Recent Blog Posts by Jason Neumann

District of West Kelowna opts for waste cart upgrades

Recently, the District of West Kelowna approved free yard and waste cart upgrades to any residents who want them.  West Kelowna residents may upgrade from a 240 litre yard waste cart to 360 litre comes at no charge, still must pay the $10 yearly fee. For more information please visit the District of West Kelowna. Sincerely, Jason Neumann

Kelowna,BC Central Okanagan Current MLS Listing Inventory and Sales for November 2009.

Current Central Okanagan MLS Listing Inventory as of December 9,2009: Single Family Dwellings - 1484 properties including 12 pending offers Strata - Condos - 1058 properties including 3 pending offers Strata - Townhomes - 364 properties including 4 pending offers Manufactured Homes - 200 including 1 pending ...

Kelowna,BC and Central Okanagan Foreclosure Statistics for September 2009

There are a total of 57 foreclosures amongst the entire listing inventory.  That is an overall change of 1 listing to the total number of foreclosures from September,2009 to October,2009.  Current foreclosures of all Central Okanagan listings represent 1.28% of the total listing inventory!   The breakdown is as follows: 4 Lots ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

Westside, Westbank is now officially renamed District of West Kelowna

  The wait for an official municipal name for the  residents of Kelowna's former Westside is almost over.  The province of British Columbia is expected to give the green light to the new name "District of West Kelowna".  The desire of Westside residents to have their own identity has been a long process.  The irony here is that there is nothing too unique to the ...

City of Kelowna residents can pick up bag tags for extra garbage at the following locations:

Kelowna City Hall Glen Park IDA KLO Super-Mart Rutland Shoppers Drug Mart Lakeview Market Sunshine Market Harvest Grocery Two additional bags of garbage may be put out with the purchase of Garbage Tags. If you live outside of Kelowna, additional tags can be purchased at: Regional District Office at 1450 KLO Road Mac's Convenience Store at Boucherie Road Westside District Municipality ...

Some neat looking electrical boxes can be spotted around the Central Okanagan.

I took these photos in late Fall before we got ourselves buried in Okanagan snow!  I have seen several of these electrical boxes from Westbank to Kelowna and Vernon.  I am not entirely sure if this was done to curb the spray painting of them or as they term it "tagging" but it seems to have worked.  This particular box is on the corner of Highway 33 and Rutland Road by the ...

Westjet will expand its Kelowna service starting in July 2009

WestJet expands Kelowna service by Glen Morrison - Power 104 - Story: 43853 Dec 30, 2008 / 5:00 am WestJet is expanding its non-stop summer service from Kelowna to Calgary and Edmonton. The airline has announced its enhanced summer schedule which will include five daily flights from Calgary to Kelowna and four flights daily from Edmonton to Kelowna. The expanded service begins in July. Full Castanet ...

Want to know where to drop off your Christmas tree in the Central Okanagan?

Christmas tree drop off locations by Contributed - Story: 44008Dec 26, 2008 / 5:00 am Sad but true...as quickly as Christmas arrives it leaves us and the clean up that comes with it.  Not that I am trying to hurry anyone into taking down their festive decorations!  Here are the local sites to drop off your used Christmas trees in the Central Okanagan.  I know I am going to wait ...

Top 10 Stories of 2008 in Kelowna,BC

An interesting look back at what made the news in Kelowna over this past year of 2008.  Castanet does a terrific job of reporting quickly on the events that matter to the local residents of Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton and the Okanagan Valley.  I appreciate their efforts and will continue to keep them as my homepage as my thanks to the staff that make this site an information conduit for us ...

Virtual Westbank project

Virtual Westbank project by Castanet Staff - Story: 42870Nov 2, 2008 / 12:30 pmA new photo system will let people see Westbank in a whole new way. The Westbank Chamber of Commerceand Tourism Westbank are launching a new interactive photo system called the "Virtual Westbank Project," which will showcase Westbank through a collection of photos and big-screen virtual tours. Many local businesses are taking ...

New Westside Municipality is looking at sewer levy once again

Westside gives sewer second look by Wayne Moore - Story: 42790Oct 31, 2008 / 12:30 pmWestside landowners scheduled to receive sewer service over the next six years got a break from the municipality. A week ago council decided to go ahead with the entire sewer extension project, despite the fact government grants would be a lot lower than originally anticipated. It was anticipated the municipality would ...

Westside Municipality Sewer Improvement Levies could come as a shock to taxpayers

Westside sewers will cost more by Wayne Moore Oct 27, 2008 / 5:00 amWestside property owners, patiently waiting for new sewer hook-ups, could end up paying close to $20,000 per household for the service, something that doesn't sit well with Mayor Rosalind Neis. The municipality applied for a grant worth about $15 million through the Building Canada Fund for 11 sewer projects scheduled for completion ...