Okanagan Biz


Seven safest neighbourhoods
Okanagan Edge Staff - Aug 08, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

Vantage West Realty has crunched the RCMP’s numbers and come up with the seven safest, most family-friendly neighbourhoods in Kelowna and in West Kelowna. Glenmore, Southeast Kelowna, Upper Mission and Lower Mission are all bereft of significant crime, making them attractive destinations on the east side of the lake. Lakeview Heights, Shannon Lake and Glenrosa […]

‘Book whisperer’ knows stories
Contributed - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

By Tom Kernaghan “Connect to your story, your purpose, your why.” Pamela Lynch believes your book matters and encourages you to hone your skills as a unique storyteller. She guides you through the book creation process from concept to celebration. Lynch’s commitment is to help you birth your book and share it with your audience. […]

New Big White trail ‘massive’
Okanagan Edge Staff - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

Big White Ski Resort has been busy blasting rock this summer in an effort to open the entire mountain at the same time this fall. Crews have blown up the rock ridge just below the Gem Lake unload station to create the Village Way return trail. The $500,000 project will be “massive” for business, according […]

Gas war envelops Penticton
Rob Gibson - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

If you’re heading south on a road trip, the best place to fill up is in Penticton. Gas prices have dropped below $1.19 for a regular unleaded litre at some gas stations. As of Tuesday morning, gas is listed at 118.9 cents at the Husky on Duncan Avenue—well below the 134.9 at most gas stations in […]

CHBA wants taxes lowered
Okanagan Edge Staff - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

The Canadian Home Builders Association and its Central Okanagan chapter are calling out governments over home affordability in advance of this October’s federal election. The CHBA has even created a website called www.affordability.ca to argue its case. The Central Okanagan chapter argues governments have lost millions of dollars as valley home sales have plummeted due […]

Kudos for Yacht Club
Okanagan Edge Staff - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

The Kelowna Yacht Club has become the first boating facility in the Interior to earn its eco-certification. Clean Marine BC, which is run by the non-profit marine conservation organization called Georgia Strait Alliance, issued the certification on Wednesday. It also issues ratings of one to five anchors, and Kelowna Yacht Club received four anchors. “The […]

Vernon chamber seeks solution
Darren Handschuh - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce recently sat down with Vernon mayor Victor Cumming to talk about some of the hot-button issues facing the city, including homelessness and what can be done about it. Cumming was asked what he would specifically do to address the impact of crime and vagrancy perpetrated by a segment of […]

Coaster meeting too popular
John K. White - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

The overwhelming turnout for the public hearing Tuesday night to discuss rezoning for a mountain adventure park in Spallumcheen forced a postponement to a larger venue. Jack and Patti Wood of Wood Mountain Adventure Park were to make their case during the hearing at the Spallumcheen Municipal Office, but there were 40 or so who could not get inside […]

Cabbies show united front
Wayne Moore - Aug 07, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

Okanagan taxi companies say they are not against ride hailing. They only want a level playing field. That was the message as taxi operators from across the Southern Interior gathered in Kelowna Tuesday. “We are concerned about our livelihoods because of ride sharing,” said group spokesman Ted Wiltshire, president and director of Checkmate Cabs in Kelowna. “There […]

Project has international appeal
Kirk Penton - Aug 06, 2019 - Okanagan Biz

Canada has long been a leader in the wood building industry, so Asian countries often look to the Great White North to learn more about it. That is why 20 South Korean architects, buildings and designers were in Kelowna last month to check out Innocept’s St. Paul project, which is under construction at the corner […]