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 Poetics of Space opens at Kelowna Art Gallery
An exhibition on tour from the Vancouver Art Gallery will open to Okanagan audiences at the Kelowna Art Gallery, entitled The Poetics of Space. It will be on view from February 2 to May 5, 2019.
Tango: a fervent, up-tempo response to the season’s icy chill in the Okanagan
Win tickets to Winter. A fervent, up-tempo response to the season’s icy chill, Winter features the thrilling tango-inspired world premiere of Cuatro Estaciones from Ballet Kelowna’s visionary Artistic Director and CEO Simone Orlando
In person with dino hunter Dr. David Evans
Dr. David Evans digs up new finds
Fiction writers wanted for annual Okanagan Short Story contest
Budding writers are urged to submit their entries for the annual Okanagan Short Story Contest. Now running for 21 years, the short story contest has a long tradition of introducing new and emerging writers to the Okanagan community. The competition is open to fiction...
Nk’Mip children’s art presented in collaborative Okanagan exhibition
The joint exhibition entitled Our Lives Through Our Eyes: Nk’Mip Children’s Art presents over 75 works of art created by children and youth who attended the Inkameep Day School during the era of World War II.
Former NHL Stars Team Up to Talk Mental Health in event
Kelowna Minor Hockey and Third Space Mind Counselling Center present “Mental Training: Train Like the Pros” on January 23 at The Laurel Packinghouse.
