Biz Releases


Shen Yun shows this week
Okanagan Edge Staff - 2:42 pm - Biz Releases

 Shen Yun, the world-renowned classical Chinese dance and music company, is set to dazzle Vancouver this week with its all-new 2024 production. The show, which takes viewers through 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, will be gracing the stage at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, starting on Wednesday and running until Sunday. Shen Yun’s mission is […]

Finance minister coming for lunch
Okanagan Edge Staff - 11:33 am - Biz Releases

B.C.’s finance minister will be coming to Kelowna next month to discuss the provincial budget with the local business community. Kelowna Chamber of Commerce will welcome BC Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy to Coast Capri Hotel on Wednesday, April 16, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Conroy will give a breakdown of the provincial budget she […]

Dorothy’s makes some changes
Madison Reeve - 9:42 am - Biz Releases

There’s no place like Dorothy’s. Friends of Dorothy Lounge has transformed its experience for guests, offering a brand new food and drink menu. “It’s a brand new Dorothy’s, and I am so excited about it because I have been involved with Dorothy’s from day one as a performer and a part of the community, but […]

Osoyoos car business honoured
Sarah Crookall - 8:59 am - Biz Releases

A South Okanagan car builder has won the top prize at Toronto’s Motorama, while making history at a Detroit expo this spring. JF Launier, founder of Osoyoos business JF Kustoms, took home the grand champion award at Toronto’s Motorama car expo on March 10. Judged to be “cream of the crop” of 400 eligible vehicles, […]

Wine tour company decorated
Okanagan Edge Staff - Mar 15, 2024 - Biz Releases

A Kelowna wine tour company has once again received the top certification from North America’s largest sustainability program for tourism and hospitality. Wicked Wine Tours has obtained gold certification from GreenStep Sustainable Tourism for the second consecutive year. Its program evaluates businesses based on their environmental, social and economic impact. “We are thrilled to receive […]

Summit eyes $1 million mark
Okanagan Edge Staff - Mar 15, 2024 - Biz Releases

Accelerate Okanagan hopes to celebrate a milestone this year when it conducts its sixth annual Okanagan Angel Summit. The tech incubator is hoping to pass the $1 million mark in funding from angel investors since the program was created in 2019. The summit can reach that goal with $200,000 in funding from investors this year. […]

Legend Distilling sold, on move
Chelsea Powrie - Mar 15, 2024 - Biz Releases

Legend Distilling is leaving the Okanagan after a successful decade. The distillery, founded in Naramata in 2013 by local entrepreneurs Doug and Dawn Lennie, announced on social media this week that it is moving to Abbotsford. A new tasting room is in the works on an agricultural property with new owners, the Noske Family. In […]

Lakeshore project back at council
Wayne Moore - Mar 15, 2024 - Biz Releases

An infill project on Lakeshore Road that caused some division around the city council table during rezoning will be back before council Monday as owners seek a development permit to move closer to construction. Council eventually gave first three readings to rezone the property at 3593 Lakeshore Rd. last year after some concerns around traffic […]

Peaches likely lost again
Darren Handschuh - Mar 15, 2024 - Biz Releases

Tom Davison doubts there will be a North Okanagan peach harvest again this year. He is also waiting to see how his apple trees fared through last winter’s cold snap. Davison is a third-generation farmer at Vernon’s Davison Orchards, and while he suspects his apple trees survived the winter cold snap, he will not know […]

Grand opening for August Customs
Okanagan Edge Staff - Mar 14, 2024 - Biz Releases

Kelowna’s one-stop shop for custom car and boat services will conduct its grand opening on Saturday. August Customs, which is located at 3509 Spectrum Cres., offers car and marine audio services, vinyl wrapping, paint protection, window tinting, dash cams and custom lighting. The business has teamed up with premier Okanagan car group Okwhips, which will be […]