by Okanagan Life | Nov 17, 2016 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
“I love young children and I have a passion for nutrition,” says Val Wright, explaining why she volunteers as coordinator of the Breakfast Club for Learning at Giant’s Head Elementary School in Summerland. A former child care counsellor in Vancouver, Val assumed her...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 16, 2016 | Wine & Food
After a worldwide crowdsourcing initiative, Canadian Artist finds Vincent van Gogh’s closest lookalike for bronze sculpture Douglas Coupland, a Vancouver-based writer and artist, has located Vincent van Gogh, or rather his closest lookalike. Out of 1,250...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 9, 2016 | Wine & Food
A new scientific study shows that eating cheese may actually increase how much someone likes the wine they are drinking. The study, published in the October issue of the Journal of Food Science, used a new sensory evaluation method and found consuming cheese while...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 8, 2016 | Community
Winning this year’s Capri Insurance Athletics Entrance Scholarship is Nicholas Reitsma, a 6-foot-3 freshman keeper on UBC Okanagan’s men’s soccer squad. Reitsma will receive $2,500 each year, up to $10,000, while he maintains his status on the varsity team and...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 8, 2016 | Wine & Food
Highland Maple launched their new Saint Q premium brand maple syrup at this year’s Okanagan Fall Wine Festival. Saint Q is a new ultra-premium maple syrup brand made from Nordic White Maple trees. These rare sugar maple trees, a special highland “Rock...
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