Business

ICBC seeking new drivers to participate in telematics pilot program
ICBC is moving forward to the next phase of a pilot program with new drivers…

Kamloops city council gives unanimous approval to pair of new pot shops
KAMLOOPS – Two private retail cannabis stores have received the green light from Kamloops city…

New Penticton business has an affordable housing solution
PENTICTON – A new Penticton business hopes to carve a local niche for itself and…

Doug’s Homestead artisan meat shop relocating to Kaleden
PENTICTON – A well known business located on Highway 3 near Hedley is making a…
How scammers are using new and sophisticated ways to target Okanagan businesses — including ours
VERNON – We may have your number, but a cyber scammer appears to have ours.…

New festival hopes to change Kamloops stereotypes
KAMLOOPS – The organizers of a new Kamloops festival are hoping to unite music, art…

VIDEO: Iconic Penticton bookstore thrives by being passionately unique
PENTICTON – It’s an iconic business on Penticton’s Main Street having been at same location…

Housing market a major challenge for Vernon businesses
VERNON – The challenging housing market and lack of affordable homes is making it difficult…

Why Quality Greens is closing its West Kelowna location
WEST KELOWNA – A long-time staple for quality veggies is set to exit the West…
Downtown Vernon business owners scared, fed up and losing money
VERNON – Safe injection sites, public washrooms and hired security are some of the ideas…
Vernon to hold town hall meeting on impacts of street-entrenched population
VERNON – A public town hall meeting is being held in Vernon to discuss business…

Cannabis growing facility could provide a big boost to South Okanagan economy
PENTICTON – A proposed large-scale, state of the art medical cannabis growing facility could provide…

Westbank Shopping Centre has new owner
WEST KELOWNA – The Westbank Shopping Centre has been sold. Ray Kandola, owner of City…

Downtown Kelowna hotel project isn’t just six storeys higher — it’s almost twice the height
KELOWNA – After a decade of planning, it still hasn’t got a real name but…
Vernon businesses express frustration over illegal activity and transients downtown
VERNON – Vernon business owner Vicki Eide says she had to clean up vomit, excrement…