WBN News Okanagan
WBN News Okanagan delivers local business news, insights, and stories tailored for the Okanagan Valley. Created by business people for business people. Publisher - Peter Comrie
Effective June 1, 2026, Kelowna becomes BC's first city to opt out of the principal residence requirement for short-term rentals, unlocking new opportunities for investors and relief for a tourism sector that's had two lean summers.
by Debbie Balfour & WBN News Okanagan & WBN News Langley & WBN News Abbotsford
We've arrived at a time where we have more stuff and less meaning than ever. More possessions, more opinions, more entertainment, more distraction and more confusion. This is an indulgence of insignificance, unsustainable and it isn't our nature.
by Les Mottosky & WBN News Global & WBN News Canada & WBN News Africa & WBN News Nashville & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Europe & WBN News Winnipeg
More young Canadians are choosing trades, entrepreneurship, and the creator economy over a four-year degree. The numbers and the history books suggest they may be onto something.
by Debbie Balfour & WBN News Langley & WBN News Abbotsford & WBN News Okanagan
A six-unit multifamily deal nearly collapsed just days before closing. Here’s what every investor should learn about scaling, risk management, and long-term strategy.
by Debbie Balfour & WBN News Langley & WBN News Okanagan & WBN News Abbotsford
Finding answers to the question, "How are you new?" means discovering paths of newness. Leading to those are the steps of observing, reading, listening, dialoguing and pondering.
by Les Mottosky & WBN News Global & WBN News Canada & WBN News Africa & WBN News Nashville & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Europe & WBN News Winnipeg
The definition of our lives isn’t some distant twinkle in the stars, waiting to fall and create the quote for our tombstone. That idea is Hollywood drivel. It might be simpler, more elegant and way more exciting than that.
by Les Mottosky & WBN News Global & WBN News Canada & WBN News Nashville & WBN News Africa & WBN News Okanagan & WBNNewsCalgary & WBN News Europe & WBN News Winnipeg
Tools are neutral until addiction creeps in. The real issue is that powerful technological advancement seems almost completely unmoored from wisdom, ethics, or basic human flourishing
by Les Mottosky & WBN News Global & WBN News Canada & WBN News Nashville & WBN News Okanagan & WBN USA Edition & WBNNewsCalgary
Credibility must be built before you need capital. This article shows how visibility, trust, and a strong online presence attract investors.
by Debbie Balfour & WBN TV & WBN News Langley & WBN News Abbotsford & WBN News Okanagan