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Okanagan Edge this week is our look back at all the week in business in the Okanagan Valley, and beyond.
Local business news
City surprised by Airbnb tax
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What will the new tax on Airbnb rentals mean for the City of Kelowna?
Huge project moves forward
Could West Kelowna soon see its biggest development to date?
Pondering pot playing field
Now the province has set out rules, the City of Kelowna can begin work on land-use regulations for marijuana retailers.
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Bitcoin salon
Investors have been dumping oodles of money into Bitcoin, but it’s been slow to catch on for consumer purchases, especially in the Okanagan.
A Kelowna salon has just started accepting the currency and says she expects it to only grow in popularity.
Courtney Weller, who runs Purnama, says she started accepting the online currency because she wanted to be on the “cutting edge” in adopting an emerging technology.
Global cuts hit Okanagan
Veteran TV reporter Blaine Gaffney, reporter Megan Turcato, and two camera operators are all out of work after Global’s parent company slashed nearly 80 people from Global newsrooms.
Issues
Pot will transform local jobs
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Legal pot promises to make a lot of people very wealthy, but it will also reshape the Okanagan’s workforce.
Legal action against wine ban?
The BC Wine Institute is considering legal action against the Alberta government, as British Columbia wineries begin to feel the effect of Alberta’s B.C. wine boycott.
Provincial business news
Ride-hailing in B.C. this year
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An all-party government committee is unanimous in supporting a provincewide plan for ride-hailing services in B.C.
Housing, kids top agenda
British Columbia’s New Democrats say their quest to make life more affordable for residents involves making the largest-ever investments in housing and childcare.
People in business
Chair chat with Daylin
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Daylin Mantika
Daylin Mantika is the communications and engagement coordinator at Urban Systems. She talks about the hidden beaches in the Okanagan, riding her bike to the local breweries, and her charity work.
1 on 1: Grant Powell
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Randy Lennon chats with mortgage expert, author, and financial planner Grant Powell.
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