Tennis life in the Okanagan

Tennis life in the Okanagan

Our cover boy is an Okanagan success story who exemplifies personal perseverance, family dedication, courageous hard work, the right amount of luck and a young man’s undying love for a sport that is fast becoming one of Canada’s most loved. Canadian tennis records are...

Paul’s Voice: Of Mice and Men

If you were a man, or more specifically, an Atlanta minister named Creflo Dollar, and you were asking 200,000 Creflo Dollar Ministries faithful to send you $300 each so you could purchase a G650 Gulfstream luxury jet for $65 million, you would not seem logical. If you...
Journey of an Okanagan oenophile

Journey of an Okanagan oenophile

When I arrived in the Okanagan in 1987 to determine the feasibility of opening a magazine here, I did not understand the complexity of wine. I was a Pilsner beer guy because the House of Lethbridge Brewery said so, and besides, my house was in Lethbridge. Everybody...

Paul’s Voice: Keeping score

We’ve extended our field of play. No, we haven’t moved the goals posts, just added a few more readers to our roster. The magazine you are reading is now serving the stunning Thompson region of our province—again! Since 1988, Okanagan Life has been engaging readers’...
Wall Street’s rigged, so Main Street suffers

Wall Street’s rigged, so Main Street suffers

The year 2015 looks promising for Okanagan business owners. Certain sectors should be excited about a low dollar and even lower gas prices. While an 80-cent dollar might hurt imports, it helps exporters and it should keep more Canadians vacationing within our borders....
Sweet sounds of the season

Sweet sounds of the season

Andrew Allen and band reaction to the embedded music files in Okanagan Life’s December issue. Paul’s Voice – December 2014:  We’re in a celebratory mood at Okanagan Life so we have some early holiday gifts for you. This year, our Best of the Okanagan...