News Items tag as: Vernon immigration

How a Vernon business was born with help from the Entrepreneur Immigration Program
April 14, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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Satoca Bike is a Vernon business that was born through the Entrepreneur Immigration Program and it serves as a testament to how this program can bring in new businesses as well as new community members.
Vernon wants temporary immigration business program made permanent
March 13, 2024 - 3:45 PM

The City of Vernon has been piloting an entrepreneurial immigration program with the province and now wants the provincial program to be permanent.
Vernon competing for immigrants as local labour shortage challenges employers
January 24, 2018 - 2:31 PM

VERNON - Vernon is trying to be competitive when it comes to attracting new residents to the city.
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LETTER: The fight for truth and democracy starts with your local reporter
OPINION I was at the Kelowna Buckerfields last week and overheard an older gentleman claiming loudly that Russia is thriving compared to the West. I didn't know why he was bringing that up in an animal feed

The advantages and limitations of robot servers in Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants
Customers can find a cute kitty robot whizzing around serving food at a handful of Kamloops and Okanagan restaurants, but one restaurateur in Kelowna predicts it will take time before the bots become regular fixtures in the industry. The bo

Tens of thousands gather for Hindu festival at Nepal temple, with many lighting up marijuana joints
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal's capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country's biggest religious festivals. In the Bankali forests near Pashupati, the

Kelowna rental property manager gets licence cancelled
The managing broker of a Kelowna property management company whose clients complained they hadn't gotten their money has been suspended. According to a Feb. 10 BC Financial Services Authority decision, Tao Guo, who goes by Terry Guo, ha

How a Vernon business was born with help from the Entrepreneur Immigration Program