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In and around town this summer: The City of Kelowna will again be a hub of activities throughout July and August this year.

From music festivals to outdoor movie presentations to a fly-by return from The Snowbirds aerial team, the city will host to a variety of events, big and small, to entertain both tourists and local residents who choose to have a “staycation” at home this summer.

July 1 - Celebrate Canada Day with activities stretched out along the Okanagan Lake waterfront at Kerry Park, Waterfront Park and Stuart Park.

July 5- UFC Experience at City Park, featuring an interactive fan zone with fitness skill testing stations and autograph sessions with UFC fighters.

July 11-13 - Keloha Music & Arts Festival at Waterfront Park.

July 13 - Largest outdoor yoga class at Stuart Park.

July 19 - Outdoor Caribbean Festival at City Park.

July 20 - Okanagan VW Car Show at City Park.

July 19-20 - Kelowna Dragonboat Festival, viewable from Waterfront Park or Tugboat Beach.

July 25-27 - Center of Gravity festival at City Park.

July 30- flyover by the Canadian Snowbirds aerial flying team, best visibility point being Waterfront Park.

Aug. 9 - Downtown Kelowna Block Party.

Aug. 13 - Moonlight Movie as north field of City Park will be turned into an outdoor movie theatre Aug. 16 - Okanagan Pride Picnic in the Park at City Park.

Aug. 16 - Uptown Rutland Business Association to host a car show at Lions Park in Rutland.

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“It’s one of those staple Okanagan experiences,” said Nancy Cameron, Tourism Kelowna CEO. “When people come to the Okanagan they want to see the orchards.”

As such there are a huge variety of farm-gate operations, farm tours, wineries, cideries and U-Pick operations to tour, visit and purchase from—but finding them isn’t always a snap.

Thankfully, we also play host to a small, but successful tech hub and working its way through our tech incubator is a platform to easily source locally grown food, farm tours and farm-gate operations from any computerized device.

Soil Mate (soilmate.com) allows one to whip out a Smartphone and quickly see where to pick a peach or take a farm tour.

Hosting these tours takes a good deal of planning too

Jeff Ricketts, a.k.a. Farmer Jeff, has opened Old Meadows Farm, where he sells organic produce, has a fruit stand and offers up the farm-fresh products of several local producers, including farm eggs.

and Glenn and Loretta Cross, of Double Cross Cidery and Function Junction Fruit Stand, have been cooking up an entertaining and informative tractor-pulled wagon tour to entertain and inform those guests who want to learn a little more.

The Crosses grow a huge array of fruits and veggies on their farm in Rutland, a property Glenn has cultivated through generational and market change after assuming the reins from his parents.

Connecting with Mission Hill Winery through Loretta’s stepbrother, they’ve quickly learned to diversify, growing everything from blackberries and tayberries to pattipan squash off a plot just under 50-acres. >>

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New technology helps to find agri-tourism opportunities to explore “The chefs like anything that’s different,” said Glenn, who now produces his own line of cider and ice cider too.

Several farmers in the valley have been working with the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission over the past couple of years to develop more argi-tourism operations or take their existing farm experience and polish it to effectively host guests, as the Crosses have done.

It means that young organic farmers like Jeff Ricketts at Old Meadows Farm are developing U-Pick flower fields—a fun twist to add to his fruit and veggies sales—and learning groundbreakers like Helen Kennedy at Arlo’s Honey Farm.

Kennedy runs a slick operation out of East Kelowna with a gift shop, honey tasting, informative bee tour, her own skincare line and, of course, pots and pots of honey with a range of samples from elderberry to raspberry.

“We layered the business. We

started with the bees and the honey and then I wrote a little cookbook to show people how to replace white sugar to be healthier…

Then we added skincare…Then we added soap,” she said.

The result is a multi-faceted operation that’s definitely worth a stop.

Pick up Kelowna Tourism’s Farm to Table guide, log on to Soil Mate (soilmate.com) or stop by the Kelowna Farmer’s Market, beside Orchard Park Mall on Wednesday and Saturday mornings and find yourself a farmer for a chat.

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Zip by to WildPlay Kelowna The WildPlay Kelowna park is entering its third summer season at its Highway 33 location east of Kelowna, outside the city limits but only a 15-minute drive from Orchard Park Shopping Centre.

