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POWDR Buys SilverStar Mountain Resort

POWDR Purchases SilverStar Mountain Resort December 3, 2019 – SilverStar has just announced that it has sold its operation to a US-based company POWDR. Details of the purchase have not been disclosed. POWDR is an adventure lifestyle company with destinations across North America. The US-based adventure lifestyle company has numerous destinations across North America. With [&hellip

2020 Ski Nationals At Sovereign Lake

Ski Nationals at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre October 16, 2019 Announced last fall, the 2020 national championships for cross-country skiing will take place at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre (SLNC), 20 minutes from Vernon and only minutes from SilverStar Mountain, on March 25 to April 2, 2020, and will attract over 800 athletes plus their support [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Real Estate Statistics – May/June 2017

Spring is normally busy for the real estate market with sales increasing in May over April. This year was no different, with sales 38% higher than April – but 6% lower than May 2016. Real estate listing inventory shortage may be easing slightly, but rising prices, short turn-arounds of home sales and the ratio of [&hellip

Where are the real estate buyers coming from?

It’s a hot topic of conversation amongst sellers and the team at Priscilla & Company, ‘Where are the buyers actually coming from?’. Spring is normally busy for the real estate market Generally, real estate sales in the Okanagan and Shuswap increase in May as compared to April. This year was no different, with sales 38% [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Real Estate Market – April/May2017

May was a fast, wet month. Our local lakes continue to rise and we sympathize with everyone feeling ‘flood fatigue’. May also reminded us, it’s the kind and resilient people who make the North Okanagan and Shuswap an amazing place to call home. Gratitude Disasters bring an abundance of unnamed heroes – the selfless property [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Real Estate Statistics – February/March 2017

Spring has been painfully slow to arrive in the Okanagan/Shuswap this year and so has the usually brisk spring real estate market. But we are seeing an increase in activity in the last few weeks so there is light ahead! Overall, real estate sales are 10% lower than the same time last year. Despite this, [&hellip

Okanagan/Shuswap Real Estate Statistics – Dec/Jan. 2017

Slow and steady, the North Okanagan and Shuswap real estate market cooled in December and January, returning to more ‘normal’ conditions. Listing activity is still weak and this lack of new inventory is keeping sale prices up. The phones were quiet over the holiday season, but many including our team were fighting that terrible flue [&hellip

$4,837 for The Canadian Cancer Society!

The day was chilly and grey. The rain blew sideways… but it couldn’t dampen our spirits! A sincere thank you! With support from our friends the team at Priscilla and Company gratefully collected $4,837 in donations for the Canadian Cancer Society – Relay for Life. On June 11, 2016 we proudly cheered on our courageous cancer survivors at [&hellip

Hockey In It’s Purest Form

Just a quick link to a clip from the hockey tournament with the Vernon Scorehawks. This past weekend we had the honor of taking part in a tournament hosted by the C.A.N. Canucks Autism Network. A spectacular display of hockey in its purest form… You may recognize Ginger and her blonde ponytail and Aidan big [&hellip

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