Biz Releases


72 hours until strike
Trevor Nichols - Dec 12, 2017 - Biz Releases

After months of fighting for better wages, guards at the Kelowna RCMP detachment have issued an official strike notice. The guards, represented by CUPE Local 338, served their employer a 72-hour notice yesterday, putting them in a legal position to go on strike as of Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. The 17 guards work for […]

CREW’s expansion continues
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 12, 2017 - Biz Releases

Crew Marketing Partners is continuing its expansion, after acquiring an Ontario communications firm. The decade-old Surrey marketing agency recently made a move into Kelowna, and this week announced it had acquired Oakville’s Riordon Design. Riordan has been in the communications business for more than 30 years, and according to CREW has a “deep history in […]

Quails’ Gate recognized
Rob Gibson - Dec 12, 2017 - Biz Releases

OpenTable has come out with their top rankings for B.C. restaurants. Only one restaurant outside of Vancouver managed to crack the list and that was a Kelowna winery. A total of 14 B.C. restaurants are ranked among the best 100 dining rooms across the country, according to OpenTable’s new year-end list. The list is based on […]

Rural bus fund proposed
Colin Dacre - Dec 12, 2017 - Biz Releases

Greyhound Canada is unveiling its proposal to help keep rural bus service running in large swaths of the province. The bus line is calling on government to create a fund to fill the gaps left by the company’s proposed cuts in the Similkameen Valley, Northern B.C. and Vancouver Island. “Federal and provincial governments, and large […]

Parking perception problem
Wayne Moore - Dec 12, 2017 - Biz Releases

Kelowna has a downtown parking perception problem. An in-depth survey and report on parking delivered to city council Monday indicated a number of perceived problems around availability, pricing and security which staff hope to be able to rectify with some out-of-the-box solutions. Five “big ideas” were presented as possible solutions, however, James Donnelly with Urban […]

Modular housing reconsidered
Trevor Nichols - Dec 11, 2017 - Biz Releases

After pushback from some of its potential new neighbours, BC Housing is reconsidering its plan to put up temporary, supportive housing in a Kelowna business park. The project would have seen 55 units of temporary, modular housing, stacked into a two-storey structure, on a property in the Mill Creek Commerce Park. It is one of […]

A dozen on the list
Okanagan Edge Staff - Dec 11, 2017 - Biz Releases

Several Okanagan businesses have bested hundreds of competitors to find a place on a very exclusive list. Today, Small Business BC revealed the Top 10 semi-finalists in each of the 10 categories of its annual awards ceremony. A full dozen of those nominees are from the Okanagan. The Small Business BC Awards are the largest […]

Kitsch gets pot permission
Trevor Nichols - Dec 11, 2017 - Biz Releases

Trent Kitsch’s “cannabis lifestyle brand” has been granted a one-time permit to import a shipment of cannabis seeds into Canada. DOJA Cannabis Company Ltd. recently received Health Canada approval for the import, and will have until the end of the year to bring in the product. Kitsch, who developed the SAXX underwear brand, and also […]

Garnet Valley project wraps
Colton Davies - Dec 11, 2017 - Biz Releases

The $7.1M Garnet Valley water separation project in the District of Summerland has been completed, after more than a year of work that significantly affected roads in the area. The project began in Nov. 2016 and reached substantial completion on Nov. 28. Domestic and irrigation water sources will now be separated for properties in Garnet Valley. Domestic water is […]

Market proves popular
Nicholas Johansen - Dec 11, 2017 - Biz Releases

Thousands of items got ticked off Christmas lists Saturday at the fifth annual Craft Culture Holiday Market taking place at Prospera Place in Kelowna. The market features more than 175 vendors from B.C. and Alberta selling their handmade and hand-designed wares. Items for sale include clothing, Christmas decorations, art, soaps, food and more. Saturday’s event was […]