Catering equally to tourists and local residents, the WildPlay park is one of five located in B.C. and one in the Yukon, although Kelowna is the only park to have three popular park elements—the Monkido Aerial Adventure courses, the Dragonfly zipline and the Primal Swing, a 17-metre drop and 33-metre pendulum swing over the abyss of a cliff overseeing Gallagher’s Canyon and beyond to Okanagan Lake.

Mark McCann, park manager for WildPlay Kelowna, says when the

park is operating seven days a week during the busy summer season of July and August, the split is about 50-50 between tourist sand local residents coming to the facility.

Outside of summer, the business is almost all local-based.

“We ask that question of people all the time, where are they from, and that’s pretty much the response we get,” McCann said. “It sounds cliche that tourists are important in the summer but they are. And during the off-season we see more of the local traffic but that also comes in the way of companies renting the facility for their own staff, public and private schools bringing students here for a field trip.”

Along with the activities, McCann says what makes WildPlay Kelowna unique is the sense of being in the great outdoors, being outside and involved in physical and healthy activities, and yet not being far from the city.

“It speaks to the location we have here, that when you arrive, you are surrounded by the trees and the outdoors setting. You don’t see any houses, and you only get a glimpse really of traffic on the highway. It has great sunsets and great viewpoints looking out over the Okanagan from where we are,” he said.

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Challenge your own fears in a safe environment The idea on how to deliver that came when Ross discovered Island on a truck that required both a front end and back end driver. ‘tree-to-tree” parks in Europe and South America. Those parks opened “They actually had to bring them across the ferry from the island, so up ideas for Ross and Benson on how they could provide suspended I imagine a lot of people didn’t get on that particular ferry that might obstacles and games that would deliver a challenging and outdoor otherwise have,” laughed McCann. experience for children and adults.

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Big improvements to the Energyplex When Erik Brouwer first applied to be general manager of the Energyplex Family Recreation Centre in 2011, he wasn’t sure about the concept behind the business.

“I looked online to read about it and drove around the building initially to get a feel for what I was getting into, and I said to myself, ‘What is it?’”

For a new immigrant to Canada from the Netherlands with a career background in the hotel industry, the Energyplex offered a new challenge.

In the years since, the Energyplex has undergone an ownership shuffle, one which saw Brouwer come aboard as a partner in the business with two investors from Alberta and Lake Country, and streamline the operations to be more customer friendly.

Today, the Energyplex features various activities such as the Cube, gymnastics centre, Ballistix, 30-foot Rock Wall and craft and movie corner included in a basic admission price. Activity add-ons include a Laser Tag game and outdoor Bungy jumping.

He said a $100,000 investment was made last year to add the laser tag, Ballistix ball shooting play area, the buggy jump apparatus and upgrade the birthday party area facilitated partly by the removal of the indoor swimming pool.

The original concept of Energplex when it opened in 2009 was to be half instructional and half recreation use. The problem with that, however, was if the gymnastics club people were using the gym facility, it couldn’t be accessed by the general public.

“Initially we changed that by limiting the gym use by the gymnastics club to Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturday mornings, and opened up for recreational use Wednesday through Sunday,” Brouwer said. “But in the end, we decided we had to open up to recreational use only to make the business work, and the gymnastics club that had started was relocated to another facility in Kelowna.”

As well, the pricing structure was amended to include more recreation options under a general admission price, rather than charging a separate fee for each option.

“It’s simpler for people to understand. The laser tag and bungy jumping are add-on fees but there is still tones of activities for people to do within the basic admission price,” he said.

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Brouwer’s own family reflects that spirit as his wife Caro Brouwer is the operations manager and their four kids all work part-time at the facility.

“We feel we have a unique facility that can provide a unique recreation opportunity for families,” he said.

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A past worth exploring How did Kelowna, BC, get to be one of the nation’s most enchanting cities? Find out for yourself by taking a tour through Kelowna’s rich and diverse history.

FATHER PANDOSY MISSION In 1860 Father Charles Pandosy, an Oblate missionary, founded this site where priests ministered to the area’s Indian population and to the growing number of settlers. At its most prosperous the Mission farm held roughly 2,000 acres.

In 1908, however, the farm was sold and subdivided. By the 1950’s the buildings had fallen into disrepair. Since that decade of historical revival in the province, the entire site has been refurbished. Now a Provincial Heritage Site, visitors can wander the four-acre property and see some of the original buildings.

