by Okanagan Life | Jan 3, 2019 | Community
New Year, Old Reminder As we enter a new year, Big White Ski Resort has an old reminder: stay clear of tree wells. With over 60 centimetres of snow falling in the past week, and more in the forecast these snow traps are becoming increasingly deceptive and dangerous....
by Okanagan Life | Jan 3, 2019 | Community
Olympic hopeful gets lift from Okanagan College donors Hannah Mehain, at age 20, attends second year of science at Okanagan College’s Vernon campus with the goal of studying medicine or physiotherapy. She is also an accomplished cross country skier, who made the...
by Okanagan Life | Dec 31, 2018 | Community
United Way connects volunteers with local charities Over 40,000 people in the Okanagan live below the poverty line, with 21% of households spending more than half their income on rent. Over 3,000 people accessed local food banks last year, 33% of them children under...
by Okanagan Life | Dec 30, 2018 | Community
KGH Foundation CEO thanks community members To the extraordinary people in our community, So here we are, making our final preparations for the holiday season, about to celebrate the birth of a new year. It’s a time of year when time itself seems to slow down; a time...
by Okanagan Life | Dec 14, 2018 | Community
Mountain hosts 2019 World Para Snowboard World Cup The world’s best para-snowboard athletes will take to the slopes of Big White Ski Resort from February 3 to 8. Canada Snowboard, in association with BC Snowboard and Big White Ski Resort, is excited to announce the...
by Okanagan Life | Dec 12, 2018 | Community
Letter submitted by Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, and Minister responsible for Parks Canada The South Okanagan-Similkameen region teems with an amazing diversity of species– from prickly pear cactus, badgers, bighorn sheep,...
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