The issue was that we couldn’t afford to just come back and hope one of us would get a good job.
Welcome to Shangri-flawed
With help wanted signs sprouting like roadside weeds, it’s not surprising that Okanagan employers are struggling to cope. But just when you’d expect job seekers to be sitting in the driver’s seat, many wannabe workers are getting a bumpy ride. High housing costs and stagnant wages are obvious culprits, but the following three case studies, along with our salary comparisons, reveal there’s more to this picture.
Illustration by Will Enns
Read more of the original stories celebrated in our 30th-anniversary issue.
Wine reviews: Valley expressions of bold red wines
As seen in [downloads ids="156027" columns="1"] Summerland Pyramid Winery 2014 OM Organic MeritageKelowna, Okanagan Valley1/2 $65 This Bordeaux blend is very new-world in style. Full-bodied and robust, it is a wonderful presentation of ripe dark fruits...
Kitchen Confidential with Todd Laidlaw of True Grain Bakery
Baking up a storm with heritage wheat
Whites: Best of BC Wine Awards 2018
Let’s celebrate the wines from our fourth annual Okanagan Life Best of BC Wine Awards, this year held at the Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan. Our judging panel was a select group of independent, experienced wine judges from the trade, restaurant and education...
Wine reviews: Sperling Sparkling Brut
Sperling Vineyards 2011 Sparkling Brut Kelowna, Okanagan Valley 1/2 $40.00 Reminiscent of a fine quality Champagne, this single vineyard Pinot Blanc sparkling wine is grown organically and biodynamically, allowing it to truly represent its own unique...
Penny wise: Confessions of a thrift store shopper
Back in the swinging sixties, I was six and still enjoying playground swings. It was not until I was out of my brown school uniform and had started working that I realized what I’d been missing out on, fashion-wise. My hard-earned money...
Carbon is Not the Enemy. End Chemtrails!
Look in the Sky and Notice the Harm Being Done. Ask questions. Demand Answers Hall’s Introduction We are are being induced to feed and consume the Netzero/Climate Change nonsense being peddled by the predators disguised as our governors. Carbon is not our enemy....
SUGARCANE’S HORRIFIC FALSE AND UNVERIFIED CLAIM THAT BABIES WERE THROWN INTO THE ST JOSEPH’S INCINERATOR LIBELS CANADA AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Chief Willie Sellars and Sugarcane co-directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie were at the Kamloopa PowWow Grounds next to where 'the remains of 215 children' were allegedly found but didn't interview anyone in the Kamloops Band Woke Watch Canada is...
Welcome back to Okanagan Life Magazine
For over 40 years I absolutely loved being a journalist, magazine owner, editor and publisher of Okanagan Life, Lethbridge Magazine, Thompson Life and Medicine Hat Life. I started by publishing the Alberta Dusters Semi-Pro Basketball Program in 1980 in...
Beautiful blends
Even a blend of one or two percent can make a significant difference in wine, says sommelier Mike Lee.
Retail Real Estate Revolution
Okanagan developers are reviving urban centres with a mix of workplaces, greenspaces and lofty living.
In the kitchen with Kristina Klein at EATology
At the bus stop Young Vernon chef serves up the science of eating fresh food It started out as a side thing, but then it just took off, says Kristina Klein, founder of EATology, an unusual bus depot diner in Vernon. It’s modern, but funky, with wooden floors instead...
Garagiste winemakers
A garage can make for a passionate first crush At 650 metres above sea level, Forgotten Hill Wine Co. is the highest-elevation vineyard in the South Okanagan — a nod to a tract of land way up the hill on a forested, gravel road past...
Countering Trump’s Canada Dementia
A Guest Column by Peter Petrosino Responding to "Canada Is Older Than the USA." In the words of former Canadian PM, Jean Chretien, US President Donald Trump has made “unacceptable insults” and ‘unprecedented threats” targeting Canada. But what can you expect of a US...
Yes, Schools are Transitioning Kids!
The School to Medical Pathway Image from CNN Woke Watch Canada is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a paying subscriber or making a one-time or recurring donation to show your support. Today’s post continues a Woke Watch...
Breaking: Claims That Childhood Vaccines ‘Saved Millions of Lives’ Based on Flawed Models
In a paper published today, all-cause mortality expert Denis Rancourt, Ph.D., said claims by public health agencies and top medical journals that childhood vaccination prevents millions of deaths annually are based on “tentative and untethered models of...
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