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News Items tag as: Vernon Affordable Housing
Housing market a major challenge for Vernon businesses
April 26, 2018 - 2:00 PM
VERNON - The challenging housing market and lack of affordable homes is making it difficult for some local businesses to attract and keep staff.
The length a Vernon family took to keep loved ones housed
April 05, 2018 - 7:00 PM
VERNON - Vernon’s tight rental market has some families getting creative when it comes to sharing space and keeping a roof over everyone's heads.
Province makes $23M investment in three Vernon properties to enhance affordable housing
April 05, 2018 - 2:04 PM
VERNON - The provincial government will purchase and fix up two apartment buildings in Vernon and develop a third property for low-income housing.
What will Vernon’s new modular housing look like and where will it go?
November 16, 2017 - 4:36 PM
VERNON - A bit like Lego blocks, Vernon’s new modular housing will be pre-fabricated off-site and assembled at two different locations in the city.
'Monumental' announcement promises two modular housing projects to combat homelessness in Vernon
November 15, 2017 - 3:37 PM
VERNON - An $11 million investment in local housing projects will help get people off the streets in Vernon, government officials, local agencies and advocates said today.
Proposed seniors development in Vernon described as 'pilot project for affordability'
May 25, 2017 - 2:43 PM
VERNON - Plans for a new seniors housing development in Vernon include a unique focus on affordability.
‘I got nowhere to go’: Lumby residents face eviction from local campground
December 16, 2016 - 9:00 PM
“WE WOULDN’T BE HERE IF WE HAD SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GO”
Rental suite 'looked wonderful' until Vernon woman realized it was too good to be true
November 21, 2016 - 1:00 PM
VERNON - Hope of finally finding a nice, affordable rental suite for her daughter quickly turned into disappointment for a Vernon woman when she realized the whole thing was a scam.
Vernon homeless survey finds more people sleeping outside due to housing, wage issues
October 19, 2016 - 5:30 PM
VERNON - An in-depth homeless survey found 33 people sleeping outside in Vernon this week.
'It's like a rebirth': First tenants move in to new low-income housing in Vernon
September 30, 2016 - 8:00 PM
VERNON - A lot of changes are taking place at an old motel downtown Vernon.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone
Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process
Marijuana holiday 4/20 coincides with Easter and Passover this year. Here's what to know
Marijuana culture's high holiday, known as 4/20, fell this year on Easter Sunday, as well as the last day of Passover, meaning cannabis fans celebrated in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-st
Penticton company building 60 tiny homes for Kelowna's homeless
One of Penticton’s longstanding construction contractors has landed the contract to build 60 “tiny homes” to house the homeless in Kelowna. Greyback Construction Ltd. landed the contract with the City of Kelowna and BC Hou
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iN VIDEO: A look inside West Kelowna’s iconic Gorman Bros. Lumber mill
Anyone travelling between West Kelowna and Peachland has passed the decades-old Gorman Bros. sawmill with its teal s
April 24, 2025 4:00 AM
MIXED FEELINGS: Canadian hockey fans travel to US to support NHL teams
WASHINGTON - Mark Jarry has cut as many American goods as possible from his personal spending. The middle-aged
April 23, 2025 9:00 PM
Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis as public viewing begins
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope F
April 23, 2025 7:01 PM
No jail time for Kelowna fraudster who swindled $38,000 from work
A Kelowna fraudster will have to pay $1,600 a month or he's going to jail. In what lawyers described as a
April 23, 2025 6:00 PM
Conservatives, Liberals called out over lack of 'prudence' in platforms
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a peri
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