MOO-LIX adds second spot
MOO-LIX has opened a second location in Kelowna. The corner of Highway 97 and McCurdy Road will be the site of its second ice cream shop, located next to the Grand 10 movie theatre. The original MOO-LIX is located on the 200 block of Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna. A special grand opening will be […]
Sellers will be happy
The Central Okanagan appears to be hanging in there despite an overall slumping housing market, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board. The median sale price of a single-family home during the month of May between Peachland and Lake Country increased to its highest mark since last September, checking in […]
Bill bothers home builders
The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of the Central Okanagan is not happy with a private members’ bill introduced in the B.C. legislature last week. Bill M 223, the Prompt Payment (Builders Lien) Act, would mean contractors have to meet mandatory payment timelines after receiving an invoice. If a homeowner, builder or municipality disputes the invoice, […]
Parkade undergoing repairs
Parking will be at a premium in downtown Kelowna through the end of October as the city completes planned maintenance at the Chapman Parkade. According to information released by the city through its parking contractor Impark, the work is needed to “ensure the maximum life expectancy of the facility is achieved.” Scheduled work includes replacement […]
Another Pandosy project rankles
Kelowna councillors should expect an earful from angry South Pandosy residents Tuesday night. That’s when council holds a public hearing into a controversial six-storey mixed-use development on West Avenue. The development is a block north of a Groves Avenue building that was initially turned down by council but later approved in a 5-4 vote after Mayor Colin […]
TOTA talks shop with Chinese
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association officials spent last week promoting the region at Rendez-vous Canada in Toronto. The annual event brings together trade operators from around the world to meet with Canadian tourism products and destinations, so TOTA trade director and marketing team lead Ingrid Dilschnieder spent three days selling the Okanagan to the world. In […]
Nesters set to close
The Nesters Market grocery near downtown Kelowna area is closing. Tipsters reached out to Castanet to say the Bernard Avenue and Gordon Drive location will be closing officially on June 15. “No warning, and we are told by staff they were only told last week,” an anonymous tipster said. Castanet reached out to Nesters’ head office […]
Priebe story in Telus contest
Club Penguin is one of Kelowna’s greatest business stories, and a group of filmmakers who worked with company founder Lance Priebe is trying to get a documentary about him plenty of more exposure. Small Bursts of Imagination tells the story about Priebe and his selling of Club Penguin to Disney for $350 million, and […]
Ecora buys Chilliwack company
A Kelowna engineering, environmental and forestry consulting firm has acquired a Lower Mainland company. Ecora Engineering & Resource Group has purchased Omega & Associates Engineering Ltd., a civil and structural engineering firm with offices in Chilliwack and Surrey. “Joining forces with Omega significantly enhances two of Ecora’s core lines of business and will provide enhanced […]
Hunters Hill takes step
The Hunters Hill subdivision in Summerland is close to fruition with an announcement Friday that Emil Anderson Construction has signed on to the project in a joint venture agreement. The Hunters Hill project has been working its way through the planning and regulatory process for more than five years, evolving into a 141-lot, 68-acre development […]
