A business license application for an Empire Street property has been rejected on the basis that its usage for temporary accommodation purposes was not consistent with the zoning for that property.
The crackdown on unlicensed short-term rental (STR) properties and the introduction of a regulatory regime is one of several factors leading to a glut in the Osoyoos real estate market and the accompanying drop in prices, says a prominent local realtor.
The Town of Osoyoos is reminding residents of public input opportunities around the upcoming Public Hearing on short term rentals at the Regular Open Council meeting on September 9, 2025.
Taking away people’s rights, over-regulated, and over-complicated were just some of the words being thrown around when the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) discussed yet again new laws around Short-Term Rentals (STR).
Nearly nine in 10 Osoyoos residents are in favour of allowing short-term vacation rental accommodations in the town, with views varying on how to regulate them.
The Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is hard at work trying to workshop how to implement business licences for short-term rentals in the South Okanagan.
Osoyoos Council has voted to “opt in” to the Province’s principal residence requirement permitting short term rentals in Osoyoos under the government’s tough new framework introduced last October.
Mr. Urquhart’s op-ed in the March 23 Times Chronicle notes a major issue with short-term rentals; notably the fire and safety risks associated with illegal unlicensed short-term rentals (as demonstrated by the recent tragic fire in Montreal).
Timing as they say, is everything. The search for victims continues in Old Montreal nearly a week after a major fire left at least two dead and five missing.
The Town of Osoyoos is beefing up its Bylaw Enforcement team as bylaw complaints have more than doubled since 2021.
For Osoyoos Mayoral candidate Dustin Sikora homeowners who break town bylaws prohibiting short-term rentals like Airbnbs are harming the town and its ability to have a stable supply of labour.