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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Kirk Penton

    Farmer family sells two hotels in Kelowna and one in Kamloops (opens the original)

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    The Accent Inns and Hotel Zed chain has been sold. The Victoria-based company, which has Accent Inns in Kelowna and Kamloops, and a Hotel Zed in Kelowna, has been sold to Vancouver-based Synvest Group of Companies. The seller is the Farmer family, which had Mandy Farmer serving as its chief executive officer. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of November. “This is an emotional day for me and for our team,” Farmer said in a press release. “I am deeply proud of the company and cultur

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Kirk Penton

    Sueño Restaurant Group purchases former home of Anchor Inn in Armstrong (opens the original)

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    The property that is home to the former Anchor Inn Pub in Armstrong has finally been purchased. Sueño Restaurant Group is the new owner of the property, which closed down after 20 years following a kitchen fire in August 2025. “We know Armstrong is going to start talking about it, so before the rumour mill turns it into a nightclub, steakhouse, bowling alley and casino, we figured we should at least confirm that yes, we bought the Anchor Inn,” Sueño founder Gord Erickson said in a press release.

  3. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Kirk Penton

    Otter Co-op holding Fuel Good Day on Tuesday in support of Canuck Place (opens the original)

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    Otter Co-op is getting ready to celebrate a decade of fuelling good. The B.C.-based gas retailer will hold its 10th annual Fuel Good Day on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Five cents from every litre sold at participating Otter Co-op gas bars will be donated to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, which provides pediatric palliative care and compassionate support to children and families facing serious illnesses. Fuel Good Day has raised $95,919.43 for Canuck Place, and more than $3 million has been raised overa

  4. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Kirk Penton

    Two new members of Wine Growers BC board hail from Okanagan (opens the original)

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    A South Okanagan winery general manager and a West Kelowna executive are the two newest members of the Wine Growers BC board of directors. Joey Cotroneo, who serves as vice-president of Iconic Winers of BC and Mission Hill Family Estate, and BJ Tumanut, who runs JoieFarm Winery in Naramata, were elected during the organization’s annual general meeting on Wednesday. Cotroneo was elected by acclamation to complete the term as a large winery director that he assumed mid-term. Tumanut was elected to

  5. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Kirk Penton

    Greater Westside Board of Trade conducting all-candidates meeting (opens the original)

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    Those interested in the future of business on the Westside will want to mark this event on their calendars. Greater Westside Board of Trade will host an all-candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct. 7, in advance of the municipal election later in October. The forum will take place at Westbank Lions Community Centre from 6-7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. The all-candidates forum will give residents and members of the business community a chance to hear directly from those running in the ele

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