arrested Saturday morning near Victoria Street in Kamloops after ransacking a shed…
We’ll soon find out what impact pandemic had on property assessments in Okanagan, Kamloops
What was the impact of COVID-19 on property prices in the Thompson-Okanagan last year? The…
Fewer listings fail to slow South Okanagan real estate market
Even with the approach of winter, there are few signs of a slowdown in the…
Salmon Arm RCMP make arrests after recovering stolen Audi, property
SALMON ARM – Two individuals are facing charges after Salmon Arm RCMP located a stolen…
Barriere couple face eviction by regional district for living in an RV
A couple facing eviction from their property in Barriere is expecting a large crowd of…
iN PERSPECTIVE: Bonnie Watts explains her eviction from WFN in her own words
KELOWNA – Bonnie Watts, the woman who is being evicted from her home on Westbank…
B.C. SPCA remove dozens of animals from North Okanagan property
VERNON – The B.C. SPCA seized dozens of animals from a North Okanagan property today…
Quarter of 100 most expensive B.C. Interior homes within few kilometres of each other
KELOWNA – The three key words in real estate are: location, location, location. That holds…
Sibling rivalry taken to a whole new level in Salmon Arm case
SALMON ARM – It was a simple road that seemed to keep the peace between…
McDONALD: When the Okanagan floodwater subsides, let’s take back the shoreline
OPINION I'm not one inclined to take delight in the misfortune of others but I…
North Okanagan homeowners to see jump in property values this year
NORTH OKANAGAN – Homeowners in the North Okanagan can expect to see an increase in…
Court case against KGHM Ajax on hold
KAMLOOPS – A court case against KGHM Ajax, the company behind the proposed Ajax Mine,…
North Okanagan home values trending up
VERNON - There’s an upswing in the assessed value of homes in the North Okanagan. According to B.C. Assessment’s latest number-crunching, single family residential properties rose in value in most communities in the North Okanagan and Shuswap regions between July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015. The biggest jumps were in Spallumcheen and Salmon Arm...
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…
Better than money: John Howard Society gets major property donation
VERNON - The John Howard Society has received a gift few non-profits ever do: real estate. A 3,600 square foot suite inside the Creekside Professional Building was given to the society by a local couple, Mike and Beverly Davies, Tuesday, Feb. 17. It’s the largest gift ever received by the society, and believed to be...
Upswing in North Okanagan property values
VERNON – There’s an upward trend in the value of North Okanagan properties. B.C. Assessment has released its 2015 assessment roll, which grew to $27,173,940,965, up 3.6 per cent from $26,221,360,408 in 2014. A notable $393,000,000 was added to the roll through subdivisions, rezoning and new construction. In the North Okanagan, the District of Coldstream...
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...
A new chapter begins in the storied life of the Hotel El
KELOWNA – After more than a year of aggressive interest and offers from Kelowna real estate development company Argus Properties, Hotel Eldorado owner Jim Nixon decided the time was finally right to sell after 25 years. “They wanted what I wanted,” Nixon says on Argus’ plans for the hotel, marina and restaurant. “It’s a local...