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Your bottles help Habitat
Contributed - Apr 10, 2023 - Think Local

You can help Habitat For Humanity Okanagan hit the $200,000 fundraising mark by donating your refundable containers at their next bottle drive on April 15.  If you are wondering what to do with all your empties from this past Easter holiday, wonder no more. Habitat Okanagan is holding bottle drives throughout the year to raise […]

A taste of spring in a glass
Contributed - Apr 08, 2023 - Think Local

Longer days and new growth in the vineyard are telltale signs spring is here, and sipping Mission Hill Family Estate Winery’s  latest vintage of Rosé is the way to welcome it. With spring finally here,  what better way to celebrate the season of renewal and growth than with a refreshing glass of Mission Hill ’s […]

Steps to take after disaster
Contributed - Apr 07, 2023 - Think Local

If flood, fire or any other kind of disaster strikes your home or business, you are going to have a lot of questions. What should I do? Whom do I call first, a restoration company or my insurance company? Total Restoration can help walk you through this process. What should I do?  First and foremost: […]

Pathways forges new path
Contributed - Apr 07, 2023 - Think Local

Bryan Garson is a regular client at Pathways Counselling Resource Centre. The Penticton resident encountered a few of life’s speed bumps and needed some help every once in a while. Garson entered the centre’s Intensive Coordinated-Care Opioid Navigator program, also known as ICCON, and he’s taken the Working Men’s DEW (Day, Evening, Weekend) program half […]

STORYHIVE Voices is back
Contributed - Apr 06, 2023 - Think Local

UPDATE: STORYHIVE Voices intake deadline has been extended to midnight PT on May 11, 2023, to welcome in even more amazing community stories. Make sure to send in your application before then for your chance to receive $10,000 in funding. If you’re a first-time or emerging content creator in B.C. or Alberta who has always wanted […]

CedarCreek’s taste of spring
Contributed - Apr 05, 2023 - Think Local

As a season of new growth, renewed possibilities, and fresh hopes is upon us, CedarCreek Estate Winery has blissful spring experiences to complement. Sip on organically certified wine, while wine ambassadors guide you through tasting experiences, sharing CedarCreek’s stories of site and soil. Silt & Stone $27 per person | 30 minutes This seated experience […]

$40 million to help health care
Contributed - Apr 05, 2023 - Think Local

From the age of nine, Alex van Duyvendyk has been a patient. In and out of hospital more times than she can count, she experienced first-hand why health care matters. It left an indelible mark. “I decided that one day, I would be the doctor instead of the patient,” says van Duyvendyk. “Years later, here […]

OKGN Market values local
Contributed - Apr 04, 2023 - Think Local

You can get the best of both worlds at OKGN Market. During the local growing season in the Okanagan, you will find locally grown produce and fruit that come from the Brar family’s own orchards. During the off-season, the Brars continuously bring in produce and vegetables to stock their shelves similar to a supermarket. You […]

Airway Flats one cool space
Contributed - Apr 04, 2023 - Think Local

 There are many reasons to buy or lease at Airway Flats, a unique, new, mixed-use development in Osoyoos. Some of them are practical. Others are really cool. Airway Flats fits the bill in every way. It is a commercial and residential building that features both shop space and condominium living. It is located at […]

Get exclusive wine passport
Contributed - Apr 03, 2023 - Think Local

If there’s one image that might come to mind when thinking about spring and summer in the Okanagan, it’s visiting wineries up and down the valley and sipping wine on a winery patio, overlooking a gorgeous view. Kayla Bordignon, founder of uncorkBC, wanted to make this classic Okanagan experience even more accessible to wine lovers […]