Priebe’s ‘Google of the north’
Every day, about four billion online messages filter through Chris Priebe’s software. Priebe, the CEO of Kelowna tech startup Two Hat Security, says that, in the time it’s taken you to read these words, Community Sift has already identified and prevented “thousands” of cases of online bullying and harm. In a single day, Two Hat will […]
Big finish for business students
A group of students from UBC Okanagan’s faculty of management took top prize at the largest business competition in Western Canada earlier this month. Alan Blackwell, Tyler Hesketh and Kirstin Townsend snagged first place in JDC West’s marketing competition with their pitch for an e-concierge system for the tourism industry. “We were going to a […]
Vernon students shine at business comp
A pair of Vernon locals had a strong showing last week at Canada’s longest-running undergraduate business case competition. Okanagan College business students Jared Hubner and Anthony Peterson finished second in the Management of Information Systems category at the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition, held at Queen’s University in Kingston. Coming in just behind a strong team from […]
NHL exec joins local company
Patrick La Forge, the former president of the Edmonton Oilers and COO of the Oilers Entertainment Group, has taken an executive position with Kelowna-based company Getintheloop. La Forge spent years in the senior positions in sport, entertainment and beverage industries, and is known for his role helping produce the first ever NHL Heritage Classic outdoor […]
Letnick defends wine policy
Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick is defending B.C.’s grocery store wine policy in the wake of a U.S. trade challenge. The American government, as predicted by wine industry groups in the province, is challenging the sale of B.C.-only wines in grocery stores as a breach of Canada’s commitments to the World Trade Organization. They claim it’s […]
O’Leary to run for Tory helm
Kevin O’Leary has announced he is running for the Conservative leadership, suggesting that as a businessman, he is better qualified than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work with president-elect Donald Trump. O’Leary said he intended to run in a video posted to his Facebook page Wednesday morning, moments before making the official announcement on CTV. In […]
