Update 5:30 p.m.
Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 mayor says a report big box warehouse retailer Costco appears ready to move to Westbank First Nation land on the west side of Okanagan Lake is news to the city.
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Basran said the city believes there are options in Kelowna that could meet Costco香蕉视频直播檚 needs, but in the end, the popular retailer will make a business decision that works for it.
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Original story:
Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 Costco may finally be on the move across the bridge, though nobody is willing to say as much.
For the last two days, rumours that the WFN sold a chunk of its Highway 97 adjacent land to Costco have been circulating. Rod Shultz, one of the general managers of the Kelowna store, said he香蕉视频直播檚 been fielding a number of questions, but he has no information he can share.
He pointed out that contracts take a while to take shape, and it could be years before a new store was to come together, if it ever did.
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At the WFN office, they were less circumspect.
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Former West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater said he香蕉视频直播檇 heard as much late last year.
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Since August of 1991 Costco Wholesale has been at the current location and around 400 people are employed at the store.
To keep an eye on the movements of Costco,
