Sweetpea Farms still in Challenge
From the pasture to your plate, Kaitlyne Peden and Sweetpea Farms want to bring quality meat products to the North Okanagan. Peden is one of five finalists in the Community Futures of North Okanagan Enterprize Challenge. Presented by AgileBK, the 10th annual Enterprize Challenge will culminate in a Dragons’ Den-style pitch at the Vernon and […]
Sign companies do deal
Life has come full circle in a way for SignCraft co-owner Troy Scott. Scott and his partner, Steve Ross, purchased one of the Okanagan’s oldest sign companies, Commercial Signs, last month in an all-Kelowna business deal. The purchase was especially notable for Scott, because his father worked for Commercial Signs during its early days. Commercial […]
Get your kids cooking
Registration is now open for Kelowna’s first cooking academy for children and teens. Little Kitchen Academy is set to open in June at Orchard Plaza. It is a Montessori-inspired academy where children and teens can develop independence, confidence and healthy eating habits. “Kelowna has been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Little Kitchen Academy, and we’re […]
Canadian Tire eyes fall opening
Kelowna’s newest big box retailer expects to open its doors to the public later this year. Officials with Canadian Tire say the new store on the former Costco site at the corner of highways 33 and 97 is scheduled to open in early October. Construction on the $25 million store began last July after the […]
Vitalis opens new home
Economic development and clean technology solutions were front and centre when B.C.’s new lieutenant governor visited Kelowna on Thursday. Wendy Cocchia helped cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Vitalis Extraction Technology facility in Kelowna Airport Business Park. The 25,000-square-foot expansion supports the creation of more than 50 skilled jobs. It was a big […]
City keeping purchase plan
The City of Kelowna is expected to keep the status quo when it comes to the procurement of goods and services. Purchasing staff is making that recommendation despite growing demands from the public and senior levels of government to consider impacts of “buy Canadian” in the wake of trade and tariff threats from south of […]
Young man knows his wine
For the second year in a row, Kelowna is home to Canada’s top young sommelier. Grant Bronconnier took top honours in Calgary during the recent Chaîne des Rôtisseurs national competition, and he will represent the nation in Switzerland in September. Kelowna’s Max Brayer won last year’s top young sommelier honour. Bronconnier, who has been working […]
Tea Desire celebrates 20 years
A tea company that started in the Okanagan two decades ago is celebrating its 20th anniversary in May. Tea Desire, which was founded by Tony and Heidi Aupers in May 2005, has turned into a popular, Canadian loose-leaf tea store. The Aupers came from Europe to B.C. in 1996, and they wanted to bring the […]
Angel Summit finalists named
The latest round of pitches have come and gone, and that means the annual Okanagan Angel Summit is down to its semifinalists. The investors, who have pitched in $180,000 that will go to this year’s winner, have selected 12 companies to continue their pursuits for the crown. Each of them will get 10 minutes to […]
Members to vote on merger
Osoyoos, Revelstoke and Summerland Credit Union members will soon vote on a branch merger. According to the credit unions, the branches received consent from the BC Financial Services Authority for the merger, meaning members can now decide on the proposed change. In June of last year, the credit unions announced the intention to merge, saying […]
