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B.C. liquor branch sues for more than $400K for frozen, damaged European liquor
The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch is among two others in a civil case trying to…
Liquor store employees in Kelowna get 10% wage hike after unionizing
Hundreds of liquor store workers across B.C. started earning more money after one employee from…
BCGEU strike a boon for illegal weed dealers: Okanagan Cannabis Collective
Vernon cannabis store owner Sarah Ballantyne says the shelves of her store are almost empty.…
Tiki bar deemed not responsible for problems at Lake Okanagan Resort
– This story was originally published June 9, 2022. It’s Lake Okanagan Resort management that…
First summer of booze on the beach in Penticton with eased COVID restrictions
Drinking booze at Penticton’s most popular beaches will be legal again this summer. The bylaw…
RCMP seize 100K worth of hard liquor found in parked van in Revelstoke
Approximately $11,000 in apparent Canadian currency, small quantities of suspected cocaine and fentanyl, and an…
Purchase of Okanagan Spirits whisky sponsors hot meals for those in need
An Okanagan family-owned distillery is taking the release of their new whiskey as an opportunity…
Kamloops’s first craft distillery set to open this fall
Two construction workers are switching gears and opening a craft distillery in Kamloops this fall.…
B.C. Liquor Stores notice ‘healthy’ increase in sales during virus outbreak
Beyond the coronavirus chaos of hoarding toilet paper and cleaning products, theres one other hot…
Vernon Golf and Country Club hit by thieves twice in 24 hours
“SURVEILLANCE VIDEO… SHOWED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MALE WEARING A SANTA HAT” VERNON –…
Locally-made spirits to get you through the holiday
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - There’s no faster way to get into the spirit of Christmas than with Christmas spirits, and the Thompson-Okanagan has two award-winning local craft distilleries to help with last minute gifts or to keep guests from noticing that overcooked turkey. Urban Distilleries in Kelowna’s north end focuses on vodka, gin and whiskey, and they...
Move over wine, there’s a new Okanagan drink and it’s more popular than ever
OKANAGAN - There’s more for the thirsty soul in the Okanagan Valley than just wine, and locally-made cider is here to prove it. A number of cideries have blossomed in the Okanagan over the last few years, including the family-run BX Press in Vernon. Owners Dave and Melissa Dobernigg opened their craft cider house last...
Okanagan Spirits has a taste for expansion
VERNON - When the shiny pieces of Okanagan Spirits' new state-of-the-art copper stills arrived, there was only one problem: The instructions were in German. With no one fluent in the language, setting up the 50-plate still and 1,500 and 2,000 litre copper pots—now the largest in Western Canada—was an entertaining process, laughs owner Tony Dyck....
Two Boonstock security guards fired for attempted liquor theft
PENTICTON - Two 24-7 Security employees appear to have been fired after they were were caught on security camera allegedly trying to steal liquor from Last Call Liquor Mart on Saturday. Navneet Dhaliwal, a principal at the company in control of Boonstock's security, posted to Facebook that the two men have been fired. "We need...
Liquor added to wares peddled at Vernon Farmers Market
VERNON – The City of Vernon is following the lead of other municipalities in the province and allowing the local farmers’ market to sell alcohol products. City council voted this week to amend the city policy to allow the sale, and sampling, of liquor at the market. Breweries, distilleries, meaderies and wineries have all expressed...