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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…
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…
Okanagan Falls cannabis facility to phase in production
OKANAGAN FALLS – Sunniva Canada's construction of a medical marijuana facility in Okanagan Falls is…
Two more retail cannabis stores approved by Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – Although Kamloops city council voted in favour of two new retail cannabis locations…
Vegan donuts and so much more at Kelowna’s Souk Market
KELOWNA – The Okanagan has long been known as a home to many talented artists…
iN PHOTOS: Cannabis industry insights: Vernon’s Terra Vida Wellness is not your average pot shop
VERNON – Walking into the calm, softly lit interior of Terra Vida Wellness feels very…
Grow-op slated for Vernon’s former Far West clothing building
VERNON – With the goal to produce eight million grams of pot in its first…
From pub to pot shop: Two Vernon businesses venture into a new market
VERNON – Two Vernon pubs are expanding their businesses by branching out into the recreational…
‘Deceitful conduct:’ Kelowna couple to pay $500K after duping dollar store buyer
Following a 2011 business trip to BC, Chinese television producer Zi Ye became enamoured with the…
iN PHOTOS: A peek inside a bustling, vintage Kamloops yarn shop
Tucked into an industrial park on the outskirts of Kamloops is a small mill filling…
Thompson-Okanagan has lowest employment rate in B.C.
The Thompson-Okanagan region has the lowest employment rate in the province, and unemployment is back…
A decade living a childhood dream: Vernon record store owner calls it a day
Growing up as a child in the 1960s, Kelvin Forgo's home was full of music.…
Vernon cobbler will fix just about anything to keep the trade alive
People travel from Penticton, Kamloops, Salmon Arm and beyond to a cobbler in Vernon to…
Dispute over Shuswap’s Crazy Creek suspension bridge lands in court
With one landowner on one side of the bridge and another landowner on the other…
More than $1M claimed after Kelowna flooring company goes bust
An Okanagan flooring company owes more than $1 million to dozens of companies after abandoning…
BC changes rules for VQA wines in effort to save wineries, jobs after grape freeze
The devastating loss of grape vines due to the intense cold snap this past winter…
Layoffs set to trim Global Okanagan news
After some speculation, it appears the axe has fallen at the Global Okanagan news bureau…
Goldendoodle livestream from Vernon spreads joy across the globe
A registered goldendoodle breeder in Vernon is spreading joy with daily livestreams of puppies to…
BC company offers $180K settlement after duping vulnerable investor $1.75M
A BC woman that was duped out of $1.75-million with the promise of a threefold…
Simpcw Resources Group to open seasonal market in Barriere
Simpcw First Nation and Simpcw Resources Group are two of the recipients among the inaugural…
Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global…
How a Vernon business was born with help from the Entrepreneur Immigration Program
Satoca Bike is a Vernon business that was born through the Entrepreneur Immigration Program and…
Vernon-based Kal Tire has new president from outside founding family
Vernon-based Kal Tire has a new president from outside the company’s founding family. Kal Tire…
Popular Kamloops macaron maker opens brick-and-mortar bakery
A well-known macaron maker in Kamloops got the keys to a storefront location earlier this…