by Okanagan Life | Oct 9, 2018 | In Person, Okanagan Women
Choosing a slice of the planet For Linda Edgecombe it’s one scarf, one book, one girl The edgy feminist, parks-staffer-turned-speaker and author from Kelowna, Linda Edgecombe, admits she has a competitive streak. “I like being good at what I do, but I also have a...
by Okanagan Life | Nov 17, 2016 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
“I love young children and I have a passion for nutrition,” says Val Wright, explaining why she volunteers as coordinator of the Breakfast Club for Learning at Giant’s Head Elementary School in Summerland. A former child care counsellor in Vancouver, Val assumed her...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 6, 2016 | In Person, Okanagan Women
Educator/artist Nancy Holmes is the co-founder of the Border Free Bees project; see what you can do A swarm of kindergarten kids is buzzing through the field, their excitement contagious. “I’ve found a bee,” shouts one. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard that phrase said...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 1, 2016 | In Person, Okanagan Women
Major events planned for 100th anniversary of Summerland Ornamental Gardens They’re less likely to be wearing long skirts and fashionable little hats, but 100 years after the Summerland Ornamental Gardens were first created, people still come to picnic on the...
by Darcy Nybo | Sep 11, 2015 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
When community support is part of your business plan, success follows all around Florenda Pickett had no idea, when she was freed from her corporate bonds, that she’d end up helping so many women in ways she had not yet imagined. Florenda was at the top of her...
by Darcy Nybo | Jun 19, 2015 | Community, Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
A strong voice and a gentle hand. As seen in [downloads ids=”128950″ columns=”1″ thumbnails=”no”] Romany Runnalls remembers rescued ducks following her grandfather around the house. Another of her earliest memories is the day she...
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