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News Items tag as: Affordable housing
HOUSING CRISIS: Penticton considering new pilot program for affordable housing
March 01, 2024 - 1:30 PM
iNhome
As communities throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region struggle to get home built in the midst of a housing crisis, Penticton is considering a pilot project to help non-profits fund new affordable housing.
Construction of new affordable rental housing underway in Osoyoos
January 26, 2024 - 3:28 PM
iNhome
The Osoyoos Indian Band has partnered with the provincial government to build affordable on-reserve rental housing.
'Tried and tested': Kamloops cooperative to provide affordable housing in midst of crisis
October 17, 2023 - 8:00 AM
iNhome
A new housing initiative has emerged in Kamloops in response to the housing crisis with an aim to help meet housing targets recently mandated by the province.
Disabled Kamloops artist to burn paintings to protest high rent
March 18, 2022 - 6:30 AM
Karla Pearce lives with an invisible disability and gets by with government assistance, but cost of living increases have pushed those government cheques well-behind a livable wage.
Uptick in tiny home sales continue amid Okanagan housing crunch
December 01, 2021 - 7:00 AM
iNhome
The co-owner of a Vernon-based tiny home company continues to see increased demand for the small houses because of how expensive Okanagan housing has become.
No easy answers to make new B.C., Kelowna homes more affordable: CHBA
October 28, 2021 - 7:00 AM
iNhome
Dramatic changes to the way new housing is built is needed if it’s going to become more affordable, the new president of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of the Central Okanagan says.
Kamloops residents left stranded as rented houses are slated for demolition
September 08, 2021 - 7:00 AM
iNhome
Homes slated for demolition in Kamloops are leaving current renters scrambling to find more housing, with less than a month to go before heat and water are cut off.
100 Mile House resident concerned about lack of affordable housing
June 09, 2021 - 6:00 PM
Amber Sharpe of 100 Mile House is shocked at what she sees happening in the housing market in her community. She says there are families living in campgrounds and motel rooms because of the lack of affordable housing.
Amid rising rental costs, these Kamloops families go nomadic
May 23, 2021 - 4:00 PM
iNhome
If you're considering renting a spot at a Kamloops area RV park this summer, you may be too late.
$10.8M for affordable Indigenous housing in B.C. Interior
May 04, 2021 - 10:35 AM
Three Interior Indigenous communities will have 34 new affordable housing units built with new funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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As the climate changes, so too do Canadians' farm fields and dinner tables
Canada's farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can't survive in this northern c
Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest leg
Armstrong mom sues son, his ex-wife after helping them buy first home
CONTENT ADVISORY When an Armstrong woman loaned her son and his new wife money to get established in a modular home, she didn’t bother writing a contract. But when the marriage went bad less than three years later and she trie
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B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt
VANCOUVER - A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching hi
April 27, 2024 9:00 PM
Understanding treatment and recovery services offered by Interior Health
As many individuals struggle with mental health and substance use issues, the province, through Interior Health, has
April 27, 2024 7:00 PM
Why tree planting in BC is not reforestation
Tree planting in the wake of clear-cuts isn't as successful as it may seem and is causing dire consequences for
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iN PHOTOS: Crowds celebrate Vaisakhi at Kelowna parade
Spirits were high as rain fell on the Vaisakhi parade in Kelowna. Hundreds of people gathered at the Okanagan
April 27, 2024 4:30 PM
Okanagan business student working to perfect Imperfect Pop-Ups
Imperfect Pop-Ups is an all-new event company geared towards offering unique, one-night events in Kelowna for those
April 27, 2024 3:30 PM
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