TORONTO — Phil Hibbert has been appointed CEO of Allianz Global Assistance Canada, effective immediately. Hibbert has held key leadership roles within Allianz Global Assistance since 2012, most recently as CEO of Allianz Global Assistance New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. In his new role as CEO of Allianz Global Assistance …

DestinationThink! is getting ready for its Summit in New York in October (pdf) and one of the themes is titled Profit and Planet. Partly in preparation, the following discussion formed the third in a series of interviews conducted by David Archer of Destination Think! earlier this summer – see postcards. …

Thousands of people, including hundreds from the South Okanagan, gave their views on a proposed national park reserve last fall in response to the provincial government’s Intentions Paper. That feedback is contained in about 5,000 pages of documents obtained by the Wilderness Committee under Freedom of Information and publicly released …

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — Three surfers suffered shark bites in separate attacks over a three-hour period in the same area of a Florida beach. The attacks began Sunday morning when the Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue agency says a 43-year-old man was bitten on the lower leg or …

NewLeaf, the discount travel company that stirred up the market when it began operation in July, has announced it will temporarily suspend flights this fall into four cities, including Kamloops. The Winnipeg-based firm announced Thursday it will not serve the city, along with Regina, Saskatoon and Victoria, between Nov. 1 …

Organic Okanagan (OrganicOkanagan.com) was formed in July 2015 by community leaders committed to creating a comprehensive organic network, collaborating with farmers, industry, consumers and all residents. “Our goal is to bring balance and harmony back to our environment and to nurture and regenerate the land and while doing so, become …

TORONTO — VIA Rail thanked its partners at an industry event in Toronto, part of a road show that included Ottawa last night and Montreal next week. “These events are an opportunity to thank our valued partners for their continued support and their contributions towards our recent successes,” said Tracey …

Until Australia’s inventive winemakers decided to call their Syrah-based wines ‘Shiraz’, the original historically correct and generally blended wines – grown in the Rhône Valley in southeastern France – were quietly sinking into comparative obscurity. Today, the best-selling Shiraz wines in British Columbia are consistently ‘Cellared in Canada’ blends of …

KELOWNA, BC, Sept. 15, 2016 /CNW/ – The world’s largest sustainability certification program for the tourism industry will now be helping Canadian tourism businesses to reduce their environmental impacts. Through a regular dose of complimentary webinars, white papers, how-to-guides and checklists, Green Tourism will help the Tourism Industry Association of …

According to the B.C. Wine Institute, this year’s grape harvest is on track for another excellent vintage. After an unseasonably warm spring, followed by an early summer, Serendipity Winery’s Katie O’Kell was concerned the harvest would take place much earlier than normal at her estate Naramata vineyard. However, the cooler, wetter weather moved …