GUISACHAN HERITAGE PARK This spectacular 2.4 acre site offers garden tours, special events,

and tantalizing cuisine available in the Guisachan House Restaurant. The park was home to the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen who bought the land in 1890.

Surrounding the house are perennial gardens featuring many of the types of flowers tended by subsequent owners of the property, the Camerons. The log house on the site is estimated to be built in the late 1870’s or early 1890’s. This historic site also includes a fine restaurant and Milk shed Gift Shop.

MYRA CANYON TRESTLES Myra Canyon is the jewel of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail – part of the Trans Canada Trail and also a key to the provincial Spirit of 2010 Trail network created by the province of BC as a tool for community economic development and to promote adventure tourism for non-motorized users. It is also part of the Myra Bellevue Provincial Park managed by BC Parks. It includes a distance of roughly 9 kilometers, 18 trestles and 2 tunnels. Myra Canyon was one of the greatest engineering challenges in the history of railway construction.

It formed part of the Kettle Valley Railway line built in the early 1900’s.

During the forest fires of 2003, Myra Canyon was almost virtually destroyed.

Twelve of eighteen trestles were burned to the ground and the fire created significant slope instability and rock damage throughout the canyon. Prior to its destruction, it was recognized one of Canada’s most outstanding achievements in engineering and construction and had become a national tourism attraction attracting over 50,000 visitors annually.

Myra Canyon serves as a critical component of the world class recreation trail network for British Columbia.

THE BENVOULIN HERITAGE CHURCH This was originally a Presbyterian Church. It was built in 1892 in the Gothic Revival style and served the community until 1964. The original tower was replaced in 1953 and the steeple replaced during restoration in the early 1980’s. Benvoulin Church is located at what was once the Benvoulin Town site, which was laid out by pioneer land promoter, Mr. G.G. McKay. This is also the site of the McIver House, (1890’s) one of the city’s unique heritage settings. It is also home to Xeriscape and Heritage Gardens.

Restored in 1986, this charming pioneer church has become one of the most popular locations for weddings.

Though right in the city, it offers a historical location in a country setting. The tall steeple on this white shiplap building has been a landmark for over a century.

THE LAUREL BUILDING Kelowna’s first designated heritage building was established in 1913 as a packing and shipping house for BC Fruit Growers Ltd. It houses the Wine Museum and the British Columbia Orchard Industry Museum, which celebrate the area’s most important – and flourishing – economic mainstays.

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Unlimited walking opportunities on local pathways Looking for a different place to go for a walk? Try one of the following linear parks or pathways which offer year-round recreational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. Many of Kelowna’s natural areas, including Knox and Dilworth Mountains, also offer unlimited walking opportunities.

ABBOTT RECREATION CORRIDOR A great place to rollerblade, cycle or walk, the Abbott Street recreation corridor extends from Glenmore Avenue to City Park downtown.

MISSION CREEK GREENWAY The Mission Creek Greenway is over 17 km in length and travels through two distinctively different environments. A wide flat pathway extends along the creek 7 km from Lakeshore Road to Ziprick Road.

The second phase, is about 9 km and features a narrower trail along the canyon.

PAUL’S TOMB This popular 2 kilometre (one way) gravel trail can be accessed from the Crown Look Out in Knox Mountain Park or at the end of Poplar Point Drive. Paul’s Tomb offers a pleasant swimming and picnic area; dogs are allowed on-leash on the trail.

BRANDT’S CREEK LINEAR PARK The crushed asphalt trail meanders through residential and commercial areas linking six neighbourhood parks and the Valley Glen Wetland. Beginning at Yates and Valley Roads, the trail stretches approximately five kilometres north to Milard Glen Park. The trail crosses Glenmore Road at Cross and Biggar Roads.

Along the trail you will see ‘Growth’, a public art initiative consisting of seven sculptures installed at three different locations.

BLACK MOUNTAIN RECREATION CORRIDOR The pathway begins at Highway 33 and extends along Black Mountain Drive.

CITY AND WATERFRONT PARKS Enjoy Kelowna’s premier waterfront walkway: a 2.5 kilometre pathway linking Waterfront Park, Stuart Park and City Park. The hard surfaced path is perfect for cyclists, rollerbladers and pedestrians.

Use the tunnel under the new bridge to connect to the Abbott Street Recreational Corridor.

