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Netflix hit 'Million Dollar Secret' filmed at Okanagan Lake luxury chateau
April 07, 2025 - 7:00 AM
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“Million Dollar Secret” is one of the most popular shows on Netflix right now, and it was shot at a luxury lakefront villa on Okanagan Lake in Kelowna.
Kelowna contractor's multiple lies about reno cost homeowner $1M
December 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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A Kelowna contractor who repeatedly lied to a client, demolished half their property and left them with $1-million repair bill has been ordered to pay $740,000.
iN PHOTOS: Natural beauty abounds on a walk along Penticton shorelines
June 22, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Avid wildlife photographer Jodi Forster has been finding an abundance of colourful flora and fauna along the shores of Okanagan Lake and the Penticton Channel on her morning walk routes this month.
Manhattan Point homeowners vow to fight Kelowna in court over future parks designation
March 27, 2024 - 7:49 AM
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Property owners on what amounts to a private beach on Okanagan Lake say it’s illegal for the city to designate their properties for future parks and they will take all legal steps possible to stop them.
Kelowna’s approach to buying waterfront parkland called 'diabolical'
March 26, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Property owners along a Manhattan Point beach with no public access are ticked off at the City of Kelowna for thinking of taking it away from them.
More choice, fewer buyers bodes well for Central Okanagan real estate market
February 09, 2024 - 3:30 PM
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Statistics issued every month only tell part of the real estate story in the Central Okanagan.
No exemptions for Kelowna property owners wanting to stay in short-term rental market
February 01, 2024 - 11:35 AM
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There was a glimmer of hope last week that some exemptions could be made to new provincial short-term rental rules so some housing that was built and sold for that purpose could continue.
No secrets when the City of Kelowna wants to buy land
December 31, 2023 - 7:00 PM

The City of Kelowna buys a lot of property through a variety of different processes. But, in all cases, the seller knows it’s the city wanting to buy.
New Airbnb rules may reverse falling real estate prices at ski resorts in Kamloops, Okanagan
December 27, 2023 - 7:00 AM

A recent national study has shown prices for homes on ski hills dropped in most markets in 2023. But that’s not the case at Big White Ski Resort where despite declining sales benchmark prices have risen.
Vernon neighbour dispute over waterfront retaining wall 'trifling and nonsensical'
December 13, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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The fight over a small piece of a Vernon waterfront retaining wall escalated to the point where a judge ended up ruling squarely on the side of the wall.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 26. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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