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12 Tips to Slash Your Energy Bill Utility bills seem to get higher and higher every year. But you can save energy-and money-with these tips to make your home more energy-efficient. Get a home energy survey from your local utility. Many will do a free analysis of your home and provide specific ways to save money on your utility bill. Replace old furnaces and air conditioners with newer ones that are more energy efficient. Install ... Posted by Jason Neumann on January 21, 2010		More
Kelowna Community Food Bank Needs Baby Formula! Today I met with Lenetta Thoradson the Associate Executive Director for the Kelowna Community Food Bank. She was kind enough to give me an in depth tour of the facility and let me tell you I was extremely impressed and overwhelmed all at once! The need for food and essentials is great in our city and more-so than many of us even realize. I have to admit I was very moved to ... Posted by Jason Neumann on December 8, 2009		More
Club Penguin brings some Disney magic to Big White Ski Resort. This past weekend my family visited our favourite local ski hill, Big White Ski Resort. While walking through Happy Valley we came across this large billboard advertising Club Penguin, a locally created website which recently sold to the titan of kids entertainment industry, the Walt Disney Company. Happy Valley is where kids of all ages go to play and be entertained at ... Posted by Jason Neumann on December 7, 2009		More
Okanagan Winery Ex Nihilo lends a helping hand to Kelowna Community Food Bank. Okanagan Winery Ex Nihilo has won awards for its Riesling – Gold Medal Winner at the “2009 Riesling du Monde,” and its Merlot – first place at the 2008 People’s Choice Awards. Ex Nihilo is most famous for teaming up with legendary rock band Rolling Stones in producing an original “Sympathy for the Devil” Ice Wine, which will be made available ... Posted by Jason Neumann on October 3, 2009		More
Central Okanagan MLS Listings and Foreclosure Properties for September 2009 Current listing inventory as of September 23,2009: Single Family Dwellings - 2015 properties including 9 pending offers Strata - Condos - 1159 properties including 8 pending offers Strata - Townhomes - 480 properties including 7 pending offers Manufactured Home - 228 including 3 pending offers Lots/Acreages - 883 ... Posted by Jason Neumann on September 23, 2009		More
Central Okanagan Real Estate MLS Listing Inventory and Foreclosures for August 2009 Current listing inventory as of August 28,2009: Single Family Dwellings - 2091 properties including 12 pending offers Strata - Condos - 1073 properties including 3 pending offers Strata - Townhomes - 505 properties including 8 pending offers Manufactured Home - 229 including 1 pending offers Lots/Acreages - 937 ... Posted by Jason Neumann on August 28, 2009		More
Central Okanagan Real Estate MLS Listing Inventory and Foreclosures for July 2009 Current listing inventory as of July 27,2009: Single Family Dwellings - 2113 properties including 8 pending offers Strata - Condos - 1035 properties including 3 pending offers Strata - Townhomes - 533 properties including 6 pending offers Manufactured Home - 236 including 0 pending offers Lots/Acreages - 915 ... Posted by Jason Neumann on July 27, 2009		More
Video Blog of West Kelowna Wildfires 2009 Some video footage I shot from the Tower Ranch Golf Course showing the wildfires in Glenrosa, Rose Valley and Fintry. Posted by Jason Neumann on July 20, 2009		More
Central Okanagan Real Estate MLS Listing Inventory and Foreclosures for June 2009 Current listing inventory as of June 11,2009: Single Family Dwellings - 2108 properties including 13 pending offers Strata - Condos - 1154 properties including 6 pending offers Strata - Townhomes - 553 properties including 4 pending offers Manufactured Home - 223 including 3 pending offers Lots/Acreages - 864 ... Posted by Jason Neumann on June 11, 2009		More
District of West Kelowna has conceptual logo in the works! There was much debate and even a vote as to what to name the former "Westside", "Wetsbank" of Kelowna and as a result the name "District of West Kelowna" was approved by the voting public! One thing that is still missing is a logo for the Okanagan's and BC's newest municipality. West Kelowna council now has a working logo (See Above Conceptual Logo) ... Posted by Jason Neumann on May 18, 2009		More
50th Anniversary of Rutland May Days start May 15th This year's 50th anniversary of Rutland May Days will run from May 15 to May 18 in Centennial Park. Event's include: All-Star Wrestling, Bull Riding Championships, Karaoke, Youth Dances and an Amusement Park. Daily admission to various events is $2. Breakfast will be served every morning from 8am. Parade will begin Saturday, May 16 at 10:00am. ... Posted by Jason Neumann on May 12, 2009		More
Updated Listing Inventory and Current Foreclosure Properties for Kelowna and the Central Okanagan Current listing inventory as of May 2009: Single Family Dwellings - 2076 properties including 15 pending offers Strata - Condos - 1028 properties including 5 pending offers Strata - Townhomes - 557 properties including 6 pending offers Manufactured Home - 208 including 0 pending offers Lots/Acreages - 740 properties including 5 ... Posted by Jason Neumann on May 9, 2009		More
Kelowna's Highway 33 widening project is a go! The Province of B.C. and the City of Kelowna recently announced a $23.5 million partnership project to widen Highway 33 to four lanes between Muir Road and Gallagher Road. The stretch of road to be widened is approximately 4.2 km long and is scheduled to begin this coming summer and to be completed by the Fall of 2010. The Province is funding $11,5 million, with the City picking up ... Posted by Jason Neumann on April 6, 2009		More
