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Lights permanently out at Kelowna’s Tolko mill
Lights have gone out at Tolko’s Kelowna mill for the last time. Operations shut down…
Kelowna’s Canoe Coffee Roaster gliding into new identity this summer
Kelowna's Canoe Coffee Roasters has been given a six month grace period to phase out…
Kelowna’s Canoe Coffee Roasters has new name in the works
A popular Kelowna coffee roaster that was forced to change its name in the wake…
City evicts Frosty the Snowman from Vernon sidewalk
In a serious case of bah humbug, Frosty the Snowman has been evicted from a…
Employees of Bonfire Restaurant at West Kelowna resort to keep jobs as operator shifts
It’s going to be business as usual at the Bonfire Restaurant at The Cove Lakeside…
Want to know the way to a Pentictonite’s heart? Skip the Dishes has some ideas
If you want to know the way to a Pentictonite's heart, you may want to…
Want to know the way to a Vernonite’s heart? Skip the Dishes has some ideas
If you want to know the way to a Vernonite's heart, check out these insights…
Operator of Bonfire Restaurant at The Cove in West Kelowna ceases operations
Employees of the Bonfire Restaurant at The Cove Lakeside Resort in West Kelowna were delivered…
Kelowna’s One Big Table announces closure after tough year
Kelowna’s first community-funded grocery store will close its doors as the new year gets underway.…
Favourite Kamloops restaurants and orders revealed by Skip the Dishes
With the decade coming to a close, Skip the Dishes took a look back on…
SilverStar Mountain Resort bought by U.S. company
A large U.S. company that currently owns 10 ski resorts has acquired SilverStar Mountain Resort.…
Antisocial behaviour, homelessness not the biggest concern for Vernon businesses: survey
While anti-social behaviour and the negative effects associated with the street entrenched population are often…
Changing times: Tolko closure marks the end of a way of life, says local historian
Sharron Simpson felt a loss for both her family and the community earlier this month…
Kelowna’s reputation for tech is attracting angel investors as well as entrepreneurs
Kelowna is regularly touted as one of the best places to start a new business…
Kelowna students get a deal with ‘Dragons’ Den’
The team behind Operation Take Two, an innovative social enterprise at Rutland Senior Secondary, got…
Free slurpees at 7-Eleven on Thursday if you dress in reverse
What would you do for a free slurpee? 7-Eleven is celebrating its reverse birthday on…
Kelowna company with Jay-Z ties becomes Certified B Corporation
Pela is staying on-track to create a waste-free future with its freshly minted Certified B…
From flax fields to Jay Z’s venture capital fund, this Kelowna company is starting a tsunami of change
Hungry and humble. Those are two characteristics the higher-ups at Pela, the company behind Kelowna’s…
Revelstoke Adventure Park one step closer to opening
Slated for a site outside the ski resort town, the Revelstoke Adventure Park could be…
Kelowna Flightcraft ends contract with Flair Air; nearly topples company
Flair Air was saved from potential failure earlier this month when the court mandated Kelowna…
Kelowna to get Gotham Nightclub in place of Level
Kelowna's Level nightclub will be reborn Friday, opening as Gotham. “We wanted to transform the…
Skip the Dishes knows the way to the Okanagan’s heart is through its butter chicken
Skip the Dishes hasn’t been in operation for that long, but in the time they’ve…
If a Costco gas bar comes to Kelowna, prices will come down: expert
KELOWNA – Drivers may get some relief at the pump if plans for the new…
Tolko reducing capacity at its Armstrong, Williams Lake lumber mills
VERNON – Vernon-based forestry company Tolko Industries has announced it is implementing a "flexible operating…