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October 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year

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Kelowna Calling Okanagan College student Blake Edwards explained that UBC did not actually take over Okanagan College as described in "Kelowna's Second Wind" (August 2015). In 2005, Okanagan University College ( OUC) split into UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College. OUC's northern campus became UBC; the other Okanagan campuses were renamed Okanagan College. Still, judging from all the chirpy tweets, readers were overwhelmingly pleased with the story by Jamie Maw. The mayor of Kelowna, Colin Basran, retweeted this photo of himself on the lead page. Camille Jensen (@ CamilleJnsn) wrote: "Born and raised in #Kelowna, it's rewarding to see the city evolve. @bcbusiness cap- tures this reinvention well." Andrew Greer (@Greer_ Andrew) added, "Wondering what's going on in #Kelowna Starting to shake the 'newly weds and nearly dead' image," and Chris Cochrane (@pedalingscience) said: "@bcbusiness article on #Kelowna hits many points that make me love it here–tho more work to be done on jobs/transit/bike routes." Sharing Thoughts In "Divide and Conquer" (August 2015), Frances Bula looked at the sharing econ- omy, prompting some unex- pected comments, e.g., one of the best reasons to restrict taxis is to prevent the streets from being clogged with vehicles looking for a fare. Another respondent called that ridiculous, pointing out that in the Uber world, cars not wanted by passengers stay o› the roads: "The pres- ent situation is far worse than letting the market decide." Mark Fedyshen (@MarkFed Recruits) tweeted, "This is a very interesting (& long) read on #Uber & #Airbnb. Why Vancouver has been slow to adopt the sharing economy." Bernice Paul (@BernicePaul) replied, "Slow? Excuse me @ fabulavancouver, #Vancou- ver? has been anything but slow in advancing #shar- ingeconomy." Sharn Kandola (@Gursharn), stepping back from that debate, noted "the sharing economy isn't auto- matically going to make the world a better place." W H AT YOU SA ID feedback Whether your business is rapidly growing or just getting started, Shaw Business can help with expert solutions like SmartVoice — a total-office voice client that ensures you never miss a call on any device. Find out how we can help grow your business, with SmartVoice and other expert solutions, at shawbusiness.ca Grow your business with Whether your business is rapidly growing or just getting started, Shaw Business can help with expert solutions like SmartVoice — a total-office voice client that ensures you never miss a call on any device. Find out how we can help grow your business, with SmartVoice Grow your business with Whether your business is rapidly growing or just getting started, Shaw Business can help with expert solutions like SmartVoice — a total-office voice client that ensures you never miss a call on any device. Find out how we can help grow your business, with SmartVoice *A fictional company.

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