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Kelowna daycare on the hook $10,000 for underpaying staffer
A Kelowna daycare is on the hook for $10,000 after it short-changed a former staff…
In secret, OKIB council members awarded themselves a huge pay increase
Behind closed doors, the Okanagan Indian Band council have voted themselves up to 50% pay…
North Okanagan cleaner loses appeal, but company still owe $4K in wages
A North Okanagan cleaning company that was fined $1,000 and ordered to pay almost $4,000…
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…
Kamloops petting zoo fined; ordered to pay unpaid wages
A Kamloops petting zoo is on the hook for $1,500 after it was found to…
West Kelowna firm didn’t pay overtime, ordered to pay $19K
A West Kelowna storage company is on the hook for $19,000 after it failed to…
City of Kelowna’s catchup on wages is going to be expensive
Every year local governments have to publish the number of employees who make more than…
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…
Vernon spent almost $1M on overtime last year
The City of Vernon spent close to $1 million last year on overtime. A staff…
Accelerate Okanagan is searching for the elusive Sunshine Tax
Is there really a Sunshine Tax in Kelowna? A tech hub is trying to answer…
BCGEU issues strike notice for Monday
A union representing firefighters, correctional staff and administrative workers has issued a strike notice to…
Kelowna city manager tops list of city hall salaries at $289K
The amount of money paid to City of Kelowna employees climbed 2.1 per cent from…
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…
Former Kelowna city manager paid $151K for three months work in 2018
KELOWNA – Ron Mattiussi retired from his job as Kelowna city manager at the end…
Are you getting a raise tomorrow? Minimum wage in B.C. going up again
KELOWNA – With B.C.’s annual minimum wage increase set to kick in tomorrow, June 1,…
City of Vernon spending more money on staff salaries
VERNON – An increase in the amount of money being spent on staff salaries at…
HELSTON: Angry about school superintendents getting raises? You’re missing the point
Many reacted with shock when news broke that superintendents in three Okanagan school districts were given raises last year, but I think we might be missing the bigger picture. What I find more shocking than a superintendent with 30 years of education experience receiving a pay raise — the first for that position since 2006...
Wage increase approved for West Kelowna firefighters
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna firefighters' wages and property tax bills with both get a bit of a bump over the next few years following the approval of a new collective agreement. West Kelowna council has ratified the new collective agreement between the International Association of Firefighters Local 4457 and the District of West Kelowna....
Native court workers protest for equal pay
OKANAGAN - Native court workers are standing up against the government asking for equal pay after being cut out of a deal five years ago that increased the wages of others but not court workers. Jack Kruger, a veteran native court worker and counsellor, has spent the past two days outside the Penticton and Kelowna...