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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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Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same
Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r
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Night market launches in downtown Kelowna this summer
The Downtown Kelowna Association has announced the launch of the Downtown Kelowna Night Market this summer and they
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Legendary hockey broadcaster Bob Cole, a welcome voice for a half-century, dead at 90
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole, known
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