Someone in the Okanagan Valley has committed to doubling all donations made to the rail trail for 10 days. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, will be matching all donations from July 1-10, up to $50,000. “My donation will build just over 300 metres of trail and by working …

VICTORIA–The winners for the 2016 Lieutenant Governor’s Awards for Excellence in British Columbia Wine have been announced, and all of them are from the Okanagan. The Honourable Judith Guichon made the announcement on Wednesday. “This year’s winners represent the best of the outstanding wines from our province,” said Guichon. “With so …

CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Seven of the most popular hiking trails in the Central Okanagan are now easier to navigate thanks to a few recent improvements. Trails in Glen Canyon, Kalamoir, Rose Valley, Trepanier Creek Greenway, Johns Family Nature Conservancy, the Mission Creek Greenway and Mission Creek Regional Park now have …

More improvements have been announced for the Coquihalla Highway as an asphalt resurfacing project will begin next month. Motorists will notice work along Highway 5 between the Nicolum Creek Bridge and Portia Bridge to Box Canyon, as well as between the Ottomite Bridge to the Zopkios break check near the …

The number of international visitors to British Columbia went over the million mark for the first few months of 2016 according to the latest statistics. From January to April, 1,172,637 visitors came to our province resulting in an 18.2% increase over the same period last year. April also experienced exceptional …

B.C. wines were pitted against some of the best wines in the world Tuesday in Summerland at the second annual Judgment of BC. The event pitted 12 B.C. wines, six pinot noirs and six reislings, against 12 “international benchmark” wines in a blind taste test. The wines were judged by …

After a sputtered start, discount airfare ticket seller NewLeaf Travel is set to take to the skies next month. The Winnipeg-based startup began selling tickets again on Thursday, five months after it abruptly suspended operations and refunded fares as it awaited a federal regulatory ruling. The company now says it …

Supporters are starting to get on board the Rail Trail Initiative’s effort to raise funds for construction of the 50 kilometre path from Coldstream to Kelowna. “More business and campaign partners are joining,” said fundraiser Brad Clements. He listed a number of business groups who are taking part and some …

Mobilize Jobs program manager, Benjamin Guth, will be coming your way in early July – visiting Thompson Okanagan and the surrounding areas. He will be visiting some of our business clients, preparing them for recruitment of fall and winter staff. Fall & Winter are fast approaching It’s hard to believe, …

Kelowna, British Columbia – May 27, 2016 – Wicked Wine Tours™, which provides exceptional Okanagan tour experiences as the premier tour operator in the Okanagan for visitors and residents, today announced that it has received Wine Tour Operator of the Year for Kelowna, British Columbia, in the 2016 Luxury Travel …