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Vernon cannabis store gets provincial stamp of approval
VERNON – The Okanagan is about to get a lot greener. Spiritleaf is set to open a cannabis retail store in Vernon, making it the first provincially approved marijuana retail spot in the Okanagan. The Spiritleaf website is skimpy on…
High times at Okanagan Indian Band’s ‘Green Mile’
NORTH OKANAGAN – Turning off Highway 97 and heading southwest on Westside Road north of Vernon, motorists only need go a matter of metres before they're met with a sign that reads 'Top Hat Cannabis 14K.' The homemade sign is…
Cannabis lighting up growth in Kelowna’s industrial sector
KELOWNA – There’s a smoking hot industrial land market being fired up in Kelowna these days due, in large part, to the cannabis industry. The City of Kelowna only allows pot to be grown in land zoned Industrial, so there…
Looking for a job with B.C. Cannabis Stores? There’s a job fair in Kamloops today
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch is holding a job fair to fill positions for a soon-to-be B.C. Cannabis Store in downtown Kamloops. The job fair is being held today, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at…
Pot killed the local Kelowna bowling alley, owner says
KELOWNA – After more than 30 years in business, Lake City Bowling and Billiards closed its doors for good earlier this month. “It was surrounded by grow-ops,” co-owner Ken Moonen told iNFOnews.ca. “It wasn’t a real good fit for family…
West Kelowna allowing four pot shop rezoning applications to go ahead
WEST KELOWNA – Out of an initial list of 10 applications for cannabis retail outlets in West Kelowna, city council will be asked tomorrow to agree to send four of them to rezoning hearings. Three of the 10 applicants withdrew…
Pot shop applications go to Kelowna city council Monday
KELOWNA – Five companies wanting to open seven different cannabis retail shops will have their applications reviewed by Kelowna city council on Monday. Few details about the size or types of shops were released today, March 21, in the council…
One cannabis store denied, three approved by Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – Four more applications for cannabis stores today tested the City of Kamloops bylaws today and may have exposed a flaw. Councillors heard plenty of opposition to one application for a store proposed for 6-685 Tranquille Road, including Jaqueline…
Four more retail cannabis store applications going before Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – Four more retail cannabis store applications go before Kamloops city council at its meeting tomorrow. The proposed locations are at 100-125 4th Avenue, 6-685 Tranquille Road, 520-1055 Hillside Drive and 5-111 Oriole Road. The Tranquille Road location received the most correspondence opposing…
Two more retail cannabis stores approved by Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – Although Kamloops city council voted in favour of two new retail cannabis locations today, one location stirred up some discussion. Two more locations at 240 Lansdowne St. and 279 Tranquille Rd. were approved by city council at its…
Kamloops city council to review two more proposed retail cannabis stores
KAMLOOPS – Two more retail cannabis stores are up for consideration by Kamloops city council. One proposed location is downtown, while the other is on the North Shore. Tawd Hamonic has submitted an application for 240 Lansdowne St., which is…
Indigenous Bloom opens cannabis store in Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – A cannabis retailer has been up and running in the Central Okanagan for just over a week now in a region that has yet to see a legal pot shop open its doors. Indigenous Bloom opened its…
Developers eyeing old Vernon Legion as potential pot shop
VERNON – The former Vernon Legion building downtown could be a going green. An administrative update for the Jan. 21 regular council meeting noted a numbered company from Coquitlam now owns the building on 3300 31 Avenue. The report stated…
Cannabis courses flying high in the Okanagan
OKANAGAN – There's a high demand for cannabis education courses in the valley and Okanagan College is happy to provide. Okanagan College is bringing back courses on cannabis for the winter semester after their successful debut last fall. The courses…
Two pot shop applications not allowed for same Kelowna location
KELOWNA – Not all of the 41 applications for cannabis retail shops that were filed with the City of Kelowna before Christmas will make it to public hearing. “We’re up to between 36 and 38 that will get a final…