The Kelowna Airport Plaza is now open for business located at the airport. The new beautiful complex houses an Esso station combined with an On the Run convenience store, a Tim Horton’s and the newest Okanagan food franchise, Freshii. Philip Patara is the franchisee and Tanveer Bhandher is the manager of On the Run, which is a full service convenient store which also offers a Lotto Centre and ATM with U.S. funds by RBC. Brian Winter is the territory manager, B.C. Interior of McDougall Energy Inc. which is the branded wholesaler of Imperial Oil. Open 6:00 am to 10:00 pm daily.
Scott Elliott is the franchisee of the new Tim Hortons located between On the Run and Freshii. Tim’s offers a small seating area of 20 seats inside along with a drive-thru. Aaron Airriess is the manager. Open 6:00 am to 10:00 pm daily.
New to the valley is Freshii which offers healthy accessible food at affordable prices. Philip Patara is the franchisee and Navita Ark is the manager. Freshii is just like it says. Everything is made fresh in-house daily including salads and wraps, bowls, burritos, soups, and all sauces, The most popular items on the menu are the Tex Mex Burritos and the Teriyaki Twist. They also offer Low-Fat Frozen Yogurt and smoothies. Freshii juice cleansers will detoxify and energize your body in a natural way to press the body’s reset button and super-charge your nutrient intake. Choose from five flavours of Green Energy, Reviive, Mighty Detox, Red Power or Metaboost Salad. Open 11:00 am to 9:00 pm daily.
The new Porsche Centre Kelowna at 888 Finns Road, just off Highway 97 on the corner of Finns and Stremel is now open. With the dealership about 98 percent complete, there is only a bit of landscaping and a few final touches to be done. This is the first ultra-luxury iconic brand Porsche dealership in Central B.C. and the valley. Owned by Vaughn Wyant (President and CEO of Wyant Group) and managed by general manager and managing partner John Bokitch, the modern, impressive dealership boosts 20,000 square feet, a nine car showroom, seven service bays and 15 staff. To start, there will be 35 vehicles in the dealership and on the lot to view. Robert Heard is the sales manager of the new dealership. This is the Wyant Group’s second Porsche location, along with Porsche Centre Saskatchewan. The Wyant Group own and operate 17 dealerships across Western Canada including brands of Mercedes-Benz/Smart Car, Jaguar, Land Rover, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Audi, Hyundai, Volvo and Mitsubishi. wyantgroup.com.
Congratulations to Todd Sanderson and Lori Prokopetz on their marriage August 11.
This year, iconic well-known business Illichmann Meat Sausage and Gourmet Foods at 1937 Gordon Drive is celebrating 50 years in business. The business was started by Adolph and Theresa Illichmann and is now being run by their son Thomas and his sons Danny and Jacob. Stop by on Saturday, August 19 to celebrate with them and enjoy the many in-house specials.
BDO announces the promotion of Allison Francis, CPA, CA to manager assurance and accounting. Allison recently relocated from BDO’s Burlington, Ontario office with over five years experience. Also, relocating from Vancouver, Jason Granger, CPA, CA has joined the firm as Manager of their Private Enterprise Group. Jason has extensive experience as an accountant in both private industry and public practice. BDO is located at 400 – 1631 Dickson Avenue. Call 250-763-6700.
The Kelowna Ogopogo Swim Club had the second largest showing at the annual Okanagan Regional Swim Meet bringing 43 racers keen to show off their skills and race amongst their peers. Special congratulations to the Division 4 girls relay team of Isabelle Cloutier, Madelaine Cloutier, Grace Sebulsky and Lauren Griffin-Levine who placed 1st in both the 200m Medley Relay and the 200m Freestyle Relay and are now headed to the Provincials. Go Ogopogo’s Go!
Sarah Penton is the new host for Kelowna based CBC Radio West, a B.C. Interior afternoon radio show. Sarah joins Radio West relocating from CBC Winnipeg.
The 8th Annual Charity Golf Tournament held at the Kelowna Golf and Country Club, sponsored by Wilson M. Beck Insurance raised over $$60, O00 for the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. The winning team was Bruce Walker and the Vic Van Isle Group.
The Pickleball Canadian Nationals were recently held in Kelowna. Congratulations to the following local winners. Mike Schwarz, Gold – Men’s Doubles Sr. Open; Laura Schwarz, Bronze – Women’s Singles Open; Dale Parslow, Bronze – Men’s Singles 4.5; Jayna Mikuse, Silver – Women’s Doubles 4.5; Dale Charlton and Ross Nunweiler, Bronze – Men’s Doubles 4.0; JJ Jackson and Lorena McClure, silver – Women’s Doubles 4.0; Ross Nunweiler and Lana Nunweiler, Silver – Mixed Doubles 4.0; Chantal Plamondon, Gold, Jane Hackman, Bronze – Women’s Singles 4.0 and Bronagh O’Hagan, Bronze – Women’s doubles 3.0.
Next time you are in Peachland look for the local self-proclaimed town crier, Bruce Klippenstein, CPA, CA. Bruce retired and relocated from Calgary after 22 years in the media industry as a former newsman. until the printing press was invented in 1440, Town Criers were the primary source of news. They have since been supplanted by newspapers, radio, TV and the internet. As a modern town Crier, his role is now ceremonial, delivering any form of oral communication that first requires gaining audience attention. He wears colorful attire and rings a bell and then delivers the relevant message. He adds pageantry, colour, historical perspective and humour to help make an event extraordinary. Bruce also performs as a community service charging only travel costs. Call 778-583-5547 or www.okanagantowncrier.ca
The Kelowna Disabled Sailing Association – Okanagan Branch (DSA) is hosting the 2017 RE/MAX (Title Sponsor) Mobility Cup at the Kelowna Yacht Club September 11-15/2017 with people coming from all over North America. This National Championship Regatta has become Canada’s showcase for the development of sailing programs for people with disabilities. This is the first time the event will be held in Kelowna and Larry Clark, sponsorship chair would like to speak to anyone who might be interested in sponsoring some of the aspects of the event. DSA has been offering sailing sessions since 1993 and run programs five days per week with five sail boats and certified instructors from May to September. They have been operating out of the Kelowna Yacht Club marina since 2009. Call Larry Clark at 250-718-8498 or larryclarkbcgmail.com
Birthdays of the week – Reagan Krivsky (Aug.16); Herb Comben (Aug 16); Brad Buchanan (Aug. 17); Peter Lepold (Aug 17); Stuart Cook (Aug 18); Bernard Gauthier (Aug. 19); Ken Bernath (Aug. 20); Tena Kristalowich (Aug. 20); Cherie Hanson (Aug. 20); Ted Rhind (Aug. 21); Ken Johnson (Aug. 21)
