Business group to talk crime
Business Improvement Areas of BC will be gathering in Kamloops next week, and the impact of crime and vandalism promises to be a major topic of conversation. BIABC will be hosting its annual conference and general meeting in the Tournament Capital. The conference will begin on Sunday and run until Wednesday, May 1. BIABC includes […]
Can you take the heat?
If you keep claiming that you can take any level of hot sauce, you will now have a chance to prove it. Brutal Condiments owner and operator Hayden Duval is bringing the inaugural Brutal BBQ Pepper Sauce Challenge to Kelowna this year. The event will consist of monthly challenges throughout the summer at Rustic Reel […]
DVA announces new event
City of Vernon has passed the 2024 Downtown Vernon Association’s funding for $470,406. The amount by the city is up slightly from previous years, which DVA executive director Keelan Murtagh said is to cover inflationary costs. The increase comes after the DVA announced it’s pressing pause on the 2900 Plaza. It was a block party […]
Business students reign supreme
A group of UBC Okanagan business students came home with the top prize from the Argus Cup business challenge recently. The Peachland Andrews team of Kelly Robinson, Philip St-Cyr, Chloe Bank, Bao Thai and Callia Babin won the top prize plus $3,500 at the Live Case Challenge. The event is put on by the UBCO […]
Concert Caravans expands
Concert Caravans is a relatively new Okanagan business that has been busy transporting music fans safely around the valley. Now Chris Rocks is expanding his enterprise to include the Lower Mainland as well. Concert Caravans is a hassle-free, door-to-door Kelowna service that takes you to and from Penticton and Vancouver concerts and sporting events in […]
Housing starts down in 2023
Despite pleas from all corners of the region for more housing, there was a more than 15% decline in Thompson-Okanagan housing starts from 2022 to 2023. There were 4,133 housing starts in the region last year, according to Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia data released on Monday. That represented a 15.1% drop from 2022. […]
Developer proposes 48 homes
A new multi-family development including nearly 50 units of housing is being proposed near The Dunes at Kamloops golf course in Westsyde. Kamloops council will vote Tuesday on whether to issue a development permit for the planned build, which would be located at 652 Dunes Dr. In a report prepared for council, staff said the […]
Staff supports two projects
Kelowna city council will review two rental apartment applications when it sits this afternoon. If ultimately approved, the developments would add 192 units to the city’s rental inventory. Both, however, are at different places in the process. Belaire Avenue Council will be asked to approve rezoning of two properties on Belaire Avenue within the northern […]
Gas bar wanted in East Kelowna
Owners of the convenience store at the corner of KLO Road and McCulloch Road in Kelowna are hoping to get city approval to add a gas bar at the front of the store. An application has been sent to the city, but since the land is part of the Agricultural Land Reserve, a final decision […]
Compost pilot program launches
A Kelowna company that created a countertop composter is now offering to pick up the waste that the devices produce. The Lomi Food Waste Recycling Program will be piloted in Kelowna beginning in May, offering convenient organics collection to residents. The company will turn food waste into a natural lawn and garden fertilizer called Lomi […]
