OTTAWA - Mandatory random testing will resume as of July 19, 2022, for travellers who qualify as fully vaccinated, arriving in Canada by air to the four major Canadian airports, Vancouver, Calgary,...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS
Industry Partners With UBCO in Battery Research
KELOWNA - With the current price of gasoline electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more common on the road. Despite their growing popularity, researchers are still working to develop a smaller,...
Five BC Locations Included in 25 Top-Performing Small Cities In Canada
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Resonance Consultancy today announced the 25 top-performing Canadian cities with populations under 200,000. A leading advisor in real estate, tourism and economic development,...
Each Canadian Owes $56,000 In Government Debt
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty-six thousand dollars. That’s the average amount each Canadian will owe in provincial and federal government debt by the end of the year. Much of this debt will likely be...
Nominations Sought For The 11th Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards
KELOWNA – Nominations are now open for the 11th Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards, presented by Freedom Capital. Black Press is the Media Sponsor for the event. The event will take place...
Macaloney Brewers & Distillers Offers Customers ‘Whisky for Life’
SAANICH - Macaloney Brewers & Distillers Ltd. is offering consumers “Whisky for Life” with extra perks. Dr. Graeme Macaloney, founder and Whiskymaker at Macaloney’s Distillery & Twa Dogs...
BCREA: Bank Of Canada Raises Interest Rate To 2.5 Per Cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada surprised markets with a larger than expected full point increase in its overnight rate, bringing its key policy rate to 2.5 per cent. In the statement accompanying the...
Mass Timber Funding Announcement at YLW
KELOWNA - The Province has announced it will provide $500,000 from the Mass Timber Demonstration Program toward the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) Air Terminal Building Expansion. "This project...
The Solution For BC’s Health Care Crisis? Private Health Care
BRITISH COLUMBIA - There is only one way for BC’s current health care crisis to be solved: Private health care. Is that ever going to happen under an NDP government? Not a chance. There is...
BCREA: High Mortgage Rates Keeping Potential Buyers Sidelined
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 7,136 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June 2022, a...
Mortgage Rate Hike Dampening Residential Market Activity in Okanagan
KELOWNA - Residential real estate sales for the month of June in the region are slowing after the recent mortgage rate interest hikes by the Bank of Canada reports the Association of Interior...
Tolko Industries Joint Venure with STP Lumber Announced
VERNON - The Board of Directors of Southeastern Timber Products LLC, an STP-Tolko Partnership (STP) are pleased to announce a $150 million USD capital investment in the STP lumber mill in Ackerman,...
Rainstick Wins The Studio North’s Best Collection Award
KELOWNA - RainStick Shower, the new Canadian clean technology company revolutionizing the water tech space, continued its winning streak by receiving Studio North’s Best Collection Award during the...
Genome BC Project Using Remote Sensing Technologies
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Increasingly severe heat and drought are weakening the health of BC’s forests and killing trees. The growing season for trees is expanding, increasing exposure to frost as well as...
West Moberly First Nations Reach Partial Settlement
NORTHERN BC - The Province of British Columbia, BC Hydro, Canada and West Moberly First Nations have negotiated a settlement related to the Site C project. This is a partial settlement of West...
CFIB Launches Its annual #SmallBusinessEveryDay Contest
OTTAWA – A majority of consumers (86 per cent) say supporting Canadian small businesses is important to them, according to a new public opinion poll conducted by Maru/Matchbox on behalf of the...
