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New Mexican restaurant opens at Big White Ski Resort
A new Mexican restaurant has found a home at Big White Ski Resort in the…
Kelowna’s iconic Doc Willoughby’s pub may change name
The new owners of Doc Willoughby’s pub in downtown Kelowna want to add another 155…
TacoTime and Triple O’s now open in Vernon
Two new fast-food restaurants have opened in Vernon. Triple O's and TacoTime have both opened…
Popular North Okanagan cidery prepares for spring opening
A bustling Armstrong cidery, that saw a busy outdoor season throughout the pandemic, opens for…
Decision to close McDonald’s in downtown Kamloops two years in the making
The downtown McDonald's location in Kamloops has shut its doors after dealing with increasing social…
South Okanagan winery not bottling 2021 vintage due to wildfire smoke contamination
An Okanagan Falls winery has decided to forgo bottling its 2021 vintage this year after…
‘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…