Teagan Adams
Dragon’s Den tough guy Kevin O’Leary was a bit hard on 10-year old Teagan Adams, but as Teagan sees it, O’Leary “wasn’t as bad as I’ve seen him before.” Teagan had even written a jingle to sing on the show. When he finished the song, O’Leary jokingly advised him “not to quit his day job.” Teagan appeared as the youngest-ever (10 at the time), pitch artist on... Read More
Jeffrey Carlisle | In Person
Kelowna fire chief Jeffrey Carlisle is a modest man despite his rich background. In a career that spans decades, he has transferred more than a dozen times and held every position from front line to chief. He moved to the Okanagan from Fort McMurray, Alberta, in April of 2008 to become Vernon’s fire chief and two years ago accepted the top post in Kelowna. This forward thinking... Read More
Doug Cox – Preserving History
Doug Cox says it’s a hobby that has gotten completely out of hand. Although his books recounting area history have been local bestsellers for decades, as a child he wasn’t particularly interested in reading or writing. He was, however, blessed with a natural curiosity. “I travel with a camera in one hand and a tape recorder in the other,” he says. “I’m always asking... Read More
Cynthia Kereluk ~ Criteraid
Cynthia Kereluk and Paul Rodgers, Summerland’s beauty queen/rock legend couple, lend a helping hand to animals in the Okanagan and around the world. “I love animals and I love my hometown of Summerland,” says Cynthia. Winner of the 1984 Miss Canada title, she later became a fitness guru with her own television exercise program. In 2007, Cynthia married English-born Grammy... Read More
In Person: Randy Leslie
It’s only coincidental that Kelowna Actors Studio will be putting on Disney’s My Son Pinocchio as part of this season’s offerings. Most people of a certain age can still sing at least two bars of An Actor’s Life For Me from the original Pinocchio movie and, although that childhood fascination for treading… Read More Read More
Dané & Julie Le Roux
Dané le Roux sits in bed and for a moment the then 12-year-old thinks before she picks up her ballpoint pen and notebook. After filling three pages of whatever comes to mind, she hands the notebook to her mirror image sister. Julie scans through the words. “Well, this is good. Let’s see what we can get from it.” The twins continue to work on the thriller that originated... Read More
Lori Mairs
Lori Mairs is an Okanagan artist who truly embraces the saying “go big or go home.” She spent the first 24 years of her adult life in service to people with developmental disabilities. But one snowy night near Christmas, at exactly midnight, she quit her job. After some discussion with her great aunt, a professor at Stanford University, Lori decided to go back to school. She... Read More
Greg Redman
For most people making it to the Olympics once would be a life-memory, but Greg Redman is now heading into his fourth campaign and you’ll never see him take to the field. Redman is a physiotherapist treating Canada’s Olympic athletes. He’s head therapist for Canoe/Kayak Canada and Golf Canada, but he’ll work on any of our athletes who need his services at the London Games. The... Read More
Chairman of the Board
Derek Frechette was intrigued by the rich, red piece of Australian jarrah. It’s a wood not often seen on this side of the Pacific because of its rarity and the fact that it’s hard on tools, dulling them quickly, even in the hands of a highly skilled woodworker. But Derek had a plan. The jarrah would form an integral part of the design for one of his graceful longboards. Whenever... Read More
Alaina Podmorow
Lately it’s been a whirlwind of interviews and photo sessions for 15-year old Alaina Podmorow and it’s looking like it won’t stop for awhile. The Lake Country student was recently named Canada’s Top Teen Philanthropist for her efforts to aid women and girls in Afghanistan. After hearing a presentation by journalist and human rights activist Sally Armstrong five years ago,... Read More
