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December 14, 2018 In Announcements

2019 Tommie Awards

Finalists for the prestigious 2019 Tommie Awards have been announced by The Canadian Home Builders’ Association Central Okanagan. The Awards are an annual event celebrating and recognizing excellence in home building and renovation in the Central Okanagan.

Lakestone’s Trusted Builder’s Destination Custom Homes, Candel Custom Homes and Gibson Contracting have been highlighted in the following areas as finalists in the area’s best work:

Excellence in Kitchen Design (New Home, $70,000 & over)

Destination Custom Homes

Excellence in Interior Design (New Home)

Candel Custom Homes

Excellence in Show Home ($500,000 & over)

Candel Custom Homes

Excellence in Single Family Detached Home ($500,000-$750,000)

Candel Custom Homes

Excellence in Single Family Detached Home ($1,000,000-$1,500,000)

Destination Custom Homes

Excellence in Single Family Detached Home ($1,500,000-$2,000,000)

Candel Custom Homes

Gibson Contracting

Excellence in Semi-Detached or Town-Home Development

Gibson Contracting & Sherry Gibson Design

Candel Custom Homes, Villas at Waterside

Lakestone’s builders have been selected for their reputations in the Okanagan and their connectivity to the best trades and suppliers in the marketplace. A partnership with the Okanagan’s top builders ensures our customers have their choice of the very best to build their homes.

The 27th Annual Tommie Awards Gala announcing the winners will be held on January 19, 2019 at the Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel.

November 6, 2018 In Announcements

Okanagan Christmas Markets

Lake Country is home to artists and crafters who connect to our community through the showcasing of their skills. Discover these talents at this month’s winter markets in Lake Country and Kelowna; November is full of indoor events drawing talented crafters from all over the Okanagan.

Expect to find a medley of handmade artisan goods including apparel, home decor and Christmas decorations. Get your hands on locally made sweets and other culinary delights including everyone’s favourite, Okanagan wine!

Stop by these Christmas markets to cross everyone off your shopping list (and don’t forget to treat yourself!):

5th Annual Winter Fair, 2466 Main Street, Westbank, Nov 9

Manteo Resort Holiday Market, Manteo Resort – Waterfront Hotel & Villas, 3762 Lakeshore Road, Kelowna, Nov 10

Packing District Winter Market Series, Sandhill Wines, 1125 Richter Street, Kelowna, Nov 10

Handcrafted Christmas Market, Ellison Community Hall, 4411 Old Vernon Road, Kelowna, Nov 10 – Nov 11

A Festival Of Crafts, Kal Tire Place, 3445 43rd Ave, Vernon, Nov 16

7th Annual Christmas Artisan Fair, 960 Glenmore Dr, Kelowna, Nov 17

Handmade Holiday Market, The Laurel Packing House, 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, Nov 17 – Nov 18

Handmade Holiday, Schubert Centre, 3505 30th Avenue, Vernon, Nov 17

East Kelowna Community Christmas Market, 2704 East Kelowna Hall Road, Kelowna, Nov 18

Connect Christmas Fair, Altogether Tax 101-1054 Ellis Street, Kelowna, Nov 18

Okanagan Artisans 39th Annual Sale, 3914 32 St, Vernon, Nov 23 – Nov 24

Back Forty Woodworks Christmas SALE!, 3505 McCulloch Rd, Kelowna, Nov 24

Under the Mistletoe, Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Nov 24 – Nov 25

Flights and Frostbites, Ex Nihilo Vineyards, Nov 24 – Nov 25

A Heartfelt Christmas Market, German Canadian Harmonie Club 1696 Cary Rd, Kelowna, Nov 25

Sugar Plum Fair, Quails’ Gate, West Kelowna, Nov 24 – Nov 25

Tree of Hope Winter Wonderland Christmas Market, 25 Landmark District, Kelowna, Nov 23 – Nov 25

Annual Holiday Market at Grizzli Winery, Grizzli Winery, Kelowna, Nov 30 – Dec 2

Christmas Artisan Gift Shop – Year Six, 2704 E Kelowna Rd, Kelowna, Nov 30 – Dec 1

For more information on lake view lots for sale in Lakestone’s 2 newest neighbourhoods of Benchlands and The Highlands or to find out about building a new home at Lakestone, REGISTER today. Discover these spectacular Okanagan building lots for sale by visiting the Lakestone Information Centre & our Show Homes. Located at 9678 Benchlands Drive, we are open Tuesday to Sunday from 12 to 4 pm (closed on Mondays). Call 250.766.1213 for more information.

*Lakestone offering and prices are subject to availability and subject to change without notice.

October 30, 2018 In Announcements, Business

1.67B Okanagan Tech Industry

The Okanagan tech sector is booming with an estimated contribution to the regional economy valued at $1.67 billion. A newly released study shows the sector’s year-over-year economic growth of 15% since 2013 has created many opportunities for students, entrepreneurs and opportunists. This fast-growing sector is a positive for the regional economy and currently employs 12,474 workers in the innovative technology community.

