News Items tag as: Penticton low income housing

Province buys three low-rent Penticton motels for affordable housing
May 27, 2021 - 1:00 PM

B.C Housing is providing more accommodations for those requiring affordable housing in Penticton.
Market conditions concentrating low-income housing on Skaha Lake Road
May 01, 2018 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - It’s more by coincidence than design, but a section of Skaha Lake Road is being transformed as low-income housing projects continue to come on stream in Penticton.
Tenants fear redevelopment following sale of three motels
April 20, 2018 - 3:30 PM

PENTICTON - Long-term tenants in three motels along Skaha Lake Road are worried about their future after hearing of the sale of all three properties recently.
Low income buildings acquired by South Okanagan Brain Injury Society
January 22, 2015 - 7:29 PM

PENTICTON - Two low income housing buildings in Penticton have new owners after being acquired by the South Okanagan Brain Injury Society at the beginning of the year.
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OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

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

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Province buys three low-rent Penticton motels for affordable housing