Kelowna's Juicy Tips

Everyone loves a ghost story, and I stumbled across one this year in a decidedly unspooky – in fact, charming – place: Kelowna’s boutique Hotel Eldorado.

This article on Kelowna.com by Kathy Michaels pays tribute to a hotel that has long walked-the-talk of environmentalism in Kelowna. It was sparked by the Best Western receiving the Minister’s Award of Excellence from the Honourable John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action, who personally came to the Best Western to present the award [...]

Can you hear it? The sound of water running off your paddle as you kayak along Okanagan Lake? It’s a sound I love dearly and I know there are many of you with me on that one. There’s something grounding and exhilarating about being out on the water.
Getting out on the water is one of [...]

If you or someone you know if planning a vacation in Kelowna and wondering if they should still come given the news reports about the Terrace Mountain Fire, here are some resources they can use in order to help them make the decision that is right for them.
Just the facts:

The Terrace Mountain Fire is burning [...]

It’s a wrap for strawberries, and now we’re full-steam into cherry picking season. Mother Nature has it all figured out when it comes to fruit picking in the Okanagan: one fruit ripens after another with barely a beat skipped. You can almost hear the class roll-call: Strawberries – here! Cherries – here! Apricots – here! [...]

Did you know that we have over 15 designated beaches in the Kelowna and West Kelowna area? That’s not counting the many small beach accesses that you find scattered throughout residential areas. There are over 30 beaches in the Central Okanagan. This adds up to a whole lot of variety when it comes to one [...]

I’ll bet you never thought about wineries in terms of characters. But you’ll find that when you visit Kelowna’s wineries, each offers such a distinct experience and personality – as varied as the people who own and run them.

Photo by Suzanne Gebert, St. Hubertus Vineyards, “September” sitting on vineyard post.

On this week’s show, Joonyer and I talked about barbequing. With this weekend ushering in Father’s Day, the first official day of Summer, and the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival, how could we possibly have done otherwise?