Business

Movement to promote Canadian business amid pandemic born in Kelowna
A group of Central Okanagan bloggers are hoping to establish a movement to promote local…

Kamloops restaurants will survive if we all support them, business leaders say
Increased public health orders have the Kamloops restaurant community worried, but business leaders are taking…

Enderby drive-in takes cheeky swipe at Kyle, and his spray-painting love
Businesses have had enough to contend with in the last year without having to add…

Kelowna home to new online vegan marketplace serving the US
A recent survey indicated B.C. is the most vegan-friendly Canadian province, so it’s not really…

WorkSafeBC increasing presence for St. Patrick’s Day booze ban
WorkSafeBC will be out ensuring COVID-19 measures are being properly followed by certain businesses for…

New Okanagan bookshop owner takes a risk and taps into the power of the page
The owner of a new Lake Country bookstore believes in the power of a tactile…

Kelowna popcorn company gets boost to adapt amid pandemic
A family-owned Kelowna popcorn company is getting pandemic-times support from the province through its Food Business…

Kelowna gearing up for ‘Meet me on Bernard’ this summer
After the highly successful closure to vehicles of Kelowna’s main downtown street last summer, plans…
B.C. cannabis sales doubled in 2020, but Okanagan retail market still tough
Canadians spent more than twice as much cash in legal cannabis stores last year, as licensed…

Westbank bakery permanently closes due to COVID-19
For the last five years, Bliss Bakery has operated one of its three locations on…

Kamloops’s first craft distillery so close you can taste it
Locals excited about the opening of Kamloops' first craft distillery don't have much longer to…

There’s a new microbrewery in the South Okanagan
The South Okanagan has a new microbrewery. Watermark Beach Resort has announced the opening of…

Kelowna apparel maker stitches its future into iconic Canadian brand
If anyone has tapped into the sartorial zeitgeist of the COVID-19 era, it’s Markku Luopa. …

Three-way partnership will focus on successful Central Okanagan businesses
A new three-way partnership between central Okanagan agencies hopes to raise awareness of the Central…

Kamloops part of Uber Eats expansion in B.C.
There's another competitor in town for hungry Kamloops residents to get food to their door.…