Moving to innovate
More than two years after the first shovel entered the ground, the Okanagan Centre for Innovation is ready for its first tenant. The building is nearly completed, meaning tenants can begin to move in once their space is complete. BDC, the Business Development Bank of Canada will be the first to move in. They are scheduled […]
Road work a concern
Concern is growing among Alpine Centre merchants about the impact an extensive road project will have on their businesses. Work is scheduled to take place on Kalamalka Road from Alpine Centre to 14th Avenue for five months this year, starting in April. And for two of those months, the city may close the road completely […]
Okanagan award winners
Two Okanagan businesses took home top honours last night at the 14th annual Small Business BC Awards. Penticton’s WineCrush and Kelowna’s Central Kitchen + Bar both won in their categories – WineCrush for Best Concept and Central for best Employer. Four other Okanagan businesses were also finalists at this year’s awards, which were chosen from […]
19-storey highrise downtown
The Mission Group plans to build a massive residential highrise on a recently purchased piece of property in downtown Kelowna. The 19-storey building will feature more than 100 residential condos, with retail space on the ground floor. It will sit on the corner of Ellis Street and Lawrence Avenue on a plot of land across from […]
Big win for Winecrush
A Penticton business has been on a roll since it opened, garnering yet more recognition at an event this week. Winecrush won best concept at the Small Business B.C. Awards held in Vancouver on Thursday night. “We are feeling really, really happy and excited,” said Tyson Still, who co-founded the business with Bill Broddy. “We have just […]
Changed lives, cup by cup
A Kelowna cafe is trying to make a difference – one cup of coffee at a time. The John Howard Society of Central and South Okanagan is giving people with disabilities the opportunity to develop their jobs skills. “This program is called One Cup At A Time and it is a program to help individuals […]
Pot shop goes up in smoke
One of the two dispensaries operating without a temporary use permit in Penticton has closed its doors. Okanagan Cannabis Solutions opened up shop in mid-January – about a month after city council denied the store a temporary use permit to operate in the city – and has faced weekly $250 fines followed by daily fines of $500. A sign has now […]
Two for the price of one
Cross country ski enthusiasts can get two for the price of one this weekend. Sovereign Lake Nordic Club and Silver Star Mountain Resort share one of North America’s premier cross country ski trail networks and this weekend the two ski areas are giving out free dual area pass upgrades. Seasons pass holders at Sovereign and […]
Cash for movies
With more movies slated to be made in the region this year, the North Okanagan Regional District board of directors is handing over $33,000 to the Okanagan Film Commission. “I think it’s a great organization,” said Vernon director Juliette Cunningham. “They bring a lot of money to the whole area.” However Cunningham made it clear […]
Thomson on task force
Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson, B.C.’s minister of forests, lands and natural resource operations, has been tapped to participate in a federal-provincial task force on softwood lumber. “Given the importance of forestry to B.C.’s economy and the fact that B.C. accounts for over 50 per cent of Canada’s softwood lumber exports to the U.S., I’m pleased to […]
