News Items tag as: Penticton business 2017

Penticton open for business? Not this one
November 14, 2017 - 7:00 PM

PENTICTON - The City of Penticton’s website claims it is “open for business” but one new entrepreneur in the city begs to differ, after enduring an 18-month ordeal just to open his single operator woodworking shop.
New Apple headquarters has Penticton connection
October 13, 2017 - 5:30 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton city staff shared "not often heard" business success stories with city council recently including a local foundry's contract to provide parts for an earthquake system at the new Apple headquarters in California.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

Penticton open for business? Not this one