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Penticton has a plan to fix dramatic decline in housing starts
Since 2017, Penticton has averaged more than 500 housing starts every year but that has…
Firefighters to ignite the forest west of Osoyoos
Firefighters in the U.S. and Canada are working together to light fires on the western…
Penticton mayor looking to dent city’s crime within a year
By two key measures, Penticton is the crime capital of the Thompson-Okanagan region and ranks…
Cost of saving Kelowna tree from FortisBC chainsaws: $42,000
Brad Rix had a simple and cost-effective deal with FortisBC five years ago to save…
Okanagan Mountain Park will expand thanks to $4 million in donations
It took two extra weeks but the entire $4 million has now been raised to…
Wineries will help create the vision for Summerland wine village
Ryan Kennedy is a landlord with eight commercial units under construction in the middle of…
iN PHOTOS: Luxury ranch near Beaverdell going to auction as ‘Yellowstone North of 49’
The popularity of the Yellowstone TV series has sparked a growing interest not only in…
Forget about paying those parking tickets from private BC companies
There’s two sides to every parking ticket from private lots. On the one hand, there’s…
Gas prices jump in Kamloops, Okanagan; Kelowna spikes 17 cents per litre
After steadily dropping by 17 cents per litre since mid-June, Kelowna gas prices had a…
IH eyes indoor safe inhalation sites as drug users drop needles
Throughout BC's overdose crisis, the picture we form in our minds of who is dying…
Smoky skies expected in Kamloops, sunshine in the Okanagan
Wildfire smoke is expected in the South Thompson, including Kamloops, today, July 31, and tomorrow,…
Coldstream the safest town in Thompson-Okanagan; Penticton last again
New crime data shows that Coldstream had the least crime in the Thompson-Okanagan region in…
In-migration boosted Thompson-Okanagan population but housing supply lagging
The pace of population growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region continues at a blistering pace, increasing…
Kelowna retains its crime capital of Canada title
As predicted by Greater Kelowna’s chief of police, the area has the highest crime severity…
Why Journey Home has run its course in Kelowna
In 2018 the City of Kelowna created a task force on homelessness then helped fund…