Betting the Farm

Betting the Farm

June 2007 BC’s Agricultural Land Reserve is recognized internationally as a progressive tool for protecting farmland and a model for other jurisdictions. But the land it safeguards is increasingly under threat, especially here in the Okanagan. Here’s why we should...
Online Dating

Online Dating

Spring 1998 • March 2010 1998: Looking for love on the Internet is like patronizing a fantasy singles bar. 2010: Cursor flitting across online questionnaire—hmmm—doesn’t evoke quite the same feeling as candlelight and roses. But in the age of the Internet, online...
Firestorm Friday

Firestorm Friday

September 2003 Friday, August 22 At 6:00 p.m. we put the September issue of Okanagan Life to bed. Two hours later we were shouting “Stop the presses!’” Gusting winds had suddenly whipped the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire into a frenzy. Flames leaped hundreds of feet...
Special Olympics

Special Olympics

Jan/Feb 2007 Name all the athletes who play on elite teams or compete individually at provincial, national and international levels—in more than one sport. Pretty short list? Not if you’re talking Special Olympics. These amazing athletes define the term overachiever....