BC Explorer

BC Explorer

First Nations culture, fish, furs and gold rush fever—discover them all on this Northern BC tour. It’s just one option for exploring your own backyard in a province that’s bigger than Britain and France combined. Day trip or expedition, get out there and take a look....
Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship

When Roger Perry returned home a few days before Christmas and saw the pile of gifts for his grandchildren under the tree, he felt utter despair. “The children we saw had so little and we had so much,” he says. On a fact-finding mission in Ethiopia, Roger, who is the...
Addiction

Addiction

<H3>As seen in</h3> [downloads ids="146749" columns="1" excerpt="no"] [downloads category="current-issue" columns="1" excerpt="no"] The clean-cut young man doesn’t look up from his seat in the waiting room at Crossroads Treatment Centre in Kelowna. Neither...

2012 Best of the Okanagan

  This is the 18th consecutive year that our readers have voted for their favourite business heroes in the North, Central and South Okanagan. Happy business people who receive the hottest award in the Valley know that Okanagan Life readers vote by way of official...
Travel Planner

Travel Planner

Winter clouds gather on the horizon and we start thinking snowbird thoughts; it’s a reflex. This year the soaring loonie is making those southern destinations look more attractive than ever. But I’ve also found some cool options that may tempt you to spread your wings...
The Founders Effect

The Founders Effect

Okanagan entrepreneurs are making it big. What’s their secret? A dark-haired man stands over a vat of melting sugar. With each turn, the metal tub tosses an enticing scent into the air. Around the corner, a dozen 50-pound sacks of corn sit on the floor. Barry Stecyk’s...