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iN PHOTOS: Why so many old barns in Kamloops, Okanagan still stand
The old barns that once represented the early ranching days in the Okanagan are slowly…
Westcorp’s massive downtown Kelowna hotel gets approved again
Westcorp’s long planned waterfront hotel in downtown Kelowna sailed through city council last night, Feb.…
UPDATE: Young person arrested for threats directed at Kelowna Christian School
Police have made an arrest in connection to the threats made to the students and…
A cooler summer last year might benefit Okanagan lakes this year
The cool, damp summer of 2019 may not have been great for Okanagan beachgoers but…
Kelowna’s downtown Tolko mill site is likely worth close to $50 million
A Kelowna realtor has pegged the true value of the Tolko mill site in Kelowna…
Recruitment underway for hundreds of call centre jobs with Rogers in Kelowna
As Rogers Communications gears up for this summer’s opening of its Kelowna call centre, it…
Developer makes high end plans for Kelowna campground that’s home to low income earners
Matthew Richard loves where he lives. The rent is cheap, it’s quiet and close to…
One Okanagan town attempts to explain where property taxes go
This is the time of year when people begin thinking about the onerous task of…
Developer trying a second time to build hotel near Kelowna Airport
There are now two applications heading to Kelowna city council for a third hotel in…
Function over beauty for these pop-up Okanagan public loos
Two Okanagan cities chose to design and build their own pop-up loos rather than go…
Often the most vulnerable on Okanagan streets are women with no safe place to sleep
The face of the homeless in Kelowna over the past few months has most often…
Despite higher vacancy rates Kelowna renters don’t seem to be getting a price break
While Kelowna’s official rental rate climbed to 2.7 per cent for 2019, the December rental…
Kelowna may quit giving a break to those who pay their property taxes late
From Kamloops to Cranbrook, Vernon to Penticton, most property owners have the same choice –…
Man’s body found at recreation centre in Kelowna
A Kelowna man in his 60s was found dead at a recreation centre in Kelowna…
Governments can do more to make housing affordable, says Kelowna developer
While the provincial government’s role in providing affordable housing in the Central Okanagan was being…
Dragon Arlene Dickinson to headline investment event in Kelowna
Best known for her role on the hit CBC TV series Dragons’ Den, Arlene Dickinson…
This 130-year-old sod roof cabin is looking for a permanent home in the Okanagan
One of the Okanagan’s oldest buildings has been in search of a home for the…
Schedule released, tickets on sale for 102nd Memorial Cup in Kelowna
The Kelowna Rockets, who host this year's Memorial Cup, will take on the Ontario Hockey…
Big Brother may not be watching you in Thompson-Okanagan but big data is
Take a walk in the Myra Canyon above Kelowna and your visit there will be…
Okanagan has hotter spots for deadly radon gas than Kamloops
Radon is a deadly cancer-causing gas that has high concentrations in some Okanagan cities. Health…
Boil water warnings so common, West Kelowna invites users to throw darts – at its logo
Water quality advisories are so frequent for a West Kelowna water system that public notices…
iN VIDEO: Kelowna MP calls for end to softwood lumber dispute in House of Commons
Kelowna-Lake Country MP Tracy Gray stood up in Parliament yesterday and called on the Liberal…
While the City of Kelowna’s palm trees struggle to survive the winter, these ones need no such help
The City of Kelowna has shrouded its four palm trees in sacks and plastic, while…
Dozens still sleeping rough in Kelowna as emergency shelter mats get put away
Now that the bitterly cold weather has disappeared, at least for now, emergency shelter mats…