The Rail Trail system throughout the Thompson Okanagan is a keen topic and TOTA is currently hosting 6 workshops in the Central and South Okanagan Region as well as the Boundary area to gain stakeholder input for the Regional Rail Trail Tourism Strategy that is currently being developed. As we …

Kelowna sailors are gearing up for the annual Canada-wide Keelboat Women’s Championships, as some of the best female sailors across the country are expected to hit Okanagan Lake from October 1st until the 4th. “We have 19 teams from as far away as Halifax as well as the Caroline Grant …

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A vision statement was launched at the 10th annual Organic Okanagan Festival in Kelowna that calls for the entire Okanagan Valley to become 100 per cent organic by the year 2020. “We hereby declare that we shall transition all of our lawns, gardens, municipal areas, parks, school playgrounds, sports and …

The City of Kelowna bid to host the 55+ BC Games in 2019 has been approved. The 55+ BC Games (formerly the BC Seniors Games) is an annual, multi-sport event hosted by a different B.C. community each year. The event is expected to bring in an estimated $2 million in …

Summerhill Winery hosted its 10th annual Organic Okanagan Festival Sunday to the delight of nearly 800 visitors. “It was a fantastic turnout. For our tenth anniversary we were really hoping we would have the weather that we did and the turnout has been phenomenal,” says event organizer Wendy Wright. “I …

The City of Vernon and community partners – including Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Coldstream and electoral areas – have been selected as the hosts for the 2017 55+ BC Games. The communities submitted a joint bid proposal in June for the games, which will take place Sept. 12-16, 2017. “It is a …

R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum is planning a community celebration for the Canada 150 Celebration What better place to celebrate Canada’s 150th on Canada Day 2017 than Salmon Arm’s R.J. Haney Heritage Village? The Board of Directors of the R.J. Haney Heritage Village is planning a celebration for the …

Young and beginner golfers now have the opportunity to take advantage of a course designed especially for them with the recent installation of Family Tees on the Park Meadows Course.  The new tees are set up in the center of the fairways, shortening the course to 3,802 yards (3,477 meter), course to make …

Holiday Inn and Suites Osoyoos is joining InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) colleagues from all over the world to take part in IHG Race Around the World through Sept. 28. The event aims to raise awareness and funds for the global hotel company’s disaster relief program, IHG Shelter in a Storm. …