New president for chamber
Neil Wyper will be taking the helm of the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce after an election at the chamber’s annual general meeting on Wednesday. Five directors returning for second year of a two-year term, while an election was held to fill the remaining 10 vacancies on the board. Previously headed up by […]
Mixing business with politics?
The man Premier Christy Clark appointed to chair the board of BC Hydro will act as her advisor in the upcoming B.C. election. After speaking to the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce earlier today, Brad Bennett told reporters he will act as an “advisor” to the premier as she campaigns for re-election. During the 2013 election campaign Bennett […]
Rules could shutter brewer
After operating for 17 years, changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve have a small Shuswap brewery unsure if their operation is legal. Brian MacIsaac and Rebecca Kneen have been running Crannog Ales on a small piece of Agricultural Land Reserve land in Sorrento since January 2000. While a small operation, their Back Hand of God Stout […]
No Dragon money needed
A Kelowna business that scored an investment from the Dragon’s Den is beginning to reap the rewards of appearing on the popular CBC reality show despite the fact the investment never actually happened. Louis-Philippe Lavoie and his wife Ruthy Penner own Nooks Designs, a company that sells hand-made footwear and clothing for infants. It began […]
Police to close pot shops
The message is clear. Cease operations or face arrest. After months of sitting on the sidelines while the City of Penticton struggled to license marijuana dispensaries within city limits, the local RCMP detachment has stepped in and ordered three operating pot shops shut down. The move comes a little more than three months after the city […]
New hotel eyeing Oliver
The Town of Oliver’s long running quest to attract a full service hotel may be coming to fruition. At Monday night’s council meeting, Mayor Ron Hovanes announced that the town has received an offer from Mundi Hotel Enterprises to buy two acres of town-owned land, currently the Centennial RV Park. In January the town sent a […]
More ale, bigger ‘fest
The Okanagan Fest of Ale is adding a new flavour to this year’s festival, April 7 and 8. Craft themed events will be taking place during Okanagan Beer Week, April 3 to 9 in Penticton. While the two-day consumer tasting event will remain the main attraction, bringing 5,000 attendees and 65 craft breweries and cideries together, […]
Getting a handle on tech
The Okanagan Skaha School District will spend up to $100,000 on an extensive technology audit of their systems in the coming months. Trustees signed off on the decision at Monday night’s meeting, as a part of year-one priorities for the district’s strategic plan. While the audit takes place, there will be a district-wide moratorium of […]
Wildly unpopular? Not now
After roundly panning a proposed apartment complex two weeks ago, West Kelowna city council today unanimously approved a development permit that will move the project forward. At its Feb. 28 meeting council had little positive to say about Highstreet Ventures’ Carrington Ridge apartment complex, which would see three, four-storey apartment buildings and a community amenity building […]
Tons of toques
Since they hit the shelves late in 2013 Big White Ski Resort’s colourful, pom-pom’d toques have become something of an icon for fans of the ski hill. They can be seen slapped on the noggin of many local ski hill patrons, or in locales as far-flung as the Arctic Circle, Federation Square and the winter […]
