Kelowna trio off to SHAD
Three Kelowna students will attend prestigious SHAD programs this summer. A record 801 youth from coast to coast will take part in one of Canada’s top incubators for youth innovation and entrepreneurship. Maddie Bishop from Studio9 School Of The Arts, Pierce Pesant from Kelowna Christian School and Taeuk Kang from Okanagan Mission Secondary will participate in the enrichment program that has helped develop the skills […]
Can’t sell in high water
It’s been a topsy turvy spring for most everyone in the Okanagan Valley, including a staple of the season in Kelowna. The Kelowna Yacht Club, which is still finishing repairs to its docks and breakwater from last August’s devastating windstorm, is feeling the effects of the high water in Okanagan Lake. Sally Howard, the general manager […]
New home for Sproing
Vernon’s Sproing Creative has a brand new home. The digital marketing and web development firm recently took up residence in the Village Green district, a move that coincided with its expanded suite of services. Some of the upgrades in the company’s new home include loft for photo shoots, a video editing suite, a boardroom and […]
Tourism boss stepping down
Tourism Kelowna is looking for a new CEO. Nancy Cameron, CEO of the tourism marketing association for the past 17 years, has resigned, and will be moving to Vancouver Island. Under Cameron’s direction at Tourism Kelowna, the Central Okanagan has seen a 60 per cent increase in the number of annual visitors. The association also […]
Wibit opens this weekend
The Wibit inflatable water park on Okanagan Lake is opening in Penticton this weekend for its third season. “It has been a long hard spring and we are just looking forward to things getting back to normal with families enjoying the beach,” said Randy Gallagher, who owns and operates the water park with his son. The […]
‘Land poor’ West Kelowna
West Kelowna has a land problem. The city doesn’t own enough of it, and that’s hampering efforts to build new recreation facilities, find a place to eventually put a new city hall, and more. “Land is a big challenge,” Mayor Doug Findlater told members of the Greater Westside Board of Trade at a state of […]
Okanagan Sears safe
Today’s announcement by Sears that it will close 59 stores and eliminate about 2,900 jobs will not affect operations in the Okanagan. Sears outlets in Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, Oliver, Keremeos and Princeton will all remain open under a court-supervised restructuring that will see about one-third of the company’s various outlets close. Thursday’s announcement will see […]
Clean sweep for Okanagan wine
It was a clean sweep for the Okanagan Valley this year, as The Honourable Judith Guichon announced the winners of the 2017 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wines. All 12 of the winning wines this year hailed from the Okanagan, with Oliver’s Cassini Cellars getting the nod for two separate vintages. “Twenty-seventeen’s […]
Big White open for the summer
You’re not going to see any fresh powder for quite a while, but Big White Ski resort officially opens for the summer this weekend, offering several different ways to get the most of the mountain. June 23 the resort is opening its brand new pump track to the public. The mountain biking still course sits […]
Secures the Rite assets
Kelowna’s Secure-Rite Mobile Storage is moving its operations, after purchasing the storage assets of the now defunct Storage World. Secure-Rite’s new location, at 123 Penno Rd, is three acres of yard with a customer service office and an indoor modification shop. “The setup is so perfect that we are still pinching ourselves to make sure […]
