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.
The Gary Cable cancer concert fundraiser comes to Kelowna and Vernon
The Gary Cable Project is an 8-piece Pop/Rock band with a full horn section. Members have performed recorded with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Supertramp, Bryan Adams, Neil Young and more.
Kelowna to benefit from protection against flooding
Now more than ever, communities need help adapting to the frequent and intensifying weather events caused by climate change.
Gold medal winning cyclist to speak at athletic breakfast
Meghan Grant, a gold medal-winning member of Canada’s national cycling team, is the special guest at this year’s fundraising breakfast.
SilverStar hosts cocktail and Paint Off! fundraising event
SilverStar Mountain Resort hosts an evening featuring the Okanagan’s best artists, specialty cocktails, canapes and more.
Spots still open for Swing for Kids golf tourney
The Agur Lake Camp Society is proud to announce Summerland Timber Mart as the Presenting Sponsor of the Eleventh Annual Agur Lake Camp Charity Golf Tournament, to be held on May 25, 2019, at the Summerland Golf & Country Club. Richard Finlay, one of the Summerland...
Ahead by a century
Mom was born on January 4, 1917. If you do the math, you’ll see that she earned the right to be Ahead by a Century. And yes, she was tragically hip! Helene Byrne and Gord Downy were both ahead of their time. While she taught me too many scintillating lessons to...