The study was released by Kelowna’s Innovation Centre, a downtown centre that houses small and large technology and innovation firms. Mayor Colin Basran has been very encouraging of the Innovation Centre, seeing it as “a place of prosperity for people in tech and the community as a whole. It will be a place where the positive spin-offs will touch every facet of our community, economically and socially”.

Click here for full article > https://bit.ly/2SuiLw0

For more information on lake view lots for sale in Lakestone’s newest community of Benchlands and building a new home at Lakestone, REGISTER today. Discover these spectacular Okanagan building lots for sale by visiting the Lakestone Information Centre located at 9678 Benchland Drive in Lake Country. The centre is open Monday to Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. You can also call us at 250.766.1213.

*Lakestone offering and prices are subject to availability and subject to change without notice.

September 18, 2018 In Highlands, Lakestone

Introducing Highlands

The new Highlands neighborhood has just been released! Located at the highest point of Lakestone, Highlands offers 107 fully-serviced homesites blended into the Okanagan hillside, creating a rural mountain setting within minutes of urban living. With sweeping 180 degree views of Okanagan Lake and a combination of homesites and multi-family options, Highlands appeals to the young and the young at heart.

Lakestone has partnered with the Okanagan’s top builders. Choose from one of Lakestone’s “Preferred” or “Accredited” builders including Destination Homes, Gibson Contracting, Noba Vision, Candel Custom Homes, Richmond Custom Homes Ltd., Douglas Lake Custom Homes and Valley Craft Homes. To select a home building team behind the award-winning custom lake homes at Lakestone, CLICK HERE.

Residents of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland were able to take a closer look at the new Highlands community. Macdonald Communities Limited showcased the newly released community at the Vancouver Fall Home Show last October and received a phenomenal response from visitors and builders alike.

Read the full article > CLICK HERE

For more information on lake view homesites now selling in our Benchlands and Highlands neighbourhoods, REGISTER today. Visit the Lakestone Information Centre & Show Homes, open Tuesday to Sunday from 12 to 4 pm (closed on Mondays). Information Centre is located at 9678 Benchlands Drive and our 3 Show Homes are just around the corner. Call 250.766.1213 to speak to one of our representatives.

*Lakestone offering and prices are subject to availability and subject to change without notice.

August 23, 2018 In Lake Country, Lakestone, Real Estate Market

Lake Country Excluded from BC’s Speculation Tax

The lake view homes at Lakestone will not be included in the province’s newly proposed real estate tax. The Government of British Columbia has named Lake Country as an area where the tax will not be imposed. Designed to capture foreign and domestic speculators, the tax will not affect the master-planned community of Lakestone. Lakestone is located outside of the designated urban centres deemed taxable by the housing-related tax which is scheduled to took effect in the fall of 2018.

Lakestone is a master-planned community located just 12 minutes from the Kelowna International Airport and a 20-minute drive from the vibrant culture of Kelowna. Lake Country is a world-class leisure destination with endless recreation adventures all year round including water sports, cycling, golf, hiking, skiing, the arts, wineries and fine dining.

For more information on lake view homesites now selling in our Benchlands and Highlands neighbourhoods, REGISTER today. Visit the Lakestone Information Centre & Show Homes, open Tuesday to Sunday from 12 to 4 pm (closed on Mondays). Information Centre is located at 9678 Benchlands Drive and our 3 Show Homes are just around the corner. Call 250.766.1213 to speak to one of our representatives.

*Lakestone offering and prices are subject to availability and subject to change without notice.

July 26, 2018 In Lake Country, Wine Country

Wine Touring in the Okanagan – Lake Country

Raise a glass and experience the quintessential vineyards and wineries in Lake Country. You will revel at the prestigious wineries set along the banks of the spectacular Okanagan Lake. These Scenic Sip vineyards boast diverse micro-climates with sites comprised of glacial and fluvial deposits that offer a diversity of styles of wine and grape varieties.

Spend a few days in Lake Country exploring these world-renowned wineries, some with winery restaurants and terraces, serving up farm-to-table dishes, wood fired pizzas and intimate private events:

– Ex Nihilo
– 50th Parallel
– Arrowleaf Cellars
– Blind Tiger
– Gray Monk
– Intrigue Wines
– The Chase
– Ancient Hill

Create your own route and go at your own pace as the Lake Country wineries are all within a 15-minute reach. Alternatively, you can choose a guided tour experiencing the best of Lake Country wineries with advice from vineyard owners and winemakers. Sip Happens Wine Tours recently won an award for Excellence in Tourism from the Lake Country Chamber of Commerce. Whether your wine adventure is self-guided or with a tour expert, you are sure to taste artisan wines from small, family wineries as well as award-winning bottles from high-profile wineries.

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2019 Tommie Awards

Okanagan Christmas Markets

1.67B Okanagan Tech Industry

Introducing Highlands

Lake Country Excluded from BC’s Speculation Tax

Wine Touring in the Okanagan – Lake Country

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