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Employment
Unemployment fell to an historic low in the Central Okanagan last year
Even though the Central Okanagan’s workforce grew by 2,700 people last year the unemployment rate…
Predator Ridge looking to fill dozens of summer jobs
Predator Ridge Resort near Vernon is gearing up for its upcoming summer tourist season and…
Owners of North Okanagan industrial site ready to welcome ‘1,000 jobs’
Over a decade after the Lavington glass plant closed its doors and roughly 350 jobs…
Recruitment underway for hundreds of call centre jobs with Rogers in Kelowna
As Rogers Communications gears up for this summer’s opening of its Kelowna call centre, it…
Kelowna’s reputation for tech is attracting angel investors as well as entrepreneurs
Kelowna is regularly touted as one of the best places to start a new business…
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…
KF Aerospace wants you to work for them
KELOWNA – KF Aerospace wants to hire 100 new workers over the next year for…
Anti-bullying, anti-harassment training headed to Kelowna and other B.C. cities
KELOWNA -The first of a dozen anti-bullying, anti-harassment training sessions for B.C.'s on-site construction leaders…
700 workers affected as Tolko announces more temporary closures in North Okanagan, Kamloops
Tolko Industries has announced more downtime for its Kamloops, Armstrong and Lumby operations affecting more…
Fire, pestilence and what remains of B.C.’s forestry industry
KELOWNA – The crises in the Interior forest industry that led to a number of…
Temporary closure at Tolko’s Kelowna sawmill
KELOWNA – Tolko Industries has announced it will be temporarily closing its Kelowna sawmill for…
Why a better unemployment rate doesn’t mean a better economy
KELOWNA – Knocking one percentage point off the unemployment rate in the Thompson-Okanagan last year…
HomeSense job fair happening in Vernon now
VERNON – In preparation for its new store opening in Vernon, HomeSense is holding a…
Job fair at Delta Grand in Kelowna today
KELOWNA – If you're looking for work you might want to take advantage of a…
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort set to hold recruitment fair
VERNON – Predator Ridge is gearing up for the upcoming busy tourist season and is…
Home Depot’s looking to hire more than 100 employees in Kamloops, Okanagan
The Home Depot is looking to fill more than 100 vacancies in its stores in…
Why so many Interior families have to choose between work and family
KAMLOOPS – Brent McFarlen is an electrician and a dad. But for the last six…
Housing, childcare, and job challenges affecting viability of living in Okanagan
VERNON – If Jolene Graff had the choice, she would still be living in Vernon.…
‘It’s leading to burnout,’ Vernon business owner says of local labour shortage
VERNON – Lisa Gallie used to get 50 to 70 resumes when she advertised a…
Jobs on the horizon as new owners reveal plans for former Lavington glass plant
LAVINGTON – They won’t be creating glass, but the new owners of the long-shuttered Lavington…
After 150 resumes and few interviews, Vernon woman lands dream job
VERNON – It was Christmastime and both Krystal Holland and her husband had been laid…
Old mattresses will help teach job skills through new Kamloops program
KAMLOOPS – A new program from ASK Wellness in Kamloops aims to teach job skills…
Kamloops man pleads guilty to defrauding nearly $10,000 from EI
'IT'S JUST SO EASY TO DO.' KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man will have to pay…
Further layoffs at Horizon North’s Kamloops location
KAMLOOPS – Another 34 workers for Horizon North Logistics were given temporary layoff notices today,…