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As forestry jobs plummet in B.C., cannabis is just ramping up
KELOWNA – While Tolko’s lumber mill has been indefinitely closed in Kelowna and cutbacks are…
Why Lower Mainland home buyers are heading to the Okanagan
Realtor Heather Angel says she's sold half-a-dozen homes recently in the North Okanagan and Kelowna…
Some Kamloops, Okanagan businesses temporarily closing, adjusting hours due to staff shortages
Faced with a lack of workers during the pandemic, some Kamloops and Okanagan businesses are…
Revelstoke distillery entices employment applicants with entertaining ads
The owner of Revelstoke distillery is trying to cheer people up with his hilarious employment…
Jobs aren’t the issue for Kamloops, Okanagan workforce — affordable housing is
As the Thompson-Okanagan regions recover from the COVID-induced economic slowdown, there’s a disconnect between the…
B.C. union loses fight over lumber mill’s new fingerprint time clock
A B.C. union has lost a fight against a lumber mill that started using fingerprint…
Employer-paid sick days will not be rising from five to 15 in B.C.
The provincial government is under pressure to triple the number of employer-paid sick days from…
Former WFN employee sues after he was blocked from taking parental leave
A former Westbank First Nation employee has launched a civil suit against the Band after…
Former Kelowna RCMP officer suing after job offer nixed
A Kelowna RCMP officer who purposely opted to take a medical discharge so he could…
Summerland the next municipality to test a four-day work week
The District of Summerland is piloting a four-day work week for the next 18 months…
Vernon woman sues counsellors association alleging workplace bullying
A Vernon resident is accusing the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association of bullying and harassment and…
BC business owner who exploited immigrant employee ordered to pay $61,000
A BC business owner who knowingly exploited a young female South Asian immigrant by taking…
Almost 9,000 people have found jobs in Central Okanagan so far this year
The number of people working in the Central Okanagan by the end of September was…
Kelowna’s living wage takes huge jump with Kamloops not far behind
The BC office of a national left-wing think tank has released its calculations of this…
Why sheltering the homeless in the Okanagan isn’t enough
While the Okanagan unhoused community has to face a myriad of issues to answer their…