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▼ KELOWNA MOUNTAIN
Buying into the vision of future tourism draw
Barry Gerding
EDITOR
It was a busy Friday for the Kelowna Mountain development last week. Project proponent Mark Consiglio held a press conference at the wine tasting cave venue at the development site to highlight three points: • The B.C. Securities Commission had lifted the cease trade order against the development • The capital project in 2014 for the development will be the world’s first agricultural-based wine park • Consiglio’s strained relationship with the Regionnal District of the Central Okanagan is not likely to change in the near future. On the financial front, the Kelowna Mountain Limited Partnership, created by Consiglio to raise revenue to pay for the development, had been given a cease trade order. In order to have the order lifted or the project would face potential bankruptcy, Consiglio sent a more detailed outline than was originally presented to all the investors, who were given the option to stick with the project or opt out and get their money back. He said 88 per cent of the 528 unit holders were sticking with his plan. “We put together a 144-page document that was sent out to all our investors,” he said, noting his feeling that those investors were unified behind his vision for the Kelowna Mountain property was proven correct. He said the unit shares are now up for sale again at $150,000 per unit, which Consiglio said is four times the original unit value. As for the wine park, Consiglio said it will feature a two kilometre long summer canal and promenade surrounded by 12 architecturally distinct greenhouses, each growing grapes for 12 different wine products including Red, White, Icewine, Ginseng, Rice, Sake, Port, Sherry, Aperitif, Balsamic and specialty wines. Consiglio compared the canal feature to the Rideau Canal in Ottawa as a major tourist draw during the winter months. “Can you imagine skating along the canal in the winter months with the fabulous views to die for that you will have?” he said. See Tourism A5
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STEVE DALE, vintner at Rollingdale Winery, pours a glass of 2011 La Gauche during the Sip into the Season event on Sunday in West Kelowna. The Westside Wine Trail self-guided tour featured local artisans at each of the participating wineries.
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Snow and ice causes driving mayhem Kathy Michaels STAFF REPORTER
Anyone wondering what Monday’s big news story would shape up to be needed to look no further than their nearest road. As snow fell, area pavement iced over and cars started piling up
in ditches. Road crews worked feverishly to catch up with Mother Nature and lay down a layer of de-icer as tow trucks were deployed. A number of local routes—such as Lakeshore, Gordon, Swamp and Boucherie roads— were closed as that work commenced. “Kelowna RCMP
have been responding to motor vehicle crashes for the last few hours involving vehicles that have lost control, gone off road or collided with another vehicle,” said Sgt. Ann Morrison, in a 2 p.m. press release. “Police are reminding motorists to be cautious and adjust their speed ac-
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