Summer in the Valley

Summer in the Valley

We asked you to show us your favourite Okanagan summer activities and we’re knocked out with the results. Obviously our readers are active, outdoorsy and often startlingly adventurous. Take a look – and check out page 25 for contest winners plus a chance to play a...

A Way With Words

Role models, mentors and resources for Okanagan wordsmiths … The Okanagan is home to both established and aspiring authors producing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, humour and children’s titles. Most authors have a day job to support their creative endeavours, but...

Sit Long, Talk Much, Laugh Often

It’s Thursday at 5 p.m. You’re walking through downtown Kelowna, about to cross the street. As you step off the sidewalk, you notice the timer that tells you how many seconds you have left and realize you’re almost out …5…4…3… you break into a jog and pass a guy...
Java Story No Jive

Java Story No Jive

Shuswap Coffee Company in Salmon Arm looks like any other small business housed in a non-descript industrial mall. But behind their doors is a remarkable story. Seventy-five per cent of the coffee beans they use are grown exclusively by women in the poorest regions of...
Caravan Farm Theatre: Leading Lady

Caravan Farm Theatre: Leading Lady

To young actor Courtenay Dobbie, Caravan Farm Theatre seemed a mirage: Clydesdale cast-mates and stages sprung from fields for sold-out crowds. But eight years after her first show, she’s holding the reins. For two months during the summer of 2003, Courtenay...