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Kamloops housing spike correlates with B.C. spec tax: study
October 25, 2021 - 9:00 PM

Researchers at Thompson Rivers University have found that while speculation and vacancy taxes implemented in B.C. cities may have stabilized some housing markets, Kamloops saw a spike in selling prices.
Kelowna investment company faces $55K in fees and fines for faulty record-keeping
October 18, 2021 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna investment management company is facing over $55,000 in fees after the B.C. Securities Commission found it had failed to keep accurate records.
Kelowna fourth most expensive city for rentals in Canada
October 16, 2021 - 9:33 AM

Kelowna continues to be one of the most expensive cities for renters in the country.
Okanagan wine touring company looking for new owners
October 13, 2021 - 1:00 PM

The owners of one of the oldest wine tours in the Okanagan are leaving the business due to unforeseen events and are looking for new owners to take over.
Aroma-boosting winemaking gadget designed in Okanagan sold around the world
October 11, 2021 - 1:00 PM

A Naramata inventor’s product is turning heads in the U.S.
Go diggin' for gold in new immersive Klondike-themed board game created in Coldstream
October 03, 2021 - 7:11 AM

Board games are not dusty old things of the past and new ones are hitting the market regularly, with colourful artwork and designs, and historical and mystery-type themes.
B.C. realtor fined $45K, pay $50K in costs for rent-to-own scheme
September 16, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A Lower Mainland realtor was fined $45,000, pay $50,000 in investigation costs and had his brokerage licence revoked for at least one year for a rent-to-own scheme he operated with his wife.
Cutting taxes on craft spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan could boost Canadian economy
September 16, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Small craft distilleries are struggling to get a tax break from a federal government that has made them the least competitive in the world.
Kamloops developer says it tried working with tenants about to be evicted
September 09, 2021 - 7:00 PM

A Kamloops company planning a major redevelopment on Battle and Nicola Streets says it has gone over and above any formal requirements to give notice to tenants about to be displaced.
Rejection of free parkland in Kelowna likely means more pollution, not less: developer
September 07, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The fight over a proposal to donate 250 acres of land near the McKinley reservoir to the City of Kelowna was fought largely on environmental grounds.
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When to pick those pumpkins as nights get colder in Kamloops, Okanagan
Pumpkins are reaching maturity and turning orange in many backyards in Kamloops and the Okanagan as Halloween approaches but with reports of frosty nights coming, some residents are wondering if they should pull their pumpkins off the vine early.

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