by Okanagan Life | Nov 30, 2011 | Good Neighbours
Long before you spot him among the crowd you might hear Chuck Fipke laugh. A delighted kind of a cackle, its an unbridled and boisterous display of pleasure as unique as the man himself. Canada’s most decorated discoverer of diamonds—and one of the most renowned...
by Okanagan Life | Sep 20, 2011 | Culture, Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
Popular perception may rate taking in an art exhibition right up there with getting a root canal, but that doesn’t phase the new exec director of the Kelowna Art Gallery. Making art accessible to the community is a prime goal for Nataley Nagy. Taking on the role of...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 13, 2011 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
How do you determine the difference between a novel, a novella and a long short story? On some levels it makes no difference, but to Kelowna author, Celeste Catena, it may mean her place in the history books as the world’s youngest novelist. “I’ve always had a love...
by Okanagan Life | Mar 14, 2011 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
When women who have been subjected to abuse or violence are ready to move on with their lives, Vickie Roraph is there with hug coupons and the Bridges employment program. There are two signs on the door of Vickie Roraph’s office: Build Bridges, Not Walls and Attitude...
by Okanagan Life | Feb 22, 2011 | Events, Good Neighbours
Winter isn’t over yet and there’s still lots of fun for anyone interested in the PowderHounds adaptive ski program. Founded by the Kelowna & District Society for People In Motion, the program offers people aged five to 75, that have a physical and/or...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 11, 2011 | Good Neighbours
Phil Ackland’s summer job before his last year of high school paid a whopping $2 an hour—a small fortune in 1966. There was a reason cleaning exhaust systems in restaurant kitchens paid so well. “It was filthy, disgusting work,” he says. “I quite enjoyed it.” A few...
Recent Comments