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.
Special Olympics
Jan/Feb 2007 Name all the athletes who play on elite teams or compete individually at provincial, national and international levels—in more than one sport. Pretty short list? Not if you’re talking Special Olympics. These amazing athletes define the term overachiever....
Clash of the Conservationists
October 2006 The South Okanagan Similkameen park proposal has stirred up a snake pit of dissention. From the moment the idea of a national park was proposed, opinion began to polarize, not so much on the issue of conservation, but on the location and desirability of a...
Hockey Greats Fantasy Camp
Jan/Feb 2010 Kelowna was the site of an exceptional hockey camp last August that brought together many of the game’s greats and a whole bunch of recreational players for an amazing holiday. Read the original feature from...
Sandwich Generation
April 2010 Mid-lifers struggling to cope with ailing parents and growing kids can feel jammed up—emotionally and financially. Local resources help to ease the squeeze. Read the original feature from the April 2010 issue.
Chiefs of the Valley
Summer 1991 The contrast between Chiefs is interesting in itself. Among the six tribal heads interviewed was 71-year-old Barnett John Allison, a rancher who is still very much committed to an...
Theatre Kelowna presents Cinderella and the Silver Twig
Added Twist to an old Favourite Love Story Buy Tickets Months of concentrated effort will all come together next month when the magic of Cinderella opens at the Kelowna Community Theatre. Theatre Kelowna Society will present their annual Pantomime to kick off the...
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