News Items tag as: Housing

Free rent offers rare in Okanagan and Kamloops
September 12, 2019 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - With rental vacancy rates lingering below two per cent in Kamloops and the Okanagan for many years, offering free rent to get people to sign leases is something not generally seen.
Kelowna looks at letting developers build 12-storey wooden buildings
August 23, 2019 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - The high-rise building boom in downtown Kelowna means neighbours have to put up with construction noise and traffic disruptions for a year or more for each tower that goes up.
Kelowna remains one of the most expensive cities in Canada to rent
August 18, 2019 - 6:00 AM

KELOWNA - Two agencies that publish monthly rental rate updates across Canada found radically different results for Kelowna in July.
Rutland supportive housing project headed to Kelowna city council
August 08, 2019 - 4:48 PM

KELOWNA - The next Rutland housing project for homeless people in Kelowna will likely only make a brief appearance in city council chambers Monday afternoon, Aug. 12.
Why is a new home in Kelowna so expensive? Here's a few reasons
July 31, 2019 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - When it comes to building new homes, developers have a lot of stuff to buy – from the concrete for the basement to the lumber in the walls to the electrical wires running through those walls.
Petition campaign against Kelowna supportive housing gaining steam
July 06, 2019 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - Thousands of Kelowna residents have signed a petition addressed to the province in an effort to stop a supportive housing project on McCurdy Road, but their first target is Kelowna city council.
Benvoulin Court new hot spot for rental housing projects in Kelowna
June 24, 2019 - 4:52 PM

KELOWNA - A proposal to rezone 3.3 acres of land on Benvoulin Court marks the second time in a week that Kelowna city council is being asked to support rental housing projects on that short street.
Time for supportive housing opponents to lobby the province for addiction funding, Kelowna councillor says
June 24, 2019 - 2:39 PM

KELOWNA - Kelowna city councillor Loyal Wooldridge has called for the end to partisan politics when it comes to supportive housing.
Stop complaining about supportive housing projects in Kelowna, mayor says
June 18, 2019 - 3:04 PM

KELOWNA - While Kelowna city councillors acknowledged yesterday, June 17, that there is going to be strong opposition to the city’s latest supportive housing project for the homeless, Mayor Colin Basran took a shot at critics.
Rental rates dropped slightly in Kelowna in May
June 17, 2019 - 5:45 PM

KELOWNA - Monthly rental reports from two online rental sites show that rent in Kelowna either fell 1.2 per cent or stayed the same between April and May.
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Long-range winter forecast for Kamloops and the Okanagan is about as good as it can get
The long term winter forecast for Kamloops and the Okanagan is looking good, especially when compared to just about anywhere else in the country. Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham says B.C. weather, in general, is expected to be th