Animation program creates talent
The first graduates of Okanagan College’s animation program are entering a workforce that has a growing need for employees—especially at the local level. Shaina Cook was one of seven who graduated from the two-year program last month. She and her fellow grads showed off their finest work at Kelowna’s Innovation Centre before taking part in […]
Chamber adds tourism award
The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is already accepting nominations for its 32nd annual Business Excellence Awards, and on Friday it added another category. The organization will hand out an Excellence in Tourism Award when it honours the city’s best businesses this fall. The award is sponsored by Tourism Kelowna and will recognize the organization that […]
Electric bike business booms
They’re gaining a reputation as a green alternative to fossil fuel commuting and a blast to ride on mountains and trails. Electric bikes have been popular among both city and mountain riders for years in places like Portland, Ore. and California, and they are gathering energy in the Okanagan. “It took a long time to get […]
City employees getting paid
The ranks of of those who earn high five-figure salaries with the City of Kelowna has swelled to more than 400 for the first time. As part of its 2018 annual report, the city says those earning $75,000 or more grew from 380 in 2017 to 407 last year. That includes 18 more managers and 10 more […]
KF exhibition hall planned
Kelowna’s KF Aerospace has announced a major project that will place it at the forefront of education in its industry. KF Aerospace on Thursday unveiled plans for a $25-million state-of-the-art aerospace exhibition hall and conference centre to be built across from Kelowna International Airport. It’s scheduled to start construction in next spring. The KF Aerospace Centre […]
Business frustration grows
The owner of Farm Bound, which was vandalized early Thursday morning, tells Castanet she is very upset and for the first time since opening in April is reconsidering her decision to operate a business in downtown Kelowna. “I really wonder whether it’s worth and is this right place for me,” Jaye Siegmueller said. Surveillance video from […]
Penticton company strikes gold
A Penticton firm is keeping an Indonesian gold mine running with high-voltage power system technology that is now the focus of a research collaboration project. StruthersTech was able to come in and save the day at the Martabe gold mine, which was unable to hook into the Indonesian national power utility’s new hydroelectric and geothermal […]
Keeping nurses no easy task
A UBCO nursing professor has been researching ways to ensure graduating students remain in the profession long after they graduate. Kathy Rush recently published a review that evaluated several programs that support nurses as they enter the workforce. It has been determined that between 33 and 61 per cent of nursing graduates change their place […]
Parkade closed this weekend
The Chapman Parkade on Lawrence Avenue in Kelowna will be closed to all traffic this weekend. The parkade will be closed from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Monday for ongoing maintenance. The project, expected to take up to five months, will require some partial and full closures during that time. Motorists are asked to […]
Kin Race Track comes down
History is being taken down piece by piece as crews dismantle buildings at the Kin Race Track site. Crews have been removing large trees and stripping some of the buildings as work begins on clearing all of the buildings from the site. The buildings on the decades-old facility were in such poor shape city officials […]
