How good is Kelowna to women?
If you’re a women in Kelowna there’s a good chance you have a better education than most women in the rest of the country; you’re also more likely to have shakier finances, and about average health. A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says Kelowna is the 13th best place to be […]
Job fair at mall
There’s still time for some last-minute resume adjustments before the second annual Orchard Park Mall Hiring Fair takes over the mall later today. OCt. 18, from 2-7 p.m. in Orchard Park Shopping Centre’s Pear Court (near Sport Chek), employers will set up shop to connect with potential employees and conduct on-the-spot interviews. Companies like Urban […]
Businesses under seige?
Vicki Eide feels like her business is under siege – and she is not alone. Eide runs Dean’s Tailor Shop on the 2900 block of 33rd Street in Vernon and has never experienced a summer like 2017. She said aggressive transients, open drug use and even people defecating on the sidewalk have scared customers away […]
New station announces hosts
Okanagan Oldies is pleased to announce the hiring of three experienced on-air voices for its November launch. The sister radio station to Castanet will go on the air next month, playing the hits of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s and delivering a live morning talk/news show along with hourly newscasts powered by Castanet’s team of […]
Cheers to Brewphoria
Twelve breweries from across the Okanagan are joining together in Kelowna for a night of craft beer. The second annual Brewphoria, hosted by Tree Brewing Beer Institute, has brewmasters coming from Penticton, all the way to Kamloops. Each was asked to brew a unique cask that will be tapped Thursday evening. “We tap them all […]
Hone your elevator pitch
In honour of small business week, JCI Penticton is hosting an elevator pitch workshop for local entrepreneurs. An elevator pitch, so named because you should be able to give it in the time it takes to ride an elevator, should be interesting enough to create interest your business, project, idea or yourself. The JCI workshop […]
Brinks strike will hit Kelowna
Brinks employees who say they feel unsafe at their jobs are on the verge of a strike, after months of negotiations stalled earlier this week. The union representing Brinks employees in British Columbia and Ontario issued a strike notice to Brinks Canada Ltd. Oct. 15, and its members are set to hit the picket lines […]
More north end development
The six-storey, mixed use buildings proposed for an empty industrial lot in Kelowna’s north end are only part of what could be a larger swath of development on Clement Avenue. Kelowna’s Compass Real Estate Developments has asked the City of Kelowna for permission to build three new industrial buildings on a two-acre parcel of land directly […]
Iconic restaurant reopening
Fine dining is returning to a storied Kelowna building, as new ownership takes the reigns at the recently closed Yellow House Restaurant. Tammy and Chad Wilson are co-owners of the new, Hidden Gem Restaurant, which will open in the former Yellow House building next month. The iconic Lawrence Avenue building was built in 1906, and has housed […]
Local businessman passes
Don Robertson will be remembered as an avid community member, amazing father and loving husband, after losing his 18-year battle to cancer over the weekend. After moving to the Okanagan in 1992 with his wife Lori, Robertson opened Elliott Row Men’s Wear in West Kelowna. Robertson later moved the shop to Penticton in 1995, where […]
