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Auto Emissions Agreement

Auto Emissions Agreement

Apr 6, 2005 / 7:49 am

A landmark agreement on climate change action was signed by the Government of Canada and the Canadian automobile industry yesterday in Windsor. Under the...

EDC Unveils Strategic Plan

EDC Unveils Strategic Plan

Apr 5, 2005 / 7:30 am

Working with existing Central Okanagan businesses to help them grow through its Business Enhancement/Visitation Program will continue to be an area of priority...

500 Attend Economic Submit

500 Attend Economic Submit

Apr 5, 2005 / 6:45 am

Over 500 business, education and community leaders from across the region attended the day-long summit, sponsored by the Okanagan Partnership Society, a...

Economic Summit Opens

Economic Summit Opens

Apr 4, 2005 / 8:28 am

In addition to a key note address by Premier Gordon Campbell, today's Okanagan Economic Summit will also hear from a blue ribbon panel on how the Okanagan can...

OUC Reservoir Ecology Chair

OUC Reservoir Ecology Chair

Apr 3, 2005 / 8:12 am

The Province and British Columbia's Leading Edge Endowment Fund have reached approval-in-principle for a permanent B.C. Regional Innovation Reservoir Ecology...

Sears Canada Fined

Sears Canada Fined

Apr 2, 2005 / 12:46 pm

Sears Canada has been hit with the maximum allowable penalty for deceptive marketing arising from a national tire promotion that was less than advertised. The...

Competition Bureau  Finds No Gas Price Conspiracy

Competition Bureau Finds No Gas Price Conspiracy

Mar 31, 2005 / 7:00 pm

After a thorough examination, the Competition Bureau has found that low inventories of gasoline in North America and worldwide increases in the price of crude...

BC Bond Rate Set At 2.4%

Mar 31, 2005 / 1:00 pm

The interest rate for redeemable B.C. Savings Bonds series G, H, and I is set at 2.40 per cent for the period from April 15, 2005, to Oct. 15, 2005, Minister of...

Economy Advanced In January

Economy Advanced In January

Mar 31, 2005 / 12:00 pm

The Canadian economy advanced by 0.2% in January due to a rebound in retailing activity and renewed vigour in manufacturing. The economy also grew by 0.2% in...

Flightcraft Wins Billion Dollar Contract

Flightcraft Wins Billion Dollar Contract

Mar 30, 2005 / 2:00 pm

It's official. Kelowna Flightcraft is the winning bidder of a 22-year $1.77 billion Contracted Flying Training and Support contract for the Canadian Forces....

Toilets Go Tankless

Toilets Go Tankless

Mar 30, 2005 / 5:00 am

Kohler has released a unique electric toilet that challenges traditional perceptions with a sleek, tankless design. Conventional cues of the traditional toilet...

New Training Facility For Kelowna Flightcraft

New Training Facility For Kelowna Flightcraft

Mar 30, 2005 / 5:00 am

Kelowna is getting a brand new aircraft maintenance and aerospace training facility. It's going up at the Kelowna airport and the feds and province are...

Radio Shack Name Change?

Radio Shack Name Change?

Mar 28, 2005 / 7:13 am

A U.S. district court judge has ordered that all Canadian Radio Shack stores stop using the name by June 30th. That means the name must come off of 950 stores'...

CRTC - Telcos Must  Pay

CRTC - Telcos Must Pay

Mar 27, 2005 / 7:34 am

Canada's telecommunications regulator has ordered that customers of the country's big phone companies be given credits on their phone bills this year and in the...

BC/Destination Province

BC/Destination Province

Mar 26, 2005 / 11:01 am

Edited News Release For the second year in a row more people are choosing to make British Columbia their home because of the opportunities this province offers....

Pine Beetle $ Welcomed

Mar 25, 2005 / 9:24 am

The BC Chamber warmly welcomes the announcement made Thursday by the Industry Minister David Emerson of $100 million dollars to be invested by the federal...

Interior Savings Record Year

Interior Savings Record Year

Mar 24, 2005 / 7:03 am

Interior Savings Credit Union has released its 2004 Annual Report outlining another record financial year for the locally-owned and operated financial...

Gas Pushes Price Index Up

Gas Pushes Price Index Up

Mar 23, 2005 / 8:00 am

For the 10th straight month, gasoline prices ranked first among the factors explaining the 12-month increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In February...

Kelowna Flightcraft Wins Mega Government Contract

Kelowna Flightcraft Wins Mega Government Contract

Mar 22, 2005 / 12:00 pm

The Canadian government is set to award a $2.3 billion flight-training contract to a western Canadian consortium, snubbing Bombardier which has run the...

Famous Players Price Drop

Famous Players Price Drop

Mar 21, 2005 / 10:05 am

Is it competition from DVDs or pay per view? Famous Players isn’t saying but, effective immediately, it has dropped all its prices in Kelowna (Orchard Plaza)...

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