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Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
October 22, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but they don't know when.
A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it's being auctioned for millions
September 08, 2024 - 9:00 PM

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It's in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations, even though it's just a few weeks shy of 237 years old and has spent who knows how long inside a filing cabinet in North Carolina.
HOUSING CRISIS: What are mobile homes worth when a developer buys the land?
March 14, 2024 - 7:30 AM
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Central Mobile Home Park is the final resting place for 134 manufactured homes that are mostly around 50 years old and waiting for the wrecking ball that will come when the park is eventually redeveloped for modern housing.
Edmunds: How to get the most money for your trade-in vehicle
February 11, 2024 - 1:00 PM

Most car shoppers focus their time and energy on getting the best sale price during a vehicle purchase. This is understandable considering the purchase price is the biggest number in the transaction. But a lot of these shoppers fail to consider another key factor that can help save money: getting the best value for their trade-in vehicle.
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.
BC Housing spending spree needs more transparency: Professor
April 15, 2023 - 3:30 PM
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B.C. Housing often spends three or four times the assessed value when it buys old motels and apartment buildings, like it did recently in Kamloops.
Realtors apologizing for past discrimination, urging change
October 15, 2022 - 8:45 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Abdul-Kaba Abdullah decided to sell his home two years ago, he listed the neatly-kept, four-bedroom house at $175,000 based on presale evaluations.
Okanagan prices 'stable' as B.C. led the country in farmland price increases
March 19, 2021 - 3:54 PM

British Columbia led the way nationally in cultivated farmland value last year with the Kootenay region seeing the biggest surge provincially.
Kelowna Mountain developer loses court case over nearby project
January 07, 2021 - 8:04 AM

Kelowna Mountain developer Mark Consiglio’s attempt to stop the sale of three Kelowna building lots has been turned down by a judge.
Vernon to sell land for Cultural Centre to regional district for $2.5M
September 16, 2020 - 10:40 AM

The City of Vernon will sell the future downtown site of the Greater Vernon Cultural Centre for almost $2.5-million to the Regional District of North Okanagan.
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THOMPSON: More questions than answers following Trump's attack on Iran
OPINION Just six months ago, President Donald Trump said he would “stop the chaos in the Middle East…prevent world war three”. Last week, President Trump ordered the bombing of three Iranian nuclear

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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