Cannabis
Kamloops council considering two private cannabis stores on North Shore
KAMLOOPS – There are currently two private retail cannabis sales licence applications on the agenda…
Construction stalls at Okanagan Falls medical cannabis facility
OKANAGAN FALLS – A recent halt in construction activity at the Sunniva Canada medical cannabis…
Kamloops city councillor getting into the cannabis business
KAMLOOPS – An incumbent Kamloops city councillor seeking re-election is hoping to open a cannabis…
Penticton won’t see retail cannabis outlets until March 2019
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton has been working for the better part of this…
Kamloops council finalizes last steps before first B.C. pot shop opens
KAMLOOPS – The legalization of recreational marijuana is hours away and the City of Kamloops…
How Kamloops got to be the only B.C. city operating a government cannabis store on Oct. 17
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops is expected to be the only city in the province to have…
People smoking pot in West Kelowna face tough fines, confusion
WEST KELOWNA – If you’re caught lighting up a cigarette in a West Kelowna park…
Consultant to oversee Kelowna pot shop licencing
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna plans to hire an independent outside consultant to make…
Central Okanagan school district readies itself for legal pot
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – While some governments and institutions have asked for more time to prepare…
Kelowna trying to recover $116,000 in costs from marijuana legalization
KELOWNA – The City of Kelowna wants to recover all its costs to date, and…
No legal pot shops for Kelowna well into 2019
KELOWNA – It will take many months and thousands of dollars before any legal marijuana…
City of Kamloops now accepting referrals for private pot shop applications
KAMLOOPS – The legalization of cannabis is less than a month away, and the City…
Huge fire guts commercial building in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A massive clean-up job awaits after fire investigators are done combing through the…
Green gold rush fizzles as Okanagan cannabis companies see stock prices fade
OKANAGAN – A sector-wide 'green gold rush' at the beginning of 2018 that saw most…
Emerging cannabis industry luring agricultural workers from traditional crops
WEST KELOWNA – Attracting workers to agricultural jobs has always been difficult with generally low…