Movers & Shakers – November 3, 2026

KAMLOOPS

The $168-million multiplex, which is being constructed at 2070 Hillside Dr., next to Kenna Cartwright Park, reached a significant milestone with a ceremonial groundbreaking and a $1 million donation from Coeur New Afton Mine. 

In anticipation of the 2026-27 ski season, Sun Peaks Resort has increased its snow storage by over threefold over the summer. The resort will open to the public on November 21.

Mercier House, a temporary residence for patients and caregivers requiring medical treatment in Kamloops, officially opened at a grand opening ceremony hosted by the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The upcoming season of Project Runway Canada, which premieres on Crave on November 20th, will feature Dillon James Hayes, a fashion designer from Kamloops and founder of the label Deon.

The 40th annual awards gala of the Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce was held on Thursday nite at the TRU Grand Hall, where Progressive Planet was awarded Business of the Year.

 

SALMON ARM

The SASCU Credit Union commemorated its 80th anniversary by donating a total of $40,000 to several community centres in the Shuswap region. 

Spa Alp Equines Ltd., a horse business in Yankee Flats, wants to open the first crematorium in the area for horses and other large animals. 

Gemco Construction has been awarded a $1.5 million contract by the Salmon Arm city council to replace a water main under Highway 97B that is over 70 years old. 

The third reading of a bylaw amendment required for the development of a new public campground on the property of the Shuswap National Golf Course was approved by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District board of directors. 

A formal groundbreaking for a new wing was staged at Quaaout Lodge & Resort after the tragic fire 4 years back. The chair of Skwlāx Group Limited, Jacob Hinton, praised the vision of previous generations for building the lodge, which will have a health spa inside, a pool outside, and a hot tub. 

The Dress the Town Pink campaign, which collected $2,745 for the mammography unit at Shuswap Lake Hospital, was organized by the Shuswap Dragon Boat Society and the Friends Abreast Dragon Boat Team and is celebrating its third anniversary this year. 

VERNON

The SharED program‘s 20th anniversary was celebrated on Oct. 8 at the Museum and Archives Vernon. Non-profit CEOs, community leaders, and program graduates came together as part of a peer-learning network. 

Flamez Chicken has successfully raised $1,500 for the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation during its grand opening event. 

The Vernon Snowmobile Association will commemorate its 60th anniversary with an event at the Vernon Elks Hall on Friday, November 27. 

SilverStar Mountain Resort has been ranked fifth on Condé Nast Traveller’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards list of the finest ski resorts in North America. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Caravan Farm Theatre will receive a $30,000 donation from the Armstrong Regional Co-op and Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) through the Co-op’s Community Match Fund. This donation will support the expansion of the Timber Barn venue at the theatre. 

Vernon’s Kal Tire Place will host Stars on Ice on December 1, featuring world-class figure skaters. 

The Predator Ridge Community Art Show & More was a success, with over $17,000 raised in support of Foundry North Okanagan. 

KELOWNA

Dimitri Bakalos has been appointed as the new executive chef at Kelowna’s Delta Grand. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sam Samaddar, CEO of Kelowna International Airport (YLW), has been honoured as Director of the Year in the Small Airports Division.

Researchers from UBC Okanagan, including Jennifer Davis, Astrida Neimanis, Magali Nehemy, and Sepideh Pakpour, have been selected by Minister of Industry Melanie Joly as chairs in the Canada Research Chairs program.

The 7-Eleven located at Kelowna’s Bernard Avenue and Gordon Drive is shutting down.

The Kelowna-based cannabis firm Avant Brands switched from low-margin bulk wholesale to high-margin branded recreational sales, which helped the publicly traded company make $200,000. 

Troika, a real estate development company based in Kelowna, has opened a branch in Boise, Idaho. This branch will serve owners and developers in the Treasure Valley, which is mostly in southwest Idaho. 

GGroup Developments applied for a development permit to build Kelowna Wine Village. The village will have 11 separately located tasting rooms, a building for storing barrels, and a two-story agricultural production building that will be the village’s main entrance and home base. 

The Kelowna Cancer Rehabilitation Centre has been granted a donation of $11,675 from 100 Women Who Care in Kelowna. 

The View at Big White, a development project at Big White being built by KRYS Developments Inc., did notsucceed andd is now for sale by court order for $6 million. 

The retail spaces at Ella, which were developed by Mission  in downtown Kelowna and are fully leased, sell for more than $3.4 million. 

The Office, a lounge in Kelowna located on Clement Avenue seeks to register as the principal facility for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

 

SUMMERLAND

 

The Dr. Andrew Pavilion (DAP) will receive a $97,000 donation from the Summerland Health Auxiliary Thrift Store to fund an enhanced workstation for its nurses. 

Paul Rodgers and Cynthia Kereluk, a husband and wife team, supported the construction of two of the three offices at the new Summerland Food Bank facility on Henry Avenue with a donation of $30,000, while Susan McIver contributed $15,000 to the third office. 

PENTICTON

Penticton’s Discovery House has raised the $15,000 they needed for this year’s online harvest auction. The money will help them keep giving their clients chances, recovery programs, and mental health support.

SOS Medical Foundation held an open house on October 29 to welcome the Endobronchial Ultrasound device, a life-saving new technology for Penticton Regional Hospital.

The annual Warren Miller movie night by the Apex Ski Club will be held at Cleland Theatre on  Nov. 6.

BCEDA is inviting session proposals for the 2027 BC Economic Summit, taking place May 17–20 in Penticton. 

The Penticton Chamber of Commerce welcomes its newest chamber members,  HUB International,  Cascadia Credit Union, Patan Heating & Air Ltd.,  Canadian Tire, and Cats Heavy Haul Ltd.

OSOYOOS / OLIVER 

Destination Osoyoos‘ holiday Bubbles & Baubles Holiday Shopping Parties will be held at the Visitor Centre on November 26 and December 3.

The South Okanagan Chamber welcomes its newest chamber members, Sonora Dunes Golf Course and Strike The Pose.