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.
Kim Glowa
Kim Glowa
Kim Glowa studied Fine Arts at Okanagan University Collage and continued her studies in the decorative arts in Vancouver BC. Her professional career started with her business It’s A Mystery in 1999, applying paint techniques…
Alexander Hill
Alexander Hill
Graphic Designer and Photographer based out of Kelowna, BC, specializing in Sport Design, Wedding Art, Portraiture, and HDR Landscape Photography.
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Wedding photography and art…
Catherine Bennington
Catherine Bennington
Catherine is currently in her fourth year of her BFA degree at UBC Okanagan. She is primarily a painter, but also works with printmaking, drawing and photography. She is immensely inspired by her surroundings. Whe…
Christina L. Knittel
Christina L. Knittel
Based in Kelowna, BC, (Canada), I work in digital and traditional mediums to create fun paintings inspired by our interactions with nature. In 2006, I earned my BFA from UBCO and received a Campus Enhancement Awar…
Sea Dean
Sea Dean
Classically educated in Europe, I’ve been an Okanagan resident for over 30 years. Through the wonders of the internet my work hangs in collections around the world. I’m known for my waterscapes and four legged frien…
The small business “leisure society”
In 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted a future so abundant with technological prowess that countries like Canada, Great Britain and the United States would achieve a 15-hour workweek by century’s end. In 1966, Time magazine echoed this scenario by publishing an...
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