http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story--6-.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 15:00:03 PST Updated every 10 minutes - FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY Copyright: (C) Castanet.net http://www.castanet.net/rss/ http://castanet.net/images/castanet-small.gif http://www.castanet.net/ http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-39198-6-.htm#39198 Sat, 10 May 2008 15:00:00 PST The Economic Development Commission has been honoured for its Skills Recruitment/Foreign Attraction Program. The Commission recently received the Community Project Award for the program from the Economic Development Association of B.C. "The skilled worker shortage in the valley is a serious challe... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-39197-6-.htm#39197 Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 PST Kelowna area housing starts dropped back in April, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Housing starts fell to 249 units from 349 units in April 2007. Fewer multi-family starts accounted for most of April's decline. "Housing starts were expected to decline following this ye... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-39178-6-.htm#39178 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:00:00 PST Aspiring entrepreneur Patrick Woods is putting it all on the line this time. The Kelowna man has spent nearly all of his adult life creating a board game and hopes to strike it rich with an appearance on CBC's Dragon's Den where inventors pitch their product with the hopes that one of the 'dragons'... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-39044-6-.htm#39044 Fri, 02 May 2008 12:30:00 PST House prices in the Kelowna area have remained among the strongest in BC throughout the past year. New statistics from Century 21 show price increases here ranged from 12 percent to $423,500 for a bi-level in Rutland to 15 percent to $699,000 for a bungalow in the upper Mission. Price increases in... http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-39049-6-.htm#39049 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:15:00 PST The latest census data suggests the average family in the Kelowna region has a little more in its wallets. New information from the 2006 census indicates the median income for families in and around Kelowna is $61,044 an increase from the 2001 census when it was $58,709. The 4.0 per cent increase ...