Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Inaugural Coldstream Youth Business Fair goes Sunday
The first ever Coldstream Youth Business Fair will be held on the weekend.The fair featuring over 20 young entrepreneurs will go at Coldstream Station, the parking lot next to Sun Country Cycle, from ...
Oct 04, 2025
Kelowna council to receive update on transportation safety
Kelowna council will receive a report Monday on transportation safety, outlining collision trends, planned road upgrades, and police enforcement initiatives.The report from the Integrated Transportati...
Oct 03, 2025
FortisBC ramps up Kelowna substation to meet soaring electricity demand
FortisBC is investing $18.6 million to upgrade its Saucier Substation, increasing capacity for downtown and south-central Kelowna, including Kelowna General Hospital. The project will add a second tra...
Oct 02, 2025
Regional push to tackle chronic offenders as mayors call for justice reform
Kelowna City Council has received a report from their Community Safety Department titled Chronic Offenders: Closing the Revolving Door, which highlights crime challenges faced across the region. The r...
Oct 01, 2025
Kelowna council approves free on street parking for veterans
Kelowna City Council has approved a new program allowing vehicles with British Columbia veteran licence plates to park for free at on-street spaces throughout the city. Council received a report from ...
Oct 01, 2025
BC Lions to play two regular season games in Kelowna
As the marketing slogan suggests, it's certainly a major touchdown for Kelowna.The city will host two BC Lions regular season CFL games next year in an experience titles Touchdown Kelowna.A media rele...
Sep 28, 2025
City Park pathway closes for upgrades, detours in place until 2026
A section of the City Park pathway will be closed starting next week as crews begin a series of upgrades expected to last until summer 2026.The closure affects the stretch between the Colds Sands wash...
Sep 26, 2025
Kelowna program brings cancer care closer to home for women
Kelowna General Hospital is marking the one-year anniversary of its Gynecologic Oncology surgical program, which has already provided specialized cancer care to 256 women in B.C.'s Southern Interior.T...
Sep 25, 2025
Aging Well Expo in Vernon to run Oct. 1
National Seniors Day will be marked in Vernon with the annual Aging Well Expo.On Oct. 1, older adults, caregivers and community members interested in staying healthy in their old age will be able to a...
Sep 25, 2025
Central Okanagan open burning season delayed
The start of the open burning season in the Central Okanagan has been pushed back to Oct. 15. Fire officials said ongoing high temperatures, dry conditions, and elevated fire danger ratings have made ...
Sep 25, 2025
