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Okanagan Edge This Week is our look back at the past week in business in the Okanagan Valley, and beyond.
Local business news
Farm worker wage bump delayed
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The provincial government is doing away with special server wages in the province, but won’t yet pull the trigger to change the way some farm workers are paid.
Pot only at pharmacies
The City of West Kelowna tightens its bylaws around the sale of marijuana.
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Isodiol buys into compass clinics
Isodiol International Inc. will buy a 19.9 per cent share of Kelowna’s Compass Cannabis Clinics.
The move will mean Isodiol will have exclusive rights to distribute its family of brands through Compass. The company will also provide Compass with a private label line of products.
Last day for manufacturer
Sunday marked the last day of operations for Pattison Sign Group’s manufacturer in Penticton, which closed down due to a “profoundly changing industry.”
The Waterloo Avenue plants closure meant 58 lost their jobs.
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The new game in town
A Local game designer Jonathan Thwaites has teamed up with Lance Priebe and Out of My Mind Games to create No Escape, a fast-paced tile-laying board game designed to be played by large groups of people.
The idea was more than five years in the making, and a Kickstarter campaign to fund it is already underway.
Provincial business news
No cross-border liquor changes
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The Supreme Court upheld a law allowing provincial government to regulate liquor supplies their borders, disappointing liquor exporters in regions like the Okanagan Valley.
Booze in grocery stores?
The City of Vancouver is moving to allow the sale of liquor in grocery stores.
Issues
The other side of Fest of Ale
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There’s more than just binge drinking happening at the Okanagan Fest of Ale.
New hotel claims spec tax delay
Uncertainty over just who will be affected by the government’s proposed speculation tax, and how they will be impacted, has caused a delay in the sale and construction of Kelowna’s $230-million waterfront hotel.
Booze ruling’s trade war impact
A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on bringing beer from Quebec into New Brunswick has implications for the trade war between Alberta and B.C. over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Feature profile
Kings of the mountains
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HNZ Topflight might just be one of the most interesting and successful businesses in the Okanagan.
People in business
Local artist wins the day
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Faces of #OKGNTech
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Top 40: Kyle Blanleil
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