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.
Spaces still available for winter art classes
Registration for the Kelowna Art Gallery’s winter art class offerings for adults is now underway. Don’t miss your chance to take part in these high-quality, intimate classes that run from January through March. Those registering before January 9, 2015 will receive a...
Kelowna Rockets join Team Canada roster
Team Canada’s defense at this year's World Junior Hockey Championships has a definite Kelowna Rockets flavour with Rockets captain Madison Bowey and newly acquired D-man Josh Morrissey named to Team Canada’s entry at the 2015 World Junior Hockey Championships....
Home Free country quintet to perform in Kelowna
Minneapolis’ Home Free, last years winner of the hot NBC Sing-Off show will appear at the Kelowna Community Theatre on March 20. The country vocal quintet won the $100,000 grand prize in an a cappella vocal competition in December of 2013 and earned a recording...
Sheldon Kennedy appointed to Order of Canada
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced today that Sheldon Kennedy has been named a Member of the Order of Canada for “his courageous leadership in raising awareness of childhood sexual abuse and his continued efforts...
Local skiers love affair
The love affair between Silver Star and local skiers and boarders continued for the third year in a row, as it was recently announced that Silver Star Mountain Resort had won the Best of the Okanagan Readers’ Choice Award from Okanagan Life Magazine for Best Ski...
Business student looking for recipe for success
Third-year Okanagan College Business Administration student Matthew Knegt and his wife Nicole are in the throes of a real-life adventure in business development that is focused – at least for now – on the online activities of one of the world’s best-known chefs,...
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