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American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
March 07, 2025 - 6:00 PM
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Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon.
Don’t count Okanagan wine industry out just because this year’s crop is gone
February 15, 2024 - 7:00 AM
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Lovers of Okanagan VQA wines may already be noticing declines in their favourite flavours in local liquor stores.
Alberta’s attack on Okanagan wines may open other doors for the industry
February 04, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Alberta delivered a harsh blow to Okanagan wineries last month by banning them from selling in its liquor stores if they also ship wines directly to customers.
Kamloops couple joins non-alcoholic beverage trend with new mocktail business
January 07, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Kamloops residents can now easily access, experience, and enjoy a wide variety of non-alcoholic beverages thanks to a couple who saw a gap in the market and worked to fill it.
Liquor inspector acted 'suspicious' but store still fined $7K
July 14, 2023 - 7:00 PM

A BC liquor store has been fined $7,000 for serving an underage girl because the distracted clerk who accidentally sold the teen liquor was keeping an eye on a "suspicious" man staring at the girl.
Kelowna craft coffee shop following in the wine tasting tradition of the Okanagan
April 09, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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Visitors to Okanagan wineries are there for the tasting experience, sampling choice wines and, often, taking a bottle or case home with them.
New Kelowna brewery going for an Okanagan camping vibe
March 28, 2023 - 7:00 AM
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There are craft breweries in Kelowna with dog, office and fishing themes. Now a new one called Three Lakes Brewing is set to open in the Kelowna Airport Business Park with its own special flavour.
B.C. cafe shuttered after selling can of beer without food
December 17, 2022 - 4:30 PM

A B.C. cafe has been ordered to close for a day after it sold an undercover liquor inspector a can of beer to take out without selling them any food.
Snowshoe Sam’s at Big White Ski Resort has a new owner
October 14, 2022 - 9:10 AM
iNwine

A popular pub at Big White Ski Resort has been purchased by the owners of Kelowna's BNA Brewing Co. & Eatery.
BCGEU strike a boon for illegal weed dealers: Okanagan Cannabis Collective
August 24, 2022 - 6:00 PM
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Vernon cannabis store owner Sarah Ballantyne says the shelves of her store are almost empty.
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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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