News Items tag as: Lakeside Airport Inn

Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn to be replaced by hundreds of rental apartments
August 03, 2023 - 1:08 PM
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It’s been four years since the Airport Inn Lakeside, overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country, was shut down and boarded up.
Lake Country to get some much needed rental housing in place of old Airport Inn
May 12, 2021 - 6:00 PM
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For years it was considered a blight on the local landscape but soon the old Lakeside Airport Inn could be meeting a longstanding demand in the area.
Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn sold for $3.5M
May 10, 2021 - 11:24 AM
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After being boarded up for more than a year, the controversial Airport Inn Lakeside in Lake Country has been sold for $3.5 million.
SOLD: Controversial Lake Country motel is off the market
May 09, 2021 - 8:00 PM
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The Okanagan’s hot real estate market may have been the silver bullet for concerns surrounding a controversial 5.5-acre motel property overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country.
Sale pending on Lake Country’s controversial Airport Inn
April 06, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Given the Okanagan’s hot real estate market it’s no surprise that a controversial 5.5-acre motel property overlooking Highway 97 in Lake Country has an offer pending.
Sale price of controversial Airport Inn in Lake Country drops more than $1 million
October 18, 2020 - 7:00 AM

Now that the notorious Airport Inn Lakeside has been boarded up and fenced off for almost a year, owner Raif Fleihan has dropped $1.2 million from his asking price for the property.
Problems with Lake Country's Airport Inn have moved across town
June 19, 2020 - 6:30 AM

Even though Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn was boarded up last fall, some of its former residents are still causing problems in the community.
Notorious Lake Country hotel owner pleads guilty to assault
March 11, 2020 - 2:15 PM

The owner of Lake Country’s now boarded up Airport Inn pleaded guilty today to assault with a weapon.
Airport Inn owner charged after returning to broken down hotel
November 19, 2019 - 10:30 AM

The owner of Lake Country’s now boarded up Airport Inn will be in court next month to face two charges from conflicts earlier this month and one of them stems from going to the building he’s become so closely associated with.
Two people refusing to leave Lake Country’s controversial Airport Inn
November 02, 2019 - 3:30 PM

B.C. Housing was stymied in its efforts to relocate all the residents of the Airport Inn Lakeside in Lake Country that was ordered to be boarded up.
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News Items tag as: Lakeside Airport Inn

Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn to be replaced by hundreds of rental apartments

Lake Country to get some much needed rental housing in place of old Airport Inn

Lake Country’s notorious Airport Inn sold for $3.5M

SOLD: Controversial Lake Country motel is off the market

Sale pending on Lake Country’s controversial Airport Inn

Sale price of controversial Airport Inn in Lake Country drops more than $1 million

Problems with Lake Country's Airport Inn have moved across town

Notorious Lake Country hotel owner pleads guilty to assault

Airport Inn owner charged after returning to broken down hotel

Two people refusing to leave Lake Country’s controversial Airport Inn

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