Nigel Brown – Silver Song Club
Pulling out a chair and waving his hand in welcome, Nigel Brown is the quintessential gentleman. Quietly gracious, his grey-blue eyes sparkle with humour, but from the moment he begins speaking, it’s clear this is a man who takes his mission—and his coffee—seriously. “They have the best Americano in town,” he says of the very Italian Gio Bean Espresso on Water Street in Kelowna. A regular at the roast, Nigel begins many of his morning meetings here. On the agenda these... Read More
Great Golf, Great Lifestyle
Ready to live the good life? Welcome to Ponderosa, the Okanagan’s newest mountainside community. Carved from rugged rock and wilderness forest, the 400-acre site wraps around the base of Peachland’s Pincushion Mountain. At Ponderosa’s heart is the golf course, featuring 18 stunning holes designed by Greg “The Shark” Norman. With its breathtaking views and stunning elevation changes, Norman and members of his design team say the Ponderosa will rank among their top courses.... Read More
Construction: The Big Picture
The future looks stagnant if you base predictions for commercial and residential construction in the Kelowna area on one set of numbers alone. Recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) figures indicate only minor improvement in single family and townhouse construction numbers while condo development is flat. But that’s not the whole picture. Things are changing here in Kelowna,” says Jim Paterson, executive director for business development at Kelowna City... Read More
Bookshelf
Summer in the Okanagan means time to kick back and read. Check out these titles by Okanagan authors: Bear of a Honeymoon, by Laurie Carter; The Bridge, Don’t Look Back, by Faye Cyr; Fall of a King, by James Fuller; Financial Fitness for Beginners, by Diana E. Young; Food and the City, by Jennifer Cockrall-King; Getting Paid to Pay Attention, by Marilyn Strong; Hooks, by Julie Oaks; New Dawn, by Cherron Dawn Abernethy; The Price of Freedom, by Simon Ivascu & Wesley Pop;... Read More
