Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Campground gets green light on sewer connection
The proponent of a 40-site campground at 7850 Redwing Road along the Swan Lake Corridor just south of the Swan Lake RV Resort, has successfully petitioned to be included in the first phase of connecti...
Jun 18, 2021
Landfill fee waiver rejected for homeless camp clean-up
A Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) request that the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) waive landfill disposal fees for the clean-up of homeless encampments on highway righ...
Jun 17, 2021
Vernon Tourism ready to tap pent-up travel demand
With the easing of travel restrictions between health authorities in B.C., local tourism marketers are ready with a nimble plan to target those people that might want a getaway in the North Okanagan.I...
Jun 16, 2021
B.C. government supports temporary patios going permanent under liquor regulations
VICTORIA - More than 2,000 temporary B.C. patios authorized to serve liquor during the COVID-19 pandemic can apply to become permanent under amended provincial liquor regulations.This includes prospec...
Jun 15, 2021
One block of 30th Avenue to be closed for the summer
Vernon council has voted to close the 2900 block of 30th Avenue from July 1 to September 7, as a test run for a pedestrian-only street that has been all the rave in other B.C. communities. The move fo...
Jun 14, 2021
First living wage ski area in Canada
VERNON B.C. - Vernon based Sovereign Lake Nordic Club, is taking a stand on wages for its staff and will become the first ski area in Canada to pay all its staff and contracted workers a living wage T...
Jun 11, 2021
Capital flight savings starting in August from YLW
The expectation of national travel opening up this summer has one airline ready to take-off on eight new routes with connections to Ottawa. Flair Airline flights in June will provide non-stop service ...
Jun 11, 2021
ICBC to issue another round of COVID-19 rebates
VANCOUVER - Working from home, and less travel is going to put more money back in the pockets of B.C. drivers.The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) has announced it will issue a second ...
Jun 11, 2021
Raising a glass to the end of prohibition
It will be 100 years next Tuesday, June 15 since the first nine government liquor stores opened in B.C. marking the end of prohibition.The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) and BC Liquor Stores are ...
Jun 10, 2021
Potentially deadly contaminants found in illegal pot
The sale of illicit cannabis continues to thrive in B.C. through black market sale and unregulated shops on first nations land. The province has undertaken a pilot project to check the safety of that ...
Jun 09, 2021
