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.
Pandora: Charming and Romantic
Pandora started out in Denmark as a small business run by a pair of goldsmiths nearly 30 years ago. Today the company is the world’s third largest jewellery manufacturer. With stores in 28 countries their popular charms grace the wrists of women everywhere. Lyle Hance...
Great Golf, Great Lifestyle
Ready to live the good life? Welcome to Ponderosa, the Okanagan’s newest mountainside community. Carved from rugged rock and wilderness forest, the 400-acre site wraps around the base of Peachland’s Pincushion Mountain. At Ponderosa’s heart is the golf course,...
Social Media Showdown
I just read yet another blog predicting the demise of magazines. I’m a little confused because, in reality, the T-shirt I’m wearing has more views than his website. I leave the blogger-dude, wondering how I ever found him, to summon up the Obi-Wan Kenobi of the Internet—Google herself. I gasp out loud at the news that there are 627 million results for “the death of magazines” search. Sigh. I tear up, move my Mac out of the splash zone and begin reading the awful results. I get through a little more than half before it occurs to me that Okanagan Life …
Adobe Study Reveals Consumers Prefer Magazine Advertising
Digital marketing is not meeting the needs of consumers according to new research released from Adobe Systems Incorporated. The U.S. study, The State of Online Advertising exposes new insights into the beliefs of both consumers and professional marketers that traditional marketing is still more effective than online marketing. The research is based on interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 consumers and 250 professional marketers. The study revealed that two-thirds of consumers believe that television commercials are more effective than online advertising and that online banner ads do not work (54%). Further, respondents prefer to view advertising in their favorite print magazine (45%) or while watching their favorite TV show (23%) compared to the stark 3% who state they prefer to view ads via social media and 0% who like ads in an app.
Construction: The Big Picture
The future looks stagnant if you base predictions for commercial and residential construction in the Kelowna area on one set of numbers alone. Recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) figures indicate only minor improvement in single family and townhouse...
Kelowna Dental Centre: Dental care with a difference
Welcome to the “new” Kelowna Dental Centre, where they want to change the way you think about dentistry. Dr. Michael Webster and his associate, Dr. Cory Brown, opened their doors in January, and they are excited about developing and establishing lifelong relationships...
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