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Want B.C.-made boozy freezies? You have to go to California to get them
It all started in 2017 when Sheereen Price and Gabrielle Mustapich were sitting on a…
After a year of debate, wine now sold at Kamloops grocery store
KAMLOOPS – After more than a year of debate, wine is actually on the shelves…
Vernon council asked to put a cork in grocery store wine sales
VERNON – Local liquor retailers want Vernon council to keep grocery store wine sales at…
Wine will be allowed on Kamloops grocery store shelves
KAMLOOPS – After months of debate, including several hours again today, city council decided wine…
Kamloops council has not had enough of wine
KAMLOOPS – The city is once again turning to the citizens of Kamloops to weigh…
Kamloops councillor upset over local MLAs comments on wine debate, calls for apology
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops councillor is calling on local MLAs to apologize for their comments…
Kamloops council gives wine another shot
KAMLOOPS – A month after denying wine on grocery store shelves, city council has had…
Minister, MLA shoots back at Kamloops council on B.C. wine issue
KAMLOOPS – Local MLA Todd Stone is not happy with Kamloops council. The provincial Minister…
Appeal puts grocery store wine debate back on Kamloops council menu
KAMLOOPS – A Sahali grocery store is not wiling to go away quietly and is…
Kamloops wine debate continues with Salmon Arm store threatening to pull local wine off shelves
KAMLOOPS – A Salmon Arm liquor store has threatened to not stock wine from Kamloops…
Wine licence may leave Kamloops after council decision
KAMLOOPS – The owners of a Sahali grocery store may look to take their wine…
Kamloops winery starts petition to restart grocery store wine debate
KAMLOOPS – The fight to get wine into a Kamloops grocery store isn’t over. Vicki…
Save-On-Foods not allowed to sell wine in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – In front of crowded chambers Kamloops council voted to deny the Save-On-Foods application…
Another round of grocery store wine debate set to go before Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS – The debate over allowing wine on the shelves of a Kamloops grocery store…
Province pushing booze-in-the-golf-bag drinking with liquor store promotion
KELOWNA – A golf course manager from the Okanagan says the province is encouraging the…
Kamloops grocery store closer to having wine on the shelf
KAMLOOPS – B.C. wines got a little bit closer to showing up at a Kamloops…
Wine could be on Kamloops grocery store shelves this summer
KAMLOOPS – Wine may becoming to the aisles of a Kamloops grocery store this summer.…
Council urged to take a longer, harder look at the issue of wine in Penticton grocery stores
PENTICTON – It was the public’s turn to get involved in the debate over wine…
Penticton councillors change their position on wine in grocery stores
PENTICTON – After a change of heart in council chambers last night wine will now…
New regulations in Penticton intended to protect local wine trade
PENTICTON – Penticton City Council moved to support and protect local wine markets with new…
Wine in grocery stores could soon be coming to Penticton
PENTICTON – A grocery chain is hoping to start selling wine in Penticton but will…
Discover Wines stores set to shut down in Kelowna and Kamloops after company sells licenses to Overwaitea
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two VQA wine stores in Kelowna and another in Kamloops have agreed to sell their wine licenses to the Overwaitea Food Group, paving the way for wine sales in local grocery stores. Tracy Gray, owner of Discover Wines in Kelowna and Kamloops, confirms the sale and pending closure of her stores, saying the...
You could soon buy wine with your cheese at Kelowna grocery stores
KELOWNA – It’s taken a while but consumers could soon be able to pick up…
Kelowna golf clubs want to start serving liquor at 9 a.m.
KELOWNA - Golfers at Gallagher’s Canyon and the Okanagan Golf Club aren’t likely to be able to get a drink any earlier or later than they already do. City staff are recommending against an application from the owner of the two golf courses to add an extra hour of drinking time on either end of...