News Items tag as: Accelerate Okanagan

Accelerate Okanagan is searching for the elusive Sunshine Tax
September 19, 2022 - 7:32 AM

Is there really a Sunshine Tax in Kelowna? A tech hub is trying to answer that by compiling a database of wages and other compensation companies are offering their employees.
Kelowna group seeking unique answers to solving housing crisis
May 30, 2022 - 7:32 AM

No one questions the fact that the Okanagan, and particularly Kelowna, has an affordable housing problem.
Okanagan tech companies stick with hybrid work model as COVID restrictions loosen
March 14, 2022 - 6:00 AM

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, so too did the shift to working from home, but companies appear to be reaching a compromise in the Okanagan.
Kelowna-based gaming company nearly doubles staff
October 31, 2021 - 7:00 PM

A Kelowna-based gaming company has nearly doubled its employees and many are opting to enjoy big-city lifestyles with new work-from-home models.
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: More women in Okanagan tech sector helping companies innovate
March 13, 2021 - 7:30 AM

For years, the technology sector has been a male-dominated industry, but the scales are tipping in the Okanagan.
Okanagan start ups increase in number during pandemic
January 24, 2021 - 2:39 PM

More tech entrepreneurs have been starting up businesses in the Okanagan and the head of Accelerate Okanagan thinks it stems from people wanting to try something new.
Okanagan tech companies eye up working from home permanently
June 30, 2020 - 6:30 AM

As Okanagan tech companies pivot toward a permanent work-from-home model, one CEO of a Kelowna tech company says he's itching to return to the office, at least part-time.
New Okanagan business program provides women mentoring boost
June 29, 2020 - 5:30 PM

A three-month program is now available to Okanagan women who are hoping to accelerate their business.
Dragon Arlene Dickinson to headline investment event in Kelowna
January 30, 2020 - 8:28 AM

Best known for her role on the hit CBC TV series Dragons’ Den, Arlene Dickinson is coming to Kelowna to be the keynote speaker at the OKGN Angel Summit Finale.
Accelerate Okanagan can help any business be a tech company
November 12, 2019 - 8:30 AM

Brea Lake is not your typical high-tech leader.
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Wineries in B.C. are still recovering from the freeze in 2024 so the government is allowing them to use grapes from out of province for another year. The polar vortex in January 2024 severely damaged vines and while vineyards are replanting

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

Kamloops lobby group says new housing rules lack rental protections
A Kamloops lobby group is calling on city hall to protect renters amid plans to densify urban neighbourhoods. New City of Kamloops plans "don't go far enough" to prioritize renters displaced by redevelopment, according to a Tr

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