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For Heather MacKay, digging through ashes of what was once her home in West Kelowna, B.C., was emotional. Her home was among those destroyed by last summer’s McDougall Creek wildfire. “It was depressing,” MacKay told Global News. “I just remember I could hardly breathe because everything was just gone.” Everything was lost except for a…
Darla McGuirk is among the growing number of people raising concerns about short-term rental properties causing problems in neighbourhoods, including hers in the Lower Mission of Kelowna. “We didn’t buy in this neighborhood to live in a hotel zone, and we’ve got a hotel operating full-time behind us,” McGuirk said. The home is advertised as…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kelowna RCMP’s latest report says crime in the city is trending downward, despite an increase in assault and theft with violence. “We are seeing a significant amount of that crime occurring in our vulnerable population. Some are either unhoused or housed in transitional housing engaged in high-risk…
There are plenty of ‘for sale’ signs in front of Kelowna homes these days. “We have accumulated a lot of inventory over the last few months,” said Kelowna realtor Jaime Briggs. “Right now, we are sitting at about nine months of listing inventory.” Briggs said there are several factors, including slower than normal sales this…
