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BC’s minimum wage set to increase June 1
BC's minimum wage is set to increase to $17.40 from $16.75 on June 1. The…
B.C.’s minimum wage goes up today; highest of all Canadian provinces
B.C. minimum wage went up today so the lowest-paid workers in the province will now…
B.C.’s minimum wage set to rise to $15.65 June 1
B.C.'s minimum wage is set to rise on June 1. The minimum wage will increase…
Organizers of Kelowna art display about Capitalism heckled
A festival organizer on site of an art piece asking residents if Capitalism works for…
iN VIDEO: Is Capitalism working for you? New art piece in Kelowna looks for answer
A new art piece is asking Kelowna residents if capitalism is working for them. The…
The pandemic has not created economic hardship for the majority
Tired of being shut in at home unable or unwilling to travel, shop or dine…
Okanagan hot tub sellers see huge upswing in sales
Anyone wanting to spend this winter soaking in a new hot tub better be prepared…
Why would I come back to work? CERB benefit putting strain on hospitality industry
Within the first days of reopening, line-ups could often be seen outside The Kal, a…
COVID-19 actually increased sales for 15% of Vernon businesses: Survey
Almost 15 per cent of Vernon businesses report that the pandemic has a positive effect…
Vernon is the cannabis capital of B.C.
The City of Vernon is the pot shop capital of B.C. with more places to…
Vernon city councillor opposes ‘unfair’ B.C. Cannabis Store
A Vernon councillor is criticizing the provincial government for not doing enough for small business…
Vernon businesses rally for colleague who lost business to pandemic
A group of small businesses in Vernon are chipping in to help a local entrepreneur…
Pandemic causes housing sales slump in Okanagan, Shuswap but prices continue to rise
The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the housing market in the Central, North…
Vernon mayor says city ready for gradual reopening of economy
Vernon's mayor has written an open letter to the B.C. government saying the city is ready…
Third of B.C. trucking companies have already laid off drivers and it may get worse
Over half of all trucking companies in the province expect to lay drivers off by…
Why Kamloops, Okanagan economies could bounce back before others
An Interior based economist says the economy of the Kamloops-Okanagan region is positioned to bounce-back…
Vernon looks to immigration to boost economy
VERNON – The City of Vernon is looking overseas for entrepreneurs ready and willing to…
Feeling the financial squeeze of Valentine’s Day?
KELOWNA – Thanks to an age-old economic principle, being in love at this time of…
AJAX MINE: Billions of dollars in economic impact and thousands of jobs await mine approval
KAMLOOPS – The environmental application is submitted and as we continue to delve deeper into…
Many hands might make light work if co-housing comes to Vernon
VERNON - A local woman hopes to introduce a new way of living to Vernon. It’s called co-housing, and Barbara Van Sickle is passionate about it. With a blend of private homes and common areas, co-housing neighbourhoods foster community, group decision making and the philosophy that many hands make light work. “Socially, it’s much more...
Centre at Naramata risks being shut down
PENTICTON - The Centre at Naramata risks a chance of shutting down unless the organization can raise $500,000 by the end of the month. The Centre has had financial difficulties, which became known to the public this past spring when 30 CUPE workers, employed by the Centre went on strike. A statement released earlier this...
Penticton open for business: ranking
PENTICTON - Penticton has been ranked as one of the province’s top three entrepreneurial cities, and amongst the top 20 in Canada. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business released a report called Canada’s Entrepreneurial Commutities which studied municipalities with populations of 20,000 or more and ranked them based on 14 indicators including, industrial diversity, representation...
B.C. enters new trade deal with China for Okanagan cherries
OKANAGAN — A new trade agreement was made this week between Canada and China to ship Okanagan cherries over seas. The two parties have been operating market deals on a trial basis for two years (the 2014 season is the second year) and are extending their relationship with the longer agreement. The B.C. Minister of...