New head chef at Eldorado
Chef Vincent Stufano has joined Hotel Eldorado as the hotel’s new executive chef. Prior to his new position the Montreal-born Stufano worked as the executive chef for the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Stufano began his career in the kitchen studying at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he developed his own unique flair and style. […]
Ag centre moves forward
Plans to develop an agricultural innovation centre in Summerland are moving ahead, thanks to a recent feasibility study that found overwhelming support for the concept. The idea, which is being pushed by the Summerland Chamber of Commerce, is to create a centre that would help young businesses and entrepreneurs in the agriculture and agri-tech industries […]
Hotel chain helps fire victims
A British Columbia hotel chain is offering half-priced rooms to anyone evacuated from their homes because of wildfires. Vancouver-based Coast Hotels says evacuees can call its central reservations line, at 1-800-716-6199, to book a room at any of its participating hotels. Hotels from Kelowna and Prince George, to Whitehorse and Edmonton are offering up the […]
On The Lawn support extended
BDO, an international accountancy network, has extended its presenting sponsorship agreement for another two years with Kelowna-based On The Lawn. A unique, step-back-in-time lawn bowling tournament, the firm has helped raise more than $29,000 over the past two years for local charity Elevation outdoors. “We started On The Lawn because we wanted to use our […]
Late-night retail therapy
Thursday evenings in Vernon are a little more fun in July and August, thanks to a bit of retail therapy. For the next two months Downtown Vernon shops are keeping their doors open late every Thursday to give you a chance to get even more shopping in. Almost 30 specialty shops and boutiques in the […]
CFO finds no wrongdoing
An internal review by the City of Penticton’s chief financial officer has found staff made the right call in handing its contract for residential waste pickup to Waste Connections of Canada. The review was sparked by a letter from Appleton Waste Services owner David Appleton, who questioned the process, which left his local company tied for […]
$2M damage, 29 out
About $2 million damage has been done to a Vernon apartment complex by a fire that roared through the building Monday night. Vernon Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Scott Hemstad described the “long and difficult struggle” firefighters had to put out the blaze in the old structure. All the residents escaped safely and 29, including 11 families, […]
$100K for flooding
While the focus shifts from floods to fires, the city of Vernon is tallying the cost of keeping the water at bay. For several weeks earlier this year, all eyes were on Okanagan Lake and local creeks as rainfall and melting snow swelled both to the point of overflow. Tanya Laing Gahr said as of […]
‘Largest’ outdoor yoga class
In just a few days, Kelowna’s Oranj Fitness will hold its annual “Largest Outdoor Yoga Class” in five cities across Canada’s west coast. The July 16 event will see five Oranj locations from Kelowna to Grande Prairie host simultaneous outdoor yoga classes, complete with live DJs, all in support of charity. As the music blares, […]
New regional dean at OC
A transplant from Iqaluit will soon take over as the new regional dean for the South Okanagan-Similkameen at Okanagan College. Eric Corneau will come to OC from Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit, where he has worked for the last nine years, most recently as Vice President. At NAC he was “instrumental” in the development of […]
