People travelling through the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) will benefit from an expansion and upgrade of the terminal, which will use mass timber through the Province's Mass Timber Demonstration Program.

The growth of the Okanagan tech sector is top of mind amongst entrepreneurs in the region after a roundtable meeting in Kelowna today with Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology.

Skilled-trades students in the Central Okanagan School District will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades-training equipment.

Up to 322 job seekers are receiving training for jobs in the Central Okanagan, thanks to support from the federal and provincial governments.

More than 100 athletes, coaches, and support staff from 17 countries around the world have arrived at Big White Ski Resort to compete in the Big White 2017 World Para Snowboard Championships, thanks in part to $165,000 provided by the Government of British Columbia.

The B.C. government announced that Okanagan College will receive more than $218,000 for an innovation pilot that will improve training outcomes and employability for apprentices.

The British Columbia government announced a $7.44-million investment in Okanagan College for skills training in high-priority trades seats at the college’s newly renovated, $35-million trades training complex in Kelowna.