Kelowna’s Darren Morcom was a big winner earlier this month when the 2025 Wealth Professional Awards were held in Toronto. Morcom, who leads The Morcom Wealth Management Group at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth, captured the Portfolio/Discretionary Manager of the Year Award during the gala on June 5. It was one of 24 national awards handed out […]

A long-time Vernon Realtor has been honoured with one of the most prestigious awards his company bestows upon its employees. Gord Fowler has won Re/Max International’s Luminary of Distinction Award, which is given to Realtors who have achieved a minimum of 20 years with the company and consistently demonstrated industry-leading professionalism, top-tier sales performance and […]

Okanagan Symphony Orchestra has found its new music director after a year of searching. The OSO hired Julian Pellicano as its new music director and conductor. He was one of four candidates who auditioned throughout the 2024-25 season, and he emerged from the pack to become the organization’s sixth music director in its 65-year history. […]

BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association this year will induct 23 people into the BC Restaurant Hall of Fame as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations this year. Included in the group of honourees are two Okanagan residents. Roger Sleiman, who is the culinary director and winery chef at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery in West Kelowna, […]

Tourism Kelowna has announced Katie Balkwill as its new director of community and visitor engagement. Balkwill has more than 16 years of community engagement, visitor experience and destination growth experience, including six years as a Tourism Kelowna board member. She was Big White Ski Resort’s sales and marketing manager from 2008 to 2020 before joining […]

Central Interior Business Accelerator has appointed a new executive director. Sachin Singh, a Thompson Rivers University alum with a master’s in business administration, has been named to lead the non-profit. In a news release, CIBA said Singh steps into the role with more than 15 years of experience in the technology, agriculture and startup sectors. […]

The Town of Oliver is welcoming a new director of development services this month. Paul Sizemore is taking on the role, which entails planning, subdivision and community development, building inspection management and bylaw enforcement. “I am excited to be joining the team at the Town of Oliver and to be moving into the community with […]

The reins of 100 More Homes are being handed over to the executive director of the Penticton and Area Overdose Prevention Society, or P+OPS. Desiree Surowski will be taking Linda Sankey’s position, who is stepping down to focus on other community pursuits. P+OPS works as a mobile overdose prevention site and hands out survival equipment, […]

After nearly two decades as the leader of a group that supports women and youth in Central Okanagan, the executive director of NOW Canada is shifting to a new role. Liz Talbott will focus on resource development when she changes roles later this summer. She has been in charge of NOW Canada for the last […]

Okanagan College’s applied research department has a new leadership group. The college this week announced Dr. Mary Butterfield as its director and Kerry Rempel as its associate director. Rempel had been serving as interim director. “I am excited about the research capacity at the college and the reach that the college has into the communities […]