News Items tag as: Kelowna Springs Golf Club

'Win-win' turns to major loss for new owners of Kelowna Springs Golf Course but company not deterred
June 21, 2023 - 8:00 AM

Kelowna Springs Golf Course won't be paved for an industrial park any time soon, Kelowna city councillors decided last night, but that doesn't mean it will remain a golf course.
Change is a Comin' to the Rules of Golf
April 23, 2018 - 12:00 AM

The game of golf has been around since the middle ages, and so have the rules. But soon, golfers of all levels will be playing a slightly different game.
Starting January 1, 2019, the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Association are introducing a number of new, simplified rules to the game. The idea is to make golf more appealing to a broader range of people.
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Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

No weed, just beer: Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest and beer gardens
BERLIN (AP) — You can get drunk at Bavaria's world-famous Oktoberfest, but don't get high. The southern German state will ban smoking cannabis at public festivals, inside beer gardens, and even at the Oktoberfest, the world

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

'Win-win' turns to major loss for new owners of Kelowna Springs Golf Course but company not deterred