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Ashcroft farm manager accused of sexual assaulting foreign workers won't be charged
January 17, 2024 - 7:00 PM

Criminal charges won't be laid against a manager at Ashcroft's Desert Hills farm accused of sexually assaulting Guatemalan workers, but a human rights hearing is still ongoing.
A case of bad apples, or a rotten orchard? A look at migrant labour in BC
September 03, 2023 - 3:30 PM
Cherry acreage continues to climb as apples decline in the Okanagan
April 23, 2023 - 7:00 PM
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Two owners of lands just east of Kelowna are working to develop more than 1,000 acres of higher elevation cherry orchards.
Homeless people weren't spared during Central Okanagan COVID outbreak this summer
October 08, 2021 - 6:00 AM

When a COVID-19 outbreak was declared for the entire Central Okanagan in late July it cut a wide swath through the entire population – including homeless people.
Okanagan farmers defend treatment of migrant workers under COVID-19
August 04, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The firing of two Mexican workers in West Kelowna for, allegedly, talking to a worker’s rights advocate, has the Okanagan farming community on the defensive.
COVID-19 outbreak at West Kelowna nursery declared over
May 11, 2020 - 11:58 AM

The 63 Mexican workers who have been in isolation at Bylands Nurseries in West Kelowna since the end of March were released from their COVID-19 lockdown today.
COVID-19 outbreak at Bylands in West Kelowna grows to 19 workers
April 01, 2020 - 4:50 PM

Seven more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed among foreign workers employed by Bylands Garden Centre in West Kelowna.
COVID-19 Leads to voluntary closure of Bylands Nursery in West Kelowna
March 31, 2020 - 2:35 PM

Bylands Nurseries and Garden Centre has been shut down voluntarily by the owner after an outbreak of COVID-19 amongst temporary foreign workers staying in housing nearby.
Newly revised temporary farm worker housing bylaw approved by Kelowna City Council
June 19, 2017 - 5:08 PM

KELOWNA - After initially being deferred for a lengthy and controversial public hearing in May, Kelowna city councillors approved a new plan for temporary farm worker housing today.
Temporary farm worker housing plan back to the drawing board
May 03, 2017 - 9:16 AM

KELOWNA - Changes to temporary farm worker housing were deferred by council at Tuesday night’s public hearing.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

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