Stuart Lang

Name: Stuart Lang. What business or organization are you involved with? Smile Cycle Tours. What is your role with that organization? Owner. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? In the Okanagan it’s all about getting outside and being active. I love that about where we live and it’s part of why I started Smile Cycle Tours. If you […]

Mel Schmidt

Name: Mel Schmidt. What business or organization are you involved with? The Simpłe Clothing Company. What is your role with that organization? Owner and stylist. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? My fave thing about the Okanagan is EVERY-thing. Like seriously, the beautiful air, forest, hills, lakes. But my very most fave would have to be Kalamalka […]

Marlinna Stringer

Name: Marlinna Stringer. What business or organization are you involved with? StandOut Puzzles. What is your role with that organization? Lady boss. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? Telling people that I live in the Okanagan and watching their eyes glaze over with envy. If you could have lunch with anyone in the world, who would you […]

Dylan Neilson-Schenk

Name: Dylan Neilson-Schenk  Employer: Myself, hah! I run FamilyTree Arboriculture Inc. City: Penticton Occupation: Arborist Tell us about your job: I maintain shrubs, trees, and client expectations in regards to their interactions with their woody landscape plants. Trees are often meaningful to people: sometimes they are planted to celebrate a birth, sometimes to commemorate a […]

Jeremy West

Name: Jeremy West What business or organization are you involved with? 6AM WorkShirts What is your role with that organization? Owner/Designer What’s your favorite thing about living in the Okanagan? The adventure opportunities. I moved here because I wanted to bike up mountains and snowboard all winter. The cycling in Edmonton was very flat, so I knew I needed to move somewhere in the […]

Justina LeeStolz

Name: Justina LeeStolz What business or organization are you involved with? Century 21 Assurance Realty Ltd What is your role with that organization? Realtor What’s your favorite thing about living in the Okanagan? The incredible great out doors and wilderness. There are so many hiking, biking, and climbing spots, as well as some pristine and gorgeous lakes to camp at. […]

Nathania Roy

Name: Nathania Roy. What business or organization are you involved with? Okanagan Cosmetology Institute. What is your role with that organization? Director of trade development. What’s your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? My favourite thing to do in the Okanagan is to spend time with my family and my students. Anything water-related seems […]

Victor Veach

Name: Victor Veach Employer: Investors Group Financial Services Inc. City: Vernon Occupation: Financial Advisor Tell us about your job: You know how sometimes we worry about not having enough money to buy a home, retire when we want or wonder if we will outlive our assets? I work with clients to create a personal financial plan to eliminate those concerns and implement an achievable action […]

Danny Bakker

Name: Danny Bakker What business or organization are you involved with? Liveport Corporation What is your role with that organization? Vice President What’s your favorite thing about living in the Okanagan? Access to all the activities. When you travel around the country you realize how lucky we are to have a lake and surrounding mountains that provides everything the Okanagan is […]

David Scarlatescu

Name: David Scarlatescu. What business or organization are you involved with? The Sprouted Fig. What is your role with that organization? Owner/operator What is your favourite thing about living in the Okanagan? The amazing support in the community. If you could have lunch with anyone in the world, who would you chose, and why? Gary […]