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.
2009 Hillside Estate Viognier
Cool climate Viognier from Hillside Estate Winery on the Naramata Bench … Delicious with seafood and curried pork or beef.
D’Angelo 2007 Tempranillo
D’Angelo 2007 Tempranillo: Distinguished red grape of Rioha fame. Partners roast lamb or pork.
Hockey & Health: Big Mike’s Story
My last memory of “Big Mike” (six foot three, 265 lbs) was of him being wheeled out of the hockey rink in Las Vegas on a gurney flashing the “thumbs up” sign to both teams as the paramedics took him to the local emergency. Mike, age 40, died later that day. I still get emotional thinking about it and I’m not exactly sure why.
I quit Facebook! I like
Escape from cyber “friend”-ship Quitting Facebook is probably the hardest thing I’ve done this month. Not that I’m finding life lonely without it, or miss being privy to the daily musings of far flung friends, family and people I ignored in elementary school. The hard...
Vernon Winter Carnival: Feb 4–13
The fun kicks off with a parade downtown. Eat, dance, snowshoe, lantern ski...the list of activities is long on fun. Take in the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta or head up to Silver Star to see the carvers create works of art during the Snow Sculpture championships. There are...
North Okanagan Eco-Encounter
“Hey, you want to see something neat?”
I turned from the entrance to the Allan Brooks Nature Centre to where a teenaged girl was beckoning from the shrubbery. She waved for me to join the knot of hunched figures bending low and peering intently at an ordinary looking bush.
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