News Items tag as: Okanagan Falls grocery store

South Okanagan community without a grocery store struggling to fill void
February 08, 2020 - 10:30 AM

A small Okanagan community that recently lost its grocery store continues to hope for a new operator as it tries to fill the void.
Small Okanagan community recently left without a grocer is starting to feel the pinch of economic swings
January 28, 2020 - 12:00 PM

Okanagan Falls has been without a grocery store for more than four months and there's no change in sight.
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$5M in provincial funding to protect Okanagan’s tree fruit from extreme weather
The Okanagan tree fruit industry was hit hard by extreme weather last year and the provincial government is providing $5 million to help orchardists prepare for future extreme cold weather events. The $5 million Tree Fruit Climate Resilienc

BC weed store with 'no babies' policy avoids fine for underage sale
A BC weed store which wouldn't let anyone under 19 enter the premises, including babies, has managed to avoid a $7,000 fine after it sold cannabis to a minor. According to a recently published June 21, 2024 BC Liquor and Cannabis Regula

BC landlord to pay $10,000 for discriminatory comment to trans tenant
A BC landlord has been ordered to pay $10,000 to her former tenant, and one-time close friend, after she said she would be uncomfortable if the tenant changed their gender. According to a Jan. 22, BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, landlord

South Okanagan community without a grocery store struggling to fill void