by Okanagan Life | Jul 21, 2014 | Features
On a July evening in 2013 Penticton resident Rene Bourque and his female companion, both standing at the windshield of his 28-foot cabin cruiser, approached the Penticton City Wharf. The only illumination on the pier at 10:30 p.m. was a red navigation light located at...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 21, 2014 | Features
See how corporate retreats build teams, bolster profits and benefit the Okanagan Hiking through a midnight vineyard with the pale yellow beam of a headlamp as the only light on your group’s path — or collaborating with workmates on a blind wine tasting… If this sounds...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 18, 2014 | Features
In 2008, the Okanagan was poised to become Canada’s top golf destination. And then the recession struck. Six years later, on the heels of a financial crisis and a golf crisis, how is the Valley’s golf industry faring? In May 1899, Dr. Jack Carruthers must have looked...
by Dawn Renaud | Jun 3, 2014 | Features
Moving to the city of Penticton after spending most of my life in close proximity to bears, wolves, coyotes, moose and deer, I expected more traffic, noise, and people. What I didn’t expect was more frequent encounters with wildlife. Our neighbourhood’s just half a...
by Okanagan Life | Mar 21, 2014 | Features
Aside from the major league hockey players and mysterious Hollywood stars who may or may not own lakeshore palaces hereabouts, what does everybody in the Okanagan do? You know, to make money? A living? See our 2014 Okanagan Salary Survey. Take a Sunday drive...
by Okanagan Life | Mar 19, 2014 | Features
It’s a perfect Saturday afternoon for window-shopping along Main Street in Penticton. I spot a string of Buddhist prayer flags poised above Asian clothing in a window display and step into Red Bag. Instantly I’m engulfed in a kaleidoscope of hand-loomed silk and...
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