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.
UBC raises more than $75,000 at annual athletic scholarship breakfast
https://www.youtube.com/embed/lOUTPBC8PyY It was a morning of accolades, accomplishments and astonishments at the Valley First/UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship Breakfast Friday morning. Close to 350 people gathered for the 12th annual breakfast, which not only...
The Boh: Eclectic eating experience
Bohemian Café & Catering Savvy visitors know the best way to find a great restaurant is to follow the locals. And in Kelowna, that trail leads straight to The Boh. Year after year, the Bohemian Café wins kudos in Okanagan Life’s Readers’ Choice Best Restaurant...
Children who play outside more likely to protect nature as adults
Protecting the environment can be as easy as telling your kids to go outdoors and play, according to a new UBC study. Research by Catherine Broom, assist. prof. in the Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, shows that 87 per cent of study respondents who played outside...
Vernon stages final performance in Kids Series: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre proudly presents Monster Theatre’s, A Midsummer Night’s Dream on Sunday, April 30 2017 at 2:00pm. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the final performance in the Society’s 2016/17 Kids series. This brand-sparkling new...
$300,000 to improve Okanagan water sources
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding to 17 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of water in the Okanagan Valley. “This year we saw a lot of very strong applications focussed on action for conserving water or improving its...
The battle of the restaurants
Where to eat, dine and drink? The Best Restaurants brand is one of the most recognizable in the Okanagan Valley. For 23 years, Okanagan Life readers have voted for their favourites dining spots in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon and across the Okanagan Valley. Watch for...
