John & Mary Theberge
Renowned ecologists, authors and activists, John and Mary Theberge have spent a lifetime studying nature, working to increase understanding and seeking to protect endangered environments through the national park system… Before you start talking to them, John and Mary Theberge look like another pair of comfy grandparents from the south end of the Valley. But beneath... Read More
Venus on the Greens
When celebrated LPGA golfer AJ Eathorne joins the pro staff at Predator Ridge in Vernon this season, she’ll also be joining the handful of women golf professionals and professional golf teachers who make their living in the Okanagan. Meet four of these accomplished women. Find out what they bring to the sport, to their students (both female and male) and to the growing... Read More
New CPR Guidelines Tell us to Sing!
The sun is dancing across the sky and spring is in the air. You’re ready to celebrate with your first round of golf. Hefting your bag over your shoulder, the weight adds only a beat to your brisk walk, but your buddy—the one who longingly eyed the golf carts—is looking a little red in the face. Beads of sweat pop out on his forehead and his breathing sounds... Read More
Canadian Culinary Championships 2012
“Are you looking for a fishmonger?” calls out Jon Crofts, co-owner of Codfathers Fish and Seafood Market in Kelowna. It’s the eve of the Canadian Culinary Championships and Jon has been hoping all night that the mystery wine, feature element of the first leg of the competition, will be white—and he’s in luck. While the competitors won’t know... Read More
Okanagan Life Presents Progress 2012
Learn more about the impact of tourism on our Valley economy, check out new Tourism Kelowna stats and meet Glenn Mandziuk, the driving force behind the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA). And don’t miss these fascinating stories told in their own words by successful business owners and operators throughout the Okanagan. Read More Read More
Driving the Tourism Biz
Okanagan Life Progress interviews Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) CEO Glenn Mandziuk For Glenn Mandziuk the possibility of any career outside of tourism and economic development was a non-starter. He was literally born into the profession and has used everything he’s learned to make a name for himself and, more importantly, the organizations he’s led. Glenn... Read More
Hockey Valley
No question we’re obsessed with the national sport. Check out our Okanagan hockey highlights … Download PFD… On the Scouts’ List The top prospects for the 2012 NHL draft will take to the ice at Prospera Place in Kelowna at the end of January. It will be familiar territory for two talented Kelowna Rockets. The Rockets’ right-handed captain Colton... Read More
Our Other Ice Sport
Download PDF When Mom warned you not to throw stones, she wasn’t talking about this popular Okanagan winter-buster … When you see the portrait of James Cameron Dun-Waters (the Okanagan’s early 20th century answer to Scottish landed gentry) on the cover of Stan Sauerwein’s book Fintry, you wonder if this man ever had a passion for anything. Known as the Laird... Read More
Steroids for Students
Performance-enhancing drugs can give athletes an edge on the competition, but can pill-popping pump up students’ grades? When “Benfastic” Johnson flew across the finish line in Seoul, capturing the 100-metre, 1988 Olympic gold medal, Canadians marvelled at our machine of a man. He’d clocked his win at a world-record breaking, 9.79 seconds. Then the truth came... Read More
6th Annual Editors’ Choice Awards
The results of our 6th Annual Best of the Okanagan Editors’ Choice Awards: best excuse for a volunteer to play dress up; best creative youth role models in the North Okanagan; best troupe of multi-talented child stars with “no stars” philosophy; best group activity; best reminder to appreciate our local growers and the bounty they produce; best green... Read More
