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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
Tourism Kelowna bullying members?
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Some Tourism Kelowna members say the organization is out of bounds with its plans to book activities for its members. Tourism Kelowna says it’s not fair to put the needs of a few members above the needs of all the rest.
Cannabis firm buys mill site
The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen has approved the construction of a massive marijuana grow facility in Okanagan Falls on the old Weyerhaeuser mill site.
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Casino workers nearing strike?
A vocal group of employees from four of the Okanagan’s largest casinos rallied in Kelowna this week as their union headed back to the bargaining table.
Approximately 1,400 employees of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Limited are pressuring the company to pay them a living wage.
Cancellations hit hotels
Osoyoos hotels faced mass cancellations this week in the face of flooding.
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Rent still falling in Kelowna
The average rent in Kelowna has now gone down for the past two months.
According to the PadMapper Canadian Rent Report, the average one-bedroom apartment in the city rented for $1,120 a month in April, a 3.5 per cent dip from February, when average rates topped out at $1,160.
Hampton plans move forward
Plans are moving forward for the next major international hotel in Kelowna’s growing Airport Business Park.
Issues
Exploring pot on the ALR
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Colliers International is making an economic argument for growing recreational cannabis on the agricultural land reserve.
Get ready for pot tourism
Tourism-industry experts say the Okanagan’s cannabis industry is going to have to welcome illicit growers to the table if it wants to truly succeed.
People in business
Change-up at Black Hills
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The head winemaker at Black Hills Estate Winery is stepping back from his position.
Provincial business news
Victoria top spot for luxury
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Victoria has landed the top spot on Christie’s global list of hottest luxury housing markets.
‘Craft cannabis’ in danger?
Craft cannabis growers and sellers in British Columbia want the federal and provincial governments to take immediate steps to protect the future of their businesses ahead of legalization expected this year.
Feature Column
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Bill Hubbard gives his take on new “dual agency” rules for realtors.
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