by Okanagan Life | Aug 1, 2013 | Community
Kelowna locals Erik Madsen and Wynden Danylowich have taken top spot in Mountain Dew Canada’s DEWmocracy video contest. Masden and Danylowich created the winning video in support of Voltage, and will be taking home 1% of Voltage net sales over the next two...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 23, 2013 | Community
Company car transferred into car share to support alternative transportation The Okanagan Car Share Co-op (OGO) is launching the first carshare vehicles in the Okanagan. With vehicles available on an hourly basis, members can use a car when needed, without worrying...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 16, 2013 | Community
A dozen years ago, elders of the Okanagan Nation asked where the salmon had gone. This was traditional food that the people had been able to depend upon for millennia.But the once abundant fish were no longer anywhere to be found this high up in the Columbia River...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 11, 2013 | Community
Olympic bronze medalist Richard Weinberger will be visiting Kelowna as part of the Apple Open Water Swim hosted by Okanagan Masters Swim Club on August 16 & 17. Weinberger took home the bronze medal in the 10-kilometre open water swim event at the 2012 London...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 5, 2013 | Community
Tasteful Landscaping Urban “growth” fills a gap Take a peek over the fence at a certain house on Penticton’s Martin Street and you’re likely to spot a considerable amount of produce growing among the flowers. This is, quite literally, tasteful landscaping. Peer over...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 22, 2013 | Community, Good Neighbours
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....
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