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How scammers are using new and sophisticated ways to target Okanagan businesses — including ours
VERNON – We may have your number, but a cyber scammer appears to have ours.…
New festival hopes to change Kamloops stereotypes
KAMLOOPS – The organizers of a new Kamloops festival are hoping to unite music, art…
VIDEO: Iconic Penticton bookstore thrives by being passionately unique
PENTICTON – It’s an iconic business on Penticton’s Main Street having been at same location…
Housing market a major challenge for Vernon businesses
VERNON – The challenging housing market and lack of affordable homes is making it difficult…
Why Quality Greens is closing its West Kelowna location
WEST KELOWNA – A long-time staple for quality veggies is set to exit the West…
Downtown Vernon business owners scared, fed up and losing money
VERNON – Safe injection sites, public washrooms and hired security are some of the ideas…
Vernon to hold town hall meeting on impacts of street-entrenched population
VERNON – A public town hall meeting is being held in Vernon to discuss business…
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…
Westbank Shopping Centre has new owner
WEST KELOWNA – The Westbank Shopping Centre has been sold. Ray Kandola, owner of City…
‘High profile’ stores sought for repurposed Vernon Liquidation World building
VERNON – A new chapter is beginning for the long-shuttered Liquidation World building, which has…
Vernon businesses express frustration over illegal activity and transients downtown
VERNON – Vernon business owner Vicki Eide says she had to clean up vomit, excrement…
Wholesale Sports in Kamloops, West Kelowna going out of business
KAMLOOPS – A Canadian outdoor outfitters store is closing down its 12 Western Canada locations,…
Downtown Kelowna hotel project isn’t just six storeys higher — it’s almost twice the height
KELOWNA – After a decade of planning, it still hasn’t got a real name but…
North Shore BIA releases new ‘safe streets’ survey
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops business improvement association is asking for feedback from local businesses on…
A pat on the head for these Vernon businesses that allow dogs inside during summer
VERNON – As summer bakes on, some Vernon businesses are adding their names to a…
New owners still trying to move The Log Barn beyond past controversies
VERNON – Few businesses in the North Okanagan have done more to court customers —…
Lavington manufacturing plant nearing launch date
LAVINGTON – A new manufacturing plant in Lavington hasn’t even opened yet, and already its…
Police appeal for tips after two Vernon businesses robbed
VERNON – The Vernon Subway and Dollar Tree were the targets of a pair of…
New ownership takes over The Log Barn
SPALLUMCHEEN – A well-known roadside attraction in Spallumcheen has new owners. The Log Barn 1912…
MAP: Some Vernon break-ins solved, many others still being investigated
VERNON – Vernon’s trouble with break and enters has carried on despite several recent arrests.…
Development activity picks up with numerous construction projects in Vernon
VERNON – A number of large construction projects helped prop up Vernon’s economic development figures…
Police investigate death at Vernon business
VERNON – A man sustained fatal injuries while working on a vehicle at a Vernon…
Kelowna is the most entrepreneurial city in Canada, survey says
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A recent survey has named Kelowna as the most entrepreneurial community in Canada.…
Local business owners will redevelop North Okanagan glass plant
LAVINGTON – The old Lavington glass plant is getting a new start. After sitting empty…