How did fires affect your biz?
The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association is asking local businesses to weigh in on how wildfires have affected them this season. TOTA is wants to hear what the economic impact the fires have had on businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan, and is asking business owners to complete an online survey to share their experience. The goal, TOTA […]
Carl’s Jr. to become Starbucks
The former Carl’s Jr. site in Penticton will soon become a Starbucks. The building, which sits at the corner of Main Street and Industrial Avenue, has been empty since Carl’s Jr. shut its doors in late 2016. Greyback Construction has been tasked with renovating the building for Starbuck’s needs. The of City of Penticton issued […]
Dragon Lotus preps for move
Peachland’s Dragon Lotus Restaurant will soon be moving into its new location, at a prominent highway-side building that has stood empty for years. The property, located at 6575 Highway 97, sits about two kilometres south of downtown Peachland, right on the side of the highway. Dragon Lotus owner Sam Vong says his current Beach Avenue […]
Hotel breezes to hearing
A proposed 75-room hotel in Penticton was sent straight to public hearing after passing first reading Tuesday with no debate from city councilors. The Agur family is looking to construct a new $10.3M hotel on Eckhardt Ave. West near their existing Ramada Hotel and Suites. A Petro-Canada gas station was the last occupant of the property. “I […]
Lessons learned at Fairhaven
Plans to convert the former Super 8 Motel on South Main Street breezed through first reading at Penticton council Tuesday evening. BC Housing is looking to flip the 54-room motel into a social housing complex that would include 40 transitional housing units, 16 shelter beds and 20 extreme cold-weather beds. The transitional beds would be managed by […]
Longboard race coming
Apex Mountain is hosting a Canadian World Cup qualifying series downhill longboard race and freeride competition next month. The International Downhill Federation sanctioned event will take place over two days Aug. 12 to 13, with the freeride taking place on day one and IDF qualifier race the second day. The competition will be on a “glorious […]
Waste could save cherries
Where some people see only waste, UBCO researchers see the answer to healthier cherry crops. New research from the university suggests a cocktail of agricultural waste compost and chipped bark helps prevent root disease in cherry orchards, without the use of fumigation. The recently published research examines how the materials can help improve growth of newly-planted sweet […]
IKEA comes to Kelowna (kind of)
It will now be easier for Kelowna residents to get their Frihetens and Ektorps, thanks to a new IKEA Collection Point in the city. IKEA–famous for its inexpensive, oddly named furniture–made the announcement yesterday, saying Kelowna is one of three British Columbia cities to get new collection points, alongside Victoria and Nanaimo. IKEA customers in those […]
Foreign buyer tax: 1 year later
On Aug. 2, 2016, the provincial government implemented a 15 per cent tax on foreign nationals buying real estate in Metro Vancouver. When then finance minister Mike de Jong introduced the legislation containing the tax, he said the goal was to address low vacancy rates and high real estate prices in southern B.C. Today, with […]
New take on grad studies
The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus has kicked off its unique take on graduate business education. The school’s Faculty of Management welcomed the first cohort of students from its Master of Management Program this week. The part-time program is 25 months long and designed to fit the schedules of working professionals, with course material delivered […]
