Tourism Kelowna’s new $2.8 million, downtown lakeshore visitor centre is now open.  In a ceremony held Thursday afternoon—that featured the sabring of bottles of sparkling wine to mark the occasion—the new single-storey wood and glass building was opened.

The city has created more parking in downtown Kelowna. More than 500 parking stalls are now available for evening, weekend and special event public parking in the new Memorial Parkade. “Construction work is still going on in the facility, with finishing work including the building façade, landscaping and interior construction of office spaces on...

A state-of-the-art building that was modeled after visits to Apple and Google headquarters has officially opened in Kelowna. The $35 million Okanagan Centre for Innovation boasts several features, including open and bright work spaces for collaboration, digital media labs, a ceiling atrium and rooftop park, an 18-foot high plant wall and even showers for...

Westbank First Nation is celebrating the opening of its new $5.5 million youth centre. Located on Quail Lane, the 13,000 square foot centre replaces the old 2,100 square foot centre. The building includes a space for after school programs, youth programming, early years, and a place for Elders to gather and interact with youth.  Gord Couch,...

The countdown is on and all hands are on deck for the completion of the much anticipated Okanagan Centre for Innovation (OCI). The building is filled to the atrium with tenants who are enthusiastically planning their office spaces, all looking forward to moving in over the upcoming months. We recently had the opportunity to speak...

The countdown is on to completion of the Okanagan Centre for Innovation. “Some of the hopes and dreams for this building are that it will set a precedent for what buildings in Kelowna will look and function like in the future," says lead architect Stoke Tonne of Meiklejohn Architects. "It offers several features that are...

Text below from July 26, 2016 Castanet article The latest company to take over construction on the old Lucaya highrise site has released its vision for the property. Kerkhoff Construction has updated the original design of the 21-storey condo development, now known as 1151 Sunset Drive. The first drawing of that design was released Tuesday…

st, it was called Lucaya. Then Grace. And, finally, 1151 Sunset Drive after its address in Kelowna’s north downtown, across from Prospera Place.  It’s the 21-storey oft-delayed condominium tower that looks like construction will finally start next month for fall 2018 completion.  The saga of this highrise began in 2007 when Kelowna was booming...

The Kelowna Yacht Club has received two prestigious awards for the stunning and labour intensive spiral stairwell that is centered in the atrium of the new clubhouse. Kamloops company, Top 40 Woodworks, received the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association Gold Award in the small commercial category, while Meiklejohn Architects received the Jack Sigurdson Award for the design of the project....