20th Annual Taste of Kelowna coming this Sunday March 29,2009 The 20th Annual is set to fill the hungry appetites of Kelowna residents this coming Sunday March 29,2009 from 11am to 4pm and held at the Kelowna Curling Club. Organizers are expecting more than 4,000 visitors at this years event will have 32 booths and over 100 dishes to sample from. Some of the restaurants and eateries planning to attend are: Annegret's Chocolates, ... Posted by Jason Neumann on April 6, 2009		More
Central Okanagan businessman provides organization for new automated disposal containers Jessie Bo-Lassen is building standard cedar containers to help Central Okanagan home owners keep the newly adopted container system in order. The idea is to have all three of the new wheeled collection carts in one easy and accessible place. Each new cart has a designated application: garbage, yard waste and recycling. Mr. Bo-Lassen is selling these cedar containers for $450 and ... Posted by Jason Neumann on March 16, 2009		More
"Old Man Winter" is starting to mess with my Okanagan golf plans... With yet another recent snowfall, golf courses all around the Okanagan Valley have been forced to delay their scheduled openings. There is still a fair amount of snow laying on the ground and the winter thaw has yet to really begin. However, do not be discouraged as most local courses are stating a late March or early April opening now! A couple more weeks should give the avid golfer ... Posted by Jason Neumann on March 15, 2009		More
2010 Community Tour coming to Kelowna soon! From March 17th to 20th the 2010 Community Tour will be hosted at the Delta Grand Conference Centre. This multi-city tour will feature interactive exhibits, ski machine, and a 2010 Paralympics mascot. The tour can be visited during normal Conference Centre hours starting noon Tuesday, March 17 until Friday March 20 at 1pm. The public is encouraged to come support the tour ... Posted by Jason Neumann on March 15, 2009		More
Big White Ski Resort residents want a little more peace and quiet! A newly proposed noise bylaw at Big White Ski Resort could be quite things down locally at the popular ski resort. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary must first have 10% of eligible voters at Big White fill out a alternate approval process ballot by March 23 and then the RDKB board of governors must decide is a referendum is necessary. Having lived on the hill myself for ... Posted by Jason Neumann on March 8, 2009		More
Harvey Ave aka Highway 97 slated for commuter lanes by this fall If you have ever driven through the City of Kelowna during the morning or afternoon rushes then this news might make you smile a bit! A 14.4 million dollar road expansion to six lane Highway 97 for HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) is scheduled to begin in April, with completion expected by the fall. The interesting twist on these HOV lanes will be the fact they are going to be on the outside ... Posted by Jason Neumann on March 6, 2009		More
Bank of Canada lowers its key lending rate by another 0.5%, good news indeed! Well, the speculation and anticipation of yet another rate decrease by the Bank of Canada became a reality today! The Bank of Canada reduced its key lending rate to a historical low of 0.5%. The move is intended to help jump start a rather fragile Canadian economy and get consumers out there spending again. Bottom line here is if you have a variable rate mortgage loan, you are ... Posted by Jason Neumann on March 3, 2009		More
Proposed 85-acre Reservoir in Black Mountain will be brought before the public soon. Water shortages seem to plague the headlines each year as we move from Winter to Spring in the Central Okanagan. The newly proposed water reservoir in Black Mountain may just help with the constant water shortages we seem to be facing. Recently, there was an opportunity to view the proposed 85 acre reservoir at Black Mountain Elementary, there is no feedback reported on the public's ... Posted by Jason Neumann on February 17, 2009		More
New Chute Lake Elementary School in Kelowna's Upper Mission Hires First Principal A big welcome to Bruce McKay who will become the very first principal of the brand new Chute Lake Elementary in Kelowna's prestigious Kettle Vally neighbourhood. Bruce is currently the principal at Raymer Elementary and will be taking on his new role at Chute Lake Elementary later this fall. So once again on behalf of myself and the hundreds of Upper Mission students we say welcome aboard ... Posted by Jason Neumann on February 16, 2009		More
West Kelowna residents are amongst the first to use automated rolling carts These new carts are designed to speed up the garbage removal times for drivers and the strain on the garbage collectors themselves. The City of Vancouver has used this same system for many years now. The benefit of these containers is instead of random bags of garbage lying on the curbside which are easily rummaged through, you have a much more secure system. As always ... Posted by Jason Neumann on February 7, 2009		More
Kelowna driver angry over the damage to car by large pothole. Earlier this month I posted a story about a massive pothole (Now that is one large pothole even by Kelowna standards.) that was causing all kind of damage to vehicles. One of the drivers that had some pretty significant damage to her car as a result of this pothole decided to submit her bill to The Ministry of Highways. The Ministry then ultimately forwarded it to Argo the ... Posted by Jason Neumann on February 3, 2009		More

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