Weldon leblanc

Weldon LeBlanc: Finally, a passport office in Kelowna

2010-04-10 21:02:26
"Lobbying now requires establishing a strong business case, getting everyone on the same page, and a determined effort to convince the decision-makers of your point of view."
Best Western Inn

Scott Peckford

Scott Peckford: The truth about the HST

2010-03-19 16:59:48
Don't feel pressure to buy now just because of the HST.

Business briefs

Lake Okanagan Resort

Fred Sarkari

Fred Sarkari: Admitting my error benefitted me tremendously

2010-04-06 16:18:19
By Fred Sarkari I have been overwhelmed by people contacting me to thank me for taking a stand towards honesty. For this I thank everyone. After I had openly admitted to my error in double booking an appointment with a client, I was contacted by Andrea Morris for an interview.

SIFE

SIFE: Okanagan business team moves down south

2010-04-05 10:29:59
But I soon realised that applying my school knowledge to SIFE and the projects we operate would help me understand the concepts and generally improve my business acumen.

Okanagan public companies

SUN-RYPE PRODUCTS6.00  chart-0.39
CANDORADO OPERATI0.04  chart+0.00
Knighthawk Inc.0.15  chart+0.00
QHR Technologies 0.62  chart+0.00
Cantex Mine Devel0.04  chart+0.01
COLUMBUS NETWORKS0.01  chart+0.00
PARAGON PHARMACIE0.18  chart+0.00
METALEX VENTURES 0.50  chart+0.00

Major indices

S&P/TSX Venture C1653.55  chart-11.27
S&P/TSX Composite12389.42  chart-108.52
NASDAQ Composite2903.88  chart-23.35
S&P 500 Index1342.64  chart-9.31
FTSE 1005852.39  chart-43.08
DAX6692.96  chart-95.84
CAC 403373.14  chart-51.57
NIKKEI 2258947.17  chart-55.07
HANG SENG INDEX20783.86  chart-226.15

commodities

CLJ10.NYM0.00  chart+0.00
GCH10.CMX0.00  chart+0.00
NGJ10.NYM0.00  chart+0.00
RBH10.NYM0.00  chart+0.00

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    Real estate market equilibrium close at hand

    Real estate market equilibrium close at hand

    2010-04-13 15:02:23
    Real estate sales saw an uptick with the onset of warm weather, but spring hasn't boosted the number of new homes under construction.

    Brad MacBeth: Investing in yourself is the smartest investment

    2010-04-13 16:44:15
    Over the next two weeks we are going to give you a chance to change that AND have the always rare ‘free lunch’. More on this below.

    CedarCreek gets new wine maker

    2010-04-13 13:41:30
    Kelowna.com staff CedarCreek Estate Winery officials announced yesterday that Darryl Brooker has become their new winemaker. Brooker is an experienced and highly regarded winemaker who will commence his full‑time duties at CedarCreek on May 19.  Brooker was most recently Senior Winemaker - Ontario at Hillebrand and Thirty Bench Wineries and has over 12 years experience making ultra premium wines in Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

    Kelowna media organization focuses on good-news and gets results

    2010-04-13 13:06:18
    Axiom News opened a local office in November and in months to come, it will be delivering its special brand of journalism to Western Canada.

    Local service agencies get some soles

    2010-04-12 16:05:31
    A plan to accumulate 25,000 pairs of shoes proved to be a lot more successful than expected.

    Brad MacBeth: Will I have enough?

    2010-04-08 10:16:16
    By Brad MacBeth When people are saving for retirement the focus tends to be solely on accumulation, and rates of return. But how are you going to get at that money when you retire? Depending on how you access that money, you may pay anywhere from no tax to 44% in taxes.

    Restaurants to donate $4250 from Taste of Kelowna

    2010-04-06 18:15:56
    The BC Restaurant Association is pleased to announce that this year's 'Taste of Kelowna' generated proceeds of $4250 which are to be presented to local community projects on Wednesday April 7.

    Kelowna company gives NASA insights

    2010-04-06 10:16:42
    NASA's Cognitive State Monitoring Lab purchased a Dreamflyer-Driven Flight Simulation system to complete what could amount to being life saving research.

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