Dealership, brewery to expand
City council Monday rubber-stamped development permit applications for expansion of a car dealership on Highway 97 and Cary Road, and Red Bird Brewery on Richter. The dealership proposal on the highway includes the relocation of the current Buy Direct Truck Centre on the back of the property to eventually make room for two new dealerships to […]
Build trust with customers
Women’s Enterprise Centre will be conducting a webinar next week for businesses looking to build trust with customers as they return following the COVID-19 shutdown. Karla Laird of the Better Business Bureau will conduct a webinar called “Build Back with Trust” next Thursday, Oct. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m. The session is free, interactive […]
Penticton Beer Week is back
Penticton wants to be known for more than just wineries, and with six, almost seven, breweries in town, they’re asking to be recognized for the great beer scene as well. Kim Lawson, the marketing director for Cannery Brewing, put in a special request for Penticton council’s meeting on Tuesday, asking for the mayor to officially name Oct. 16-24, […]
Best businesses honoured
Winners were announced on Saturday for the Penticton and Wine Country Chamber of Commerce’s 33rd annual Business Excellence Awards during the “Fire and Ice” Celebration of Success event. The 2020 selection committee was composed of 10 business leaders, which selected the finalists for each award category. Then each award category had a specific award criteria […]
Peachland logging still bothers
Over the next five years it’s expected 257 hectares of forest within the Peachland Creek watershed will be harvested—a figure as low as it’s ever been—but still too much for some around Peachland’s council table. A group of forestry industry representatives were before council last week to provide an update on harvesting plans in Peachland’s community […]
Market remains hot, hot, hot
The benchmark price of a single-family home in the Central Okanagan has surpassed the $700,000 mark. Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board released its September numbers on Friday, and it found the benchmark price, which represents a dwelling with typical attributes to those traded in the area, was up 6.3% from August to $710,700 in the […]
TOTA: Act now for part of $90M
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association is putting out the call for its stakeholders to apply for new provincial government funding aimed at helping organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program has a deadline of Oct. 29, so TOTA is recommending that groups act fast. CERIP will dish out $90 million to support […]
Writing academy up and running
A Kelowna-based online writing school is kicking off its first full semester with a wide range of instructor talent who will conduct webinars and masterclasses. Wordsmith Academy, which is the brainchild of Andrew Buckley and Maurits Nienhuis, has secured the services of several agents, writers, producers, authors and editors to help guide those who are […]
Tire stores ready for rush
Winter tires are now required on vehicles travelling most B.C. highways. Starting on Thursday, you are required to have winter tires on your vehicle if you are travelling between just about any two communities in the B.C. Interior. “For those people who are travelling, especially going over the Coquihalla, you know the Coquihalla can be […]
Fresh Street Market nearly ready
In just over a month a new grocery store will be opening its doors in Kamloops. Fresh Street Market, based in Vancouver, is opening its seventh location in Kamloops later this year. Store manager Glenn Hyokki says the current plan is to open the doors on Nov. 12 at the Aberdeen Mall location. Hyokki and […]
