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As the year comes to an end Canadians are grateful and exhausted
A survey shows that as Canadians reflect on their past year, they are feeling exhausted…
Here’s where some of the $17M in new Kelowna taxes will be spent
The City of Kelowna is looking at a 2024 property tax increase of just under…
A third of Canadians struggling with mortgage payments: poll
Almost a third of Canadians are having a tough time paying their mortgage, and those…
One-third of Canadians say they are in ‘bad’ or ‘terrible’ financial shape
One-third of Canadians say they are in "bad " or "terrible" financial shape, while 20…
B.C. company on hook for $900,000 after bilking vulnerable investor
A Vancouver company that duped a vulnerable woman to remortgage her home but then used…
Why Kelowna isn’t spending its $100 million legacy fund
The City of Kelowna has a Legacy Fund expected to reach more than $111 million…
Kelowna financial advisor allegedly offered money to client, lied to regulator
A Kelowna-based financial advisor is facing allegations he promised to give a client $5,000 after…
How you can save a few bucks as inflation, interest rates rise
After two years of record low interest rates, Canadians are being hit with rapid increase.…
Here’s why $600 million doesn’t earn much interest in Kelowna or any B.C. city
Anyone with extra cash to sock away knows to look for the best rate of…
Finances taking a hit during pandemic? Okanagan agency offers help
If you're one of many who are suffering through their own personal financial slump during…
Are you financially prepared for another year under the pandemic?
While COVID-19 has hammered some workers who’ve lost their jobs or had their hours cut,…
More than 50 City of Vernon staffers had six-figure salaries in 2019
Wages for the City of Vernon's top staff cost an extra $1.7 million in 2019…
Half of Canadians $200 away from going broke and rent is due today
For the first time since the novel coronavirus swept through the country, millions of Canadians…
One Okanagan town attempts to explain where property taxes go
This is the time of year when people begin thinking about the onerous task of…
Lafarge has a point: Industrial taxes in Kamloops far higher than Okanagan, other cities
KAMLOOPS – Tax rates in the City of Kamloops came under fire again last week…
North Okanagan Regional District staff and politicians wages revealed
NORTH OKANAGAN – Roughly half of the North Okanagan Regional District’s $5.9 million payroll went…
Salvation Army adjusts Vernon thrift store staffing
VERNON - The Salvation Army is reducing the number of employee positions at its Vernon thrift stores as a way to put more money back into the community. It wasn’t an easy decision, says Captain Jean-Curtis Plante, with the Salvation Army, but it had to be done. The non-profit has been struggling financially since at...
PHA wants to move forward, work with city
PENTICTON - The Penticton Hospitality Association plans to move forward with a positive attitude now that the lawsuit is over between the association and the city, but directors are not impressed with how the city dealt with the matter. In a press release, association directors said the city has been out to get them since...