MOVERS & SHAKERS
FEBRUARY 2018
Business Examiner
upgraded facility, as well as their pub “Match.” Chef Taylor Snyder has opened up new restaurant, Tay’s Table, at #5 – 3045 Tutt Street. The menu is updated frequently and features high-quality, fresh, local ingredients.
KELOWNA Innov8 Digital Solutions Ltd. has been named among the top 10 finalists for this year’s BC Small Business Awards, in the category of Best Employer.
former vice-chair of the board for Okanagan College, and councilor with the Westbank First Nation, has been elected as board chair.
The Prestige Beach House in Kelowna welcomes Tania Rutt as their new General Manager. Mission Group has launched their final phase of condominium construction, Urbana, at Central Green, after having received their development permit from Kelowna City Council. The development features a sustainable community of 55 new heritage-design inspired homes, as well as a park spanning five acres. The City is developing the park, and construction is scheduled to begin this spring. Kelowna’s Flair Airlines company welcomes Jim Scott as their new CEO. The BC Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, Melanie Mark, announced the addition of 2,900 new spaces for students in technology industry programs in BC post-secondary institutions. The provincial government has allocated $4.4 million, with the aim of eventually increasing to $42 million, resulting in 1,000 more graduates each year by 2023. Best Western Plus Wine Country Hotel & Suites has announced the appointment of Rosemary Paterson as General Manager. Orthoquest and Kelowna Kinesiology, owned and operated by Canadian certified pedorthists, Sean MacMillan and Lise Dallien MacMillan, has reached their 10th anniversary in business. Thom Killingsworth has been named as the new Executive Director for the Kelowna Yacht Club. Killingsworth has also recently been elected as Chair of the Board for Tourism Kelowna.
Chris Derickson The Delta Hotels Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna has appointed Daniel Craig as their new Executive Chef. A 2.84-acre parcel of land located on Sunset Drive beside the Delta Grand Hotel on Lake Okanagan, across from the Prospera Place Arena, has sold for $9.2 million. The deal was brokered by HM Commercial. Natalie Corbett is t he new General Manager of Accent Inn Kelowna. George Marine has been appointed as General Manager for Best Western Plus Kelowna Hotel & Suites. Julia Garner of Tourism Kelowna is congratulated on achieving Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation from the Events Industry Council. The designation is internationally recognized within the meeting, event, convention and exhibition industry.
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Integrated Power Systems (IPS), located at #101 – 2387 Dominion Road, in West Kelowna, celebrates their 25th anniversary this year. The company is a solar supplier, contractor and service and warranty location that offers quality products and technical support to clients.
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Kelowna will be the site of this year’s British Columbia Tourism Industry Conference, which will take place on March 7-9th. The three-day conference will be held at Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, and will focus on key issues that affect the tourism industry.
Boyd Autobody has received their Gold ARA Certification, while their Rutland location has achieved Gold Plus designation. Gloria Morgan, former Chief of the Splatsin Band, has been acclaimed as the vice-chair for Okanagan College’s board of directors. Chris Derickson, the
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Three accounting students from BDO Canada LLP: Andrew Shaw, Jozef Vogel, and Khristian Koulev, have achieved their CPA designations upon passing their final examinations.
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