Business
Long-established Kamloops restaurant closing in wake of crime, COVID, staffing shortages
A familiar, family-owned Chinese restaurant is forced to close its doors after serving the community…
‘Unprecedented times’: West Kelowna’s Gorman Group giving workers $5,000 bonus
A West Kelowna-based lumber mill is giving 1,000 of its employees a $5,000 bonus to…
Penticton’s Rona fined more than $330,000 by WorkSafe B.C.
The Rona Home Centre in Penticton has to pay more than $330,000 in administrative penalties…
Direct flights between Kelowna and Cranbrook set to resume
After almost ten years, Pacific Coastal Airlines going to resume its direct flights between Kelowna…
Another long-term downtown Kamloops business closing
A much-loved business in downtown Kamloops is closing its doors after 35 years of providing…
Labour, red tape stand in way of controlling rising house prices in Okanagan: economist
The best way to put a lid on skyrocketing housing prices in the Okanagan and…
Kamloops pulp mill sold to Montreal company
A Montreal-based company has announced it has bought the Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops. With…
Social issues cost Kamloops businesses $1 million since 2018: survey
Street issues in Kamloops are costing businesses both time and money as they've grappled with…
‘Day of reckoning’ coming for Kootenay cannabis growers as pressures mount
Efforts to build a legal cannabis economy in the West Kootenay are faltering, and the…
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…
West Kelowna gym plays ball with Interior Health for April reopening
Brian Mark is looking forward to welcoming members back into his West Kelowna gym next…
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…
Popular North Okanagan cidery prepares for spring opening
A bustling Armstrong cidery, that saw a busy outdoor season throughout the pandemic, opens for…
Okanagan chambers call for end of vaccine mandates
An end to vaccine mandates in B.C. is being demanded by a half-dozen Chambers of…
Kamloops RCMP searching for two suspects after theft at North Shore business
Kamloops police officers are searching for two suspects involved in a break-and-enter at a North…