Viticulture West Kelowna wine family wins top Canadian honour A fourth-generation West Kelowna farming family has been awarded the highest peer recognition in the Canadian wine industry. The Stewart Family… Read the news Sector Stories
Post Secondary InBC and UBC partner to spur growth and commercialization of UBC-affiliated companies The University of British Columbia (UBC) and InBC Investment Corp. (InBC), a strategic investment fund established by the provincial government, are… Read the news Sector Stories
Aerospace World’s First Boeing 737-800 Combi Conversion by KF Aerospace Secures Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) KF Aerospace is proud to announce the successful certification of the world’s first Boeing 737-800 Combi conversion, marking a major advancement… Read the news Sector Stories
Aerospace Porter’s new Kelowna – Ottawa route connects the Okanagan to our nation’s capital Kelowna International Airport (YLW) and Porter Airlines are excited to announce the launch of a new direct route between Kelowna and… Read the news Sector Stories
Post Secondary AI-powered vision gives meaning to wildfire chaos How wildfires spread is more variable and unpredictable than Canada’s standard models assume, new research from UBC Okanagan data scientists shows. Ladan Tazik, lead author… Read the news Sector Stories
Aerospace $22M aerospace teaching facility to be built for Okanagan College A new facility to expand local education and training programs aligned to aerospace industry needs is coming to Kelowna, to the… Read the news Sector Stories
Post Secondary Helping hands: UBCO research team develops brace to reduce tremors UBC Okanagan researchers have advanced their work on developing a non-invasive, accessible way to reduce uncontrolled hand tremors. In a newly… Read the news Sector Stories
Aerospace Massive Air Canada Dreamliner set to make history at Kelowna’s YLW Kelowna International Airport on Saturday will be welcoming the largest commercial passenger plane the facility has ever seen. Air Canada is… Read the news Sector Stories
Aerospace YLW’s Economic Impact surpasses $2 billion With the arrival of a new year, Kelowna International Airport (YLW) is thrilled to release the findings of the Economic Impact… Read the news Sector Stories