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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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New Season kicks off November 26! While the leaves are changing colour down in the valley, Big White is already gearing up for winter. The new Black Forest Day Lodge will open in December, with a 150-seat lunch room, quick-service food menu and direct walk-to-lift access. Big White received TripAdvisor’s …
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Grizzli Winery is set to open in Spring 2016!! Welcome to Grizzli Winery! With an estimated investment total of $30 million, the 60,000 square ft (approx. 5575 square meter), Tuscany-style winery will provide an old-world Italian feel on the scenic Boucherie Road in West Kelowna’s famous wine country. Whether you’re …
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KAMLOOPS, B.C., Thursday, September 10, 2015. There is much cause for celebration at Tobiano this Fall. Tobiano Golf Course The Fall Celebration at Tobiano, BC. Golf rounds at Tobiano Golf Course are up an incredible 71% over 2014. Memberships are up 157%. And recent rankings by two esteemed golfing publications …
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Site work has started on Kelowna’s new downtown hotel, with test-pile related activity at the former Willow Inn parking lot. The parking lot was fenced off on Friday for site preparation and drilling equipment installation. The area will remain fenced off until the Labour Day weekend, when a small portion will be opened …
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