Co-op gets into booze biz
The Liquor Depot store on 58th Avenue, across the street from the Vernon Walmart, is under new ownership. And the operator may come as a surprise. It’s the Armstrong Regional Co-op. The Co-op is best known for its gas bars and bulk fuel stations across the North Okanagan-Shuswap. Marketing manager Jason Keis says the locally […]
Reality TV back at Big White
Reality TV is returning to Big White Ski Resort for a second summer. Michael J. Ballingall, senior vice-president of the resort, says Pinkbike Academy is back by popular demand. “When they launched this thing it far exceeded their expectations,” Ballingall said. “It went around the world and had tremendous viewership.” The show can be seen […]
Allied secures export privileges
A Kelowna-based cannabis company that grows its crops in Colombia has received permission to export its product internationally. Allied Corp., whose goal is to address medical issues like post traumatic stress disorder through cannabis, is now able to to export to two international markets. The company did not identify the locations in its press release, […]
New bus line ready to roll
Thompson Valley Charters, an Interior owned company, will be offering bus service from Kamloops to Edmonton starting next month. Roger Nadeau, who co-owns the Kamloops-based, family-run business, told Castanet Kamloops that service between the two cities will start on May 20. “We’re trying to make it easier for travellers to move around the province,” Nadeau […]
Valens getting into U.S. market
A Kelowna company has forged a path into the U.S. cannabinoid market. The Valens Company has acquired Florida’s Green Roads and an affiliated company for US$40 million, plus another US$20 million in contingent consideration if the business achieves certain financial milestones. “After analyzing over a hundred companies across the U.S. CBD market, we clearly recognized […]
Vernon approves e-scooters
In its regular meeting Vernon city council motioned to participate in the provincial electric kick scooter pilot program and allow e-scooters on the sidewalk. Coun. Scott Anderson made a motion to take riding on sidewalks out of the initial recommendation because he believed it was a safety concern. “It’s an accident waiting to happen. Someone […]
Top Tracer comes to Kelowna
Golfers of all levels are flocking to the Kelowna Driving Range to use the newest state-of-the-art technology: Top Tracer. For golfers, Top Tracer is the ultimate practice tool taking technology that was once only available to the pros, providing actual, factual information on every shot hit. There are two practice modes and seven games […]
Mosaic pushes local shopping
One of the Okanagan’s largest independent bookstores, Mosaic Books, has joined a North American push to support local and take a shot at one of the biggest businesses on the planet at the same time. New signs in the Mosaic bookstore display windows along Bernard Avenue in Kelowna show signs with slogans like “Buy books […]
Accountants on the money
Once again, the City of Vernon has shown it knows a thing or two about financial reporting. The North Okanagan city’s financial services division has received a Canadian Award for Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The honour is in recognition of its financial report for the […]
Chamber to welcome Robinson
The provincial finance minister is coming to the Okanagan this week—virtually, of course. Kelowna Chamber of Commerce will be hosting B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson this Thursday, April 29, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. via a webinar. She will give attendees a virtual tour of this year’s budget that was released last week. “This will […]
