Kirk Penton

4 days ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton

A few dozen people will once again soon be pulling double duty on both Kelowna’s greens and ice—all in support of their community. The fourth annual CSN Average Players Who Give a Puck extravaganza will feature 42 people playing both hockey and golf on Saturday, May 3. Participants were asked to collect auction prizes to raise funds for Central Okanagan Food Bank and Project Literacy.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton

Debt and budgeting are two topics that are top of mind for many people these days. Launch Okanagan is doing what it can to help ease those burdens, hosting two online workshops later this month in an effort to help people get on track financially. Launch My Budget is the first in the two-part series that will take place on Wednesday, April 23. Participants will learn how to create a budget and, more importantly, how to stick to it.

5 days ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton

Kelowna Subaru has made a hefty donation to Kelowna Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Club. The auto dealership presented a cheque for $10,000 to the club this past week, providing a big boost toward the latter’s fundraising efforts to buy a new groomer. The new piece of equipment has a heavy price tag of $600,000, and this week’s donation brings Kelowna Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Club to within $120,000 of its goal.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Kirk Penton

The asking rental prices for one- and two-bedroom homes in the Central Okanagan both dropped in March. It marked the first time since last July that both figures fell in the same month. The one-bedroom asking price, according to Castanet Classifieds data, fell more than $150 to $1,631 last month. That was the first decrease in the category since last November. The two-bedroom mark, meanwhile, declined more than $120 and settled at $2,164. That was the category’s second straight decrease.

1 week ago | castanetkamloops.net | Kirk Penton

The asking rental prices for one- and two-bedroom homes in the Central Okanagan both dropped in March. It marked the first time since last July that both figures fell in the same month. The one-bedroom asking price, according to Castanet Classifieds data, fell more than $150 to $1,631 last month. That was the first decrease in the category since last November. The two-bedroom mark, meanwhile, declined more than $120 and settled at $2,164. That was the category’s second straight decrease.