Kelowna,BC is on the radar for tourists looking to vacation in the sunny Okanagan according to Cheapflights.ca The travel site ranked the popularity of destinations by keeping track of the number of searches on its website. Kelowna based searches were up 70 percent over the first six months of 2009 according to the site. Ultimately, Kelowna ranked third ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 10, 2010
Recently, the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival awards were announced. Both VQA Wineries and non-Vintners Quality Alliance wineries were represented at this years festival and as usual there were no disappointments in the overall selection.
The three day judging for the BC Wine Awards takes place in Kelowna and consists of 12 North American wine judges. The competition is open ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on October 10, 2010
Kelowna,BC Canada Quick Facts and Statistics:
1. Kelowna is the largest city in BC's intrerior region and was incorporated in 1905.
2. Kelowna's total land area is 221.69 square kilometres.
3. Kelowna is located in British Columbia's Central Okanagan Regional District.
4. Kelowna is 471 kilometres east of Vancouver BC.
5. Kelowna BC is 606 kilometres west of Calgary ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on March 11, 2010
Current listing inventory as of July 27,2009:
Single Family Dwellings - 2113 properties including 8 pending offers
Strata - Condos - 1035 properties including 3 pending offers
Strata - Townhomes - 533 properties including 6 pending offers
Manufactured Home - 236 including 0 pending offers
Lots/Acreages - 915 ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on July 27, 2009
The 20th Annual is set to fill the hungry appetites of Kelowna residents this coming Sunday March 29,2009 from 11am to 4pm and held at the Kelowna Curling Club.
Organizers are expecting more than 4,000 visitors at this years event will have 32 booths and over 100 dishes to sample from. Some of the restaurants and eateries planning to attend are: Annegret's Chocolates, ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on April 6, 2009
Kelowna City Hall
Glen Park IDA
KLO Super-Mart
Rutland Shoppers Drug Mart
Lakeview Market
Sunshine Market
Harvest Grocery
Two additional bags of garbage may be put out with the purchase of Garbage Tags.
If you live outside of Kelowna, additional tags can be purchased at:
Regional District Office at 1450 KLO Road
Mac's Convenience Store at Boucherie Road
Westside District Municipality ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on January 9, 2009
I took these photos in late Fall before we got ourselves buried in Okanagan snow! I have seen several of these electrical boxes from Westbank to Kelowna and Vernon. I am not entirely sure if this was done to curb the spray painting of them or as they term it "tagging" but it seems to have worked. This particular box is on the corner of Highway 33 and Rutland Road by the ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on January 2, 2009
WestJet expands Kelowna service by Glen Morrison - Power 104 - Story: 43853 Dec 30, 2008 / 5:00 am
WestJet is expanding its non-stop summer service from Kelowna to Calgary and Edmonton. The airline has announced its enhanced summer schedule which will include five daily flights from Calgary to Kelowna and four flights daily from Edmonton to Kelowna. The expanded service begins in July.
Full Castanet ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on December 30, 2008
Runway expansion complete by Wayne Moore - Story: 42999Nov 7, 2008 / 5:30 pm"The $8 million expansion of the runway at Kelowna International Airport is complete. Airport General Manager, Sam Samaddar, officially opened the runway during a ceremony Friday afternoon. While the additional 1,600 feet of runway was the main attraction, a DC10-30F, the largest plane to ever land at the airport, was the ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 8, 2008
Virtual Westbank project by Castanet Staff - Story: 42870Nov 2, 2008 / 12:30 pmA new photo system will let people see Westbank in a whole new way. The Westbank Chamber of Commerceand Tourism Westbank are launching a new interactive photo system called the "Virtual Westbank Project," which will showcase Westbank through a collection of photos and big-screen virtual tours. Many local businesses are taking ...
Posted by Jason Neumann
on November 2, 2008