News Items tag as: Kelowna liquor laws

Kelowna doesn't drink like it used to, RCMP say
April 03, 2018 - 2:00 PM

KELOWNA - Drinking habits are changing in Kelowna — more craft breweries, fewer nightclubs — and the city needs an updated liquor policy to reflect that, RCMP say in the latest liquor license application to go before council.
You could soon buy wine with your cheese at Kelowna grocery stores
September 28, 2015 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - It’s taken a while but consumers could soon be able to pick up a bottle of wine while buying milk and eggs.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Kelowna doesn't drink like it used to, RCMP say