Kelowna's Juicy Tips

Kelowna’s Manteo Resort Waterfront Hotel & Villas has had quite a run lately. Last Fall, the gracious hotel welcomed renowned Chef Bernard Casavant into its kitchen. That was after an extensive reno of the already top-shelf hotel, and after the hotel’s staff raised a record-setting $27,142 at the annual Run For the Cure (which they fundraise for [...]

I checked the weather report, and we’re looking at a pretty decent Mother’s Day! 19 degrees and sunny… right Mike Roberts?  So I thought I’d suggest a nice Mothers’ Day walk as an activity to do with Mom on Sunday. The Mission Creek Greenway is the perfect ticket for an invigorating stroll.

With Earth Day coming up on April 22 (next Thursday), here are some ways that a local restaurant and resort are marking the occasion with on-going green practices and a very special 100-Mile Menu…

We’re excited this week, and we have good reason to be! The Detroit Red Wings are scheduled to practice here between their games in Calgary and Edmonton. Both of the practices will be open to the public for a donation to the Kelowna Food Bank. What a class act!

The count down is on! The torch will be arriving in Kelowna at about 5 pm on Monday, January 25 and we are expecting to see a sea of red in City Park – wear your red jackets, red mittens, red toques – anything crimson to show your support. There will be 2 hours of [...]

This video below shows the H2O Adventure & Fitness Centre in Kelowna and all of its appeal as a super indoor fitness or family fun destination.

The H2O Centre is the largest municipally-owned water park in Canada and has a series of Canadian “firsts” that make it really cutting-edge. Check out this blog post that I [...]

According to the weatherman, there’s supposed to be a big dump of snow in Kelowna this weekend. Those of us who love the outdoors are already waxing our skis and pulling out the Lifa. I spoke with a member of the Kelowna Nordic Ski Club today, and the excitement was palpable! Here’s why a day [...]

Breaking news from our winter wonderland: Big White ski resort has been praised among the top 5 ski resorts for families in a major U.K. daily, the Sunday Times. The only North American ski resort to make the list, this is definitely a feather in the cap of this Kelowna ski resort.