Priebe’s ‘Google of the north’

Every day, about four billion online messages filter through  Chris Priebe’s software. Priebe, the CEO of Kelowna tech startup Two Hat Security, says that, in the time it’s taken you to read these words, Community Sift has already identified and prevented “thousands” of cases of online bullying and harm. In a single day, Two Hat will […]

Visitor centre info made public

The City of Kelowna is releasing lease information on the proposed Visitor Information Centre at the foot of Queensway Avenue. The information is being made public prior to what is expected to be a well attended public hearing next Tuesday night. “High public interest in this project and the city’s desire to be transparent prompted […]

Bad tenant sparks startup

A bad tenant was the spark of inspiration for a UBC Okanagan grad, whose startup business is now growing by 250 per cent monthly and garnering big investment from multiple sources. Dylan Lenz started Naborly in November 2014 with two friends from university, after a bad tenant cost him thousands of dollars. “I got really bad tenants […]