by Okanagan Life | Nov 26, 2012 | Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
Lining the walls of the men’s section at Inn From the Cold–Kelowna (IFTC) are 12 sets of bunk beds. Unlike military barracks, the bunks here are not all metal-framed—two wooden beds keep the room from feeling regimental. In the women’s area beyond a divider are four...
by Okanagan Life | Oct 15, 2012 | Good Neighbours
What comes to mind when you hear “Salvation Army”—thrift stores? Christmas kettles? While Major Ron Cartmell was growing up, it was simply the church his family had attended for three generations. “I didn’t even understand the wider concept of what the Salvation Army...
by Okanagan Life | Jul 30, 2012 | Community, Culture, Good Neighbours, Okanagan Women
“I’m an administrative goddess on steroids,” says Renata Mills—and she needs to be. Along with her job as executive director of Festivals Kelowna, which brings a wide range of cultural events to life around the city every year, she has a busy family life looking after...
by Okanagan Life | Jun 15, 2012 | Culture, Good Neighbours
Summer camp can mean different things to different kids, from bad food and bullies, to lifelong friendships and golden memories. The Summer Arts Scene for Youth (SASFY) seems to fit the golden-memories category. Last year’s camp ended with the kids throwing homemade...
by Okanagan Life | Apr 11, 2012 | Good Neighbours
It’s obvious that Bill Reichelt, president of the Lake Country Citizens’ Patrol Society, has finally found his true calling. Whether settled in his tiny office adjacent to the Lake Country RCMP detachment, buried in statistical forms, stationed on roadside speed watch...
by Okanagan Life | Jan 13, 2012 | Good Neighbours
If you’re on the edge, don’t see a way out, don’t know how to face the future, dedicated volunteers like Maria Boruta at the Kelowna Crisis Line are ready to listen 24-7 at 250.763.9191 As a Crisis Line volunteer Maria’s voice is her signature. Our first meeting is on...
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