News Items tag as: Kelowna housing

40 more affordable rental units open in Kelowna
August 29, 2021 - 3:56 PM

New affordable rental homes are now available for people with low to moderate incomes in Kelowna, with the opening of a new apartment.
Kelowna vacancy rates improve but rents also go up
November 28, 2018 - 7:30 AM

KELOWNA - The annual report on vacancy rates in Kelowna shows that the 0.2 per cent rate recorded in 2017 has jumped to 1.9 per cent.
Housing strategy will see new housing forms, more protection of rental housing in Kelowna
June 29, 2018 - 1:41 PM

KELOWNA - It has a benign sounding name — the Healthy Housing Strategy — but the far-reaching set of 19 actions adopted by Kelowna council this week, will guide the provision of affordable housing in this city for decades and could even prove controversial.
Housing crisis tearing Kelowna families apart
March 26, 2018 - 7:30 PM

KELOWNA – The province’s watchdog for children and youth says the housing crisis in the Okanagan is hurting young people and families the most.
Rental apartment building in downtown Kelowna a first in several decades
March 01, 2018 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - A six-storey rental apartment building planned for Clement Avenue — one of the first rental apartments to be built downtown in decades — has received Kelowna council’s initial blessing.
Too many carriage houses in Kelowna, not enough time
January 24, 2018 - 4:33 PM

KELOWNA - Carriage houses are so popular now, Kelowna City Hall is considering not even bringing them to council for approval.
Four major affordable housing projects coming to Kelowna
December 01, 2017 - 1:53 PM

KELOWNA – At least four new projects aimed at helping the less fortunate find somewhere to live are coming to Kelowna, a city with the lowest rental availability rate in the country.
Kelowna releases housing study findings, and it's not good
November 23, 2017 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - A housing needs assessment report released by the City of Kelowna recently, paints a bleak picture of what life will be like for the most vulnerable members of our society if current trends continue.
Affordable housing and support coming to Kelowna
September 01, 2017 - 5:37 PM

KELOWNA - The Good Night Inn will become affordable housing in Kelowna.
Provincial funding for affordable housing projects in Kelowna
November 16, 2016 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - More than $18 million in government funding is coming to Kelowna for affordable housing.
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JONESIE: The lessons of free-range children long forgotten
OPINION When we were kids, we knew every inch of our neighbourhood. We ran around town till ten minutes before mom got home, which on weekends was often 2 a.m. Bad news for us when she got home early. We knew every vacant lot,

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky's start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products available for some patients at the outset will be a challenge, Gov. Andy Beshear says. Beshear's administration took a big ste

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
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 the

News Items tag as: Kelowna housing

40 more affordable rental units open in Kelowna

Kelowna vacancy rates improve but rents also go up

Housing strategy will see new housing forms, more protection of rental housing in Kelowna

Housing crisis tearing Kelowna families apart

Rental apartment building in downtown Kelowna a first in several decades

Too many carriage houses in Kelowna, not enough time

Four major affordable housing projects coming to Kelowna

Kelowna releases housing study findings, and it's not good

Affordable housing and support coming to Kelowna

Provincial funding for affordable housing projects in Kelowna

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