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Dispute between Vernon neighbours over tree pruning ends with legal challenge

A neighbourly dispute about overhanging tree branches has left a Vernon senior housing society in the red after it failed in its legal challenge to get its neighbour to pay for pruning.

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Controversial restructure of Kelowna tent city reducing homeless: mayor

A few months after the City of Kelowna's controversial spring cleanup of the Okanagan Rail Trail encampment, the mayor said the site’s restructuring has made progress to reduce homelessness.

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Penticton mayor and newly elected MLA in war of words over homeless encampment

Penticton-Summerland Conservative MLA Amelia Boultbee had some harsh words for the City of Penticton over its actions to deal with a homeless encampment, and the mayor isn’t pleased.

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Former BC realtor who misrepresented sale ordered to pay back $300K deposit

A former BC realtor has been ordered to give back a $300,000 deposit after the BC Court of Appeal found he hadn't told the buyer of a $6.2-million property he owned that renovations had been done without a permit.

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Kelowna landlord to pay $27,000 for wrongfully evicting tenants

A Kelowna landlord is on the hook for $27,000 after she failed to move into her rental property after she evicted the tenants.

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Penticton to provide $45,000 in funding for 100 More Houses

An organization that is doing great work to try and assist with the City of Penticton’s ongoing issues with homelessness will remain a partner moving forward.

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Clearwater woman argues to get her dog back — but not her 10 cats

A North Thompson woman has managed to get her dog back after it was seized by the BC SPCA but not her 10 cats.

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Family feud: Callahan brothers' $42M bid snags Kelowna trailer park

A family feud over a trailer park on prime Kelowna land appears to have been settled.

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iN NUMBERS: Building permit values plummet in Kamloops, steady in Okanagan

It’s easy to end up in a panic about the housing crisis, especially if you only talk about it with relatives at the dinner table who get their numbers from X.com. Here are some of the latest numbers on building permit values, let’s see how they affect your blood pressure.

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City, band working with the province to deal with Penticton homeless camp

A homeless encampment in Penticton sits on provincial land which makes it difficult for local authorities to deal with it, but now the provincial government is getting involved to try to improve the situation.

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Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building

A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules.

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Homelessness isn't just a Penticton issue, regional district told

Several directors with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) made it clear last week that homelessness is not just a Penticton issue — it’s a growing concern affecting smaller towns and rural communities across the region.

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iN NUMBERS: Kamloops, Okanagan real estate figures that may surprise you

The housing market has been outrageous for years so you might be numb to prices and figures, but here are a few that might make you feel something again.

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New short-term rental bylaw means some in Kamloops may not be available

New licensing rules are putting pressure on Kamloops homeowners hosting short-term rentals, and some may not be allowed any longer.

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Central Okanagan housing sales in April lowest in 12 years

More people in the Central Okanagan put their homes on the market last month than any April in more than 25 years, while sales slumped to their lowest level — outside of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — since 2013.

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Vernon landlords ordered to pay tenants $17,500 lose appeal

A Vernon landlord, ordered to pay their previous tenants $17,500 because their mother didn't move into the rental for nine months after the tenants left, has lost an appeal.

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iN NUMBERS: The state of the housing market in the Thompson-Okanagan

The dream used to be to own a detached home with a white picket fence, but a lot of young people these days are dreaming of renting their very own studio or owning a one-bedroom condo.

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Developer hoping for approval on controversial downtown Kelowna skyscraper

The redevelopment of the former RCMP detachment site in downtown Kelowna has been bogged down in controversy, but the developer is not deterred and is making another attempt to get permission from the city for a skyscraper.

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