New tourist tax in Vernon
People staying in many of the hotels in Vernon will be paying a bit extra to the municipality next year, which could bring an additional $300,000 to city coffers annually. The provincial cabinet has approved the City of Vernon’s application to collect a three per cent municipal regional district tax, also known as a hotel tax, […]
Castanet in the radio biz
Castanet is officially in the radio business. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Wednesday announced approval of the sale of Kelowna’s The Juice FM to Avenue Radio Ltd., a sister company to Castanet Media, owned by its founder Nick Frost. The commission approved the sale of CJUI-FM and its broadcasting licence from Vista Radio Ltd. for a […]
Best for the World
GreenStep Solutions, a Kelowna based sustainability consulting, software and certification company, was recently recognized for creating “extraordinary positive impact” as a business. The Best For the World designation is an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab. B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for […]
Owning the Top 25
Okanagan Valley wines have a strong presence on this year’s list of the Top 25 wines at Cornucopia 2017. Cornucopia is a food and drink festival hosted in Whistler, B.C. Entering its 21st anniversary this fall, the festival attracts more than 15,000 people to the resort town each year. Every winery that takes part in […]
von Mandl’s honorary degree
A renowned, local wine-industry entrepreneur is being recognized with an honorary degree from Thompson Rivers University on Friday. Anthony von Mandl is the founder of Mark Anthony Wine Merchants, but is best known as the proprietor of Mission Hill Family Estate Winery. At TRU’s fall convocation ceremony, von Mandl will receive an honorary doctor of […]
Best job market in Canada
Kelowna’s unemployment rate may be trending upward, but according to one report the city has the best labour market in the country. BMO’s monthly look at the job markets in Canada’s 33 largest metropolitan areas put Kelowna at the top of the pack in September, based largely on a year-over-year change in its population and labour […]
Illegal, but don’t close us
West Kelowna council has effectively shut down what staff call two storefront marijuana dispensaries in the city. Council Tuesday afternoon supported staff recommendations to cancel the business licences of 0977843 BC Ltd.–doing business as The Healing Club on Steven Roa–and Black Crow Herbals on Westgate Road. Representatives of both companies implored council to put off […]
Fed up with pot smell
Residents near licensed marijuana producers in Summerland told council Tuesday they have endured the smell long enough. With recreational marijuana becoming legal next summer, commercial production facilities are expected to proliferate across Canada. In preparation, staff with the District of Summerland will be investigating other community regulations while they develop regulations around the placement of […]
More T.O. flights from YLW
Kelowna International Airport is increasing daily flights to Toronto next summer. There will be two Toronto flights daily on Air Canada throughout the 2018 summer season. A319 aircraft will depart Toronto’s Pearson Airport at 8:25 p.m. EDT and arrive at YLW at 10 p.m. PDT. The aircraft will then turn around, departing YLW at 10:55 p.m. […]
$3M Glenrosa property sold
An Okanagan developer has dropped millions of dollars on more than 30 acres of prime development land in West Kelowna’s Glenrosa neighbourhood. Molenbeek Ventures recently bought the 32-acre property, which butts up against the residential neighbourhood on Morningside Drive. According to Giulio De Iaco, of HM Commercial Group, the land represents a rare opportunity for […]
