It appears that the regional job market has begun to rebound.
There were roughly 8,300 more people working during January in the Thompson-Okanagan this January compared to last, according to a new Statistics Canada labour force report.
READVICTORIA – The B.C. government's throne speech takes an unusually harsh swipe at Ottawa for leaving private sector investments "stranded in the mire" of duplicated federal environmental assessments.
READThe final day of hearings in the trial of a Summerland RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm concluded with competing narratives about the use of force during an incident along Highway 97 in Summerland more than two years ago.
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Matthew Kosters’ performance during the B.C. AA provincial swim meet left KISU coaches impressed.
READA 63-60 win over the Salmon Arm Golds was the best win for the Pen High Lakers.
READJoey Laleggia is riding a 14-game point streak but you wouldn’t know it when asking him.
READBeth Campbell has held many titles and offices during her career as a local entrepreneur and politician.
READThe Penticton business community honoured its best Saturday evening. The Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce held their 22nd Annual Business Excellence Awards and dinner Saturday evening.
READPenticton’s industrial sector, along with hundreds of local jobs, is in dire straits and needs tax reductions, according to the Penticton Industrial Development Association.
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It was 10 years ago when a chance meeting between Ken Hamm and Ryga Centre director Ken Smedley set the guitarist on a new path.
READTokyo is not only the political and economical centre of Japan, it has also emerged as a centre of the world economy and culture.
READPenticton council voted last week to sell two parcels of land that adjoin the former Kettle Valley Railway to School District 67 for $17,500.
READWhile individuals and groups across the Okanagan have made notable efforts to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti, perhaps none are sacrificing as much as Curtis Nickle of Kaleden.
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