There is a new leader at Kelowna’s Ecora Engineering & Environmental. The engineering and natural resource consulting firm announced earlier this month that Kimberly Corea is its new chief executive officer, effective Friday, Feb. 14. Corea joined Ecora in March 2023 as its director of finance and only a few months later became its chief […]

Armstrong’s new CAO is no stranger to the area. Trevor Seibel has been named the chief administrative officer of the North Okanagan community. “We are thrilled to have Trevor join us,” Armstrong Mayor Joe Cramer said. “With his extensive experience as an auditor, financial officer and chief administrative officer, council and I are excited to […]

A Vernon man was recognized as a Distinguished Forest Professional by Forest Professionals British Columbia. Mark Hay, along with Steve Kozuki, Randy Waterous and the late Cindy Stern, were honoured at the FPBC’s 77th annual forestry conference in Victoria. “This category recognizes significant accomplishments over a career, for providing outstanding service to the profession of […]

Westside Youth Soccer has hired a new executive director. Matt Holbrook brings more than 20 years of soccer experience to the role, which he started in December. He will oversee the soccer club, which features more than 1,000 youth players. Holbrook worked for BC Soccer from 2010 to 2023, first as its member services manager […]

Alicia Ponich has been announced as the new executive director of the North Okanagan Neurological Association Child Development Centre. “We are delighted to welcome Alicia to NONA. Her extensive experience in health leadership and her dedication to serving children and families make her an ideal fit for our organization as we continue to grow and […]

The District of Sicamous has announced the appointment of a new chief administrative officer. Dean Strachan, the former manager of community planning and development with the City of Kelowna, has been hired for the position and will start with the district on Feb. 10. “We look forward to welcoming Dean Strachan,” Mayor Colleen Anderson said. […]

Downtown Kelowna Association is preparing to welcome its second director of operations in less than three years now that Brent Lobson is moving on. Lobson has been part of the DKA as a board director and in the administration for years. He has been a strong advocate of downtown Kelowna for a quarter century. Lobson was […]

Kelowna’s Gospel Mission executive director Carmen Rempel will be stepping down from her role on June 15. After nearly five years of leadership, Rempel will be relocating to Victoria to pursue new career opportunities. Rempel joined KGM in early 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and led the organization through one of its […]

A Kelowna public relations specialist has been named a fellow of the Canadian Public Relations Society. Cam McAlpine, who is an Earnscliffe Strategies principal and partner based in Kelowna, will receive the prestigious industry honour when he is inducted along with two others at the CPRS national annual conference in Banff this May. University of […]

Kelowna’s Tracy Medve will be inducted into Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame next year. The KF Aerospace president and CEO is one of four individuals who will be inducted in 2025, with the ceremony taking place next September in Calgary. Medve’s aviation career goes well beyond KF Aerospace. She is the past chairwoman of the […]