QUAIL RIDGE LINEAR PARK The pathway begins at Quail Crescent and stretches approximately 2.5 kilometres to the south. The crushed gravel trail connects two neighbourhood parks and is a popular walking and jogging trail.

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Take a walk in the park POWERLINE LINEAR PARK Located in the Southridge neighborhood of Upper Mission, Powerline Linear Park uses the Fortis Power Corridor as a recreational trail system and connects the Upper Mission to the future Tower Ranch neighbourhood.

PRIEST CREEK LINEAR PARK This project started in 2008 and is a partnership with Friends of the South Slopes. The work includes construction of a trail and three bridges to provide pedestrian, cyclist and equestrian access between Balldock Road and Myra Bellevue Provincial Park.

RAILS WITH TRAILS The multi-use Rails with Trails pathway runs along existing CN Railway from Spall Road to Gordon Drive. Phase two of Rails with Trails has extended the pathway to Dilworth Road.

The Angel Way Multi-use Trail connects Rails with Trails to the Dayton Street overpass over Harvey Avenue.

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Kelowna Inventor Builds the Perfect Fire The thing that drove a Kelowna inventor to build the perfect portable campfire was the very 35-pound steel green portable campfire he’d loved at first sight.

“I thought I’d died and gone to heaven when I bought it,” says Leo Knight. That was when he and wife Sherry had just retired, sold the house, and were about to travel across the continent in their motorhome.

Knight was anticipating hundreds of sunsets spent around that portable campfire.

“But it didn’t give any heat, and it used a lot of wood,” says Knight. It was big and it was

bulky. Soon enough, the couple’s ‘big green thing’ was destined for the dump, but his wife wanted campfires. “She said, ‘Either use that one, or solve the problem.’

That’s when the light went on.”

That light led Knight to investigate how firepits work (or don’t work), and why you’re always adding more wood but you’re never really warm. As he pondered and experimented, the couple carried on, to national parks such as Zion and Death Valley, stopping at junkyards along the way so Knight could build his first prototype.

Leo Knight and his wife Sherry with a Campfire in a Can, a portable campfire and cooking stove that uses a vertical chamber to keep wood upright so the fire last longer, distributes heat evenly and offers more warmth.

The result was Campfire in a Can, a portable campfire and cooking stove that uses a vertical chamber to keep wood upright so the fire lasts longer, distributes heat evenly, and offers more warmth.

“With our stand, because it raises the campfire off the ground and the wood is upright, it puts the heat at your torso so you’re always warm,” says Knight. With Campfire in a Can, that single bundle of gas station firewood lasts all night.

In addition to being an allround user-friendly fire, Campfire in a Can becomes a cooking

fire fuelled by wood or charcoal under the handy grill or grate.

Its accessories, which include kabob skewers and marshmallow roasting sticks, all fold neatly into the can. At the end of the night, putting out the fire is fast and simple because you just place the canister over the base and instantly snuff out the fire. u Giving campers a quick a way to put out their fires was f important to Knight, who also d invented a popular propaneh fueled Campfire in a Can, the only i certified zero clearance portable h firepit fit for use anywhere, a even on condo decks and in campgrounds during fire bans. t But there’s something people O will always love about a real wood fire.

“It’s the quietness of it. The fire doesn’t ask anything of you, other than to relax,” says Knight.

“It’s always been a natural gathering point.”

Knight is trying to get the wood-burning portable Campfire in a Can to market through Kickstarter, an online funding platform where startups get financial backing by offering discounted products to future customers pledging money. As of June 13, Campfire in a Can’s Kickstarter campaign had raised just over $18,000 with 47 days left to reach the $80,000 goal.

“Kickstarter gives you a chance to build a sense of community because people believe in what you’re doing, and they get behind you,” says Knight. “They like your idea and they say, ‘Hey, we’re with you.’”

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Preventing sun exposure in children

Many parents or caregivers may be unaware that due to their small size, babies and toddlers can suffer from heat illness much faster than adults. Their little bodies are not yet developed enough to regulate their own body heat, putting them at increased risk for heat illnesses such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, heat fainting, swelling, cramps, rashes, diarrhea and vomiting.

If not prevented, these conditions can lead to long-term health problems and even death.

Older children are at risk too.

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Summer X13 Canada more than 50ºC/122ºF inside a vehicle. predicting During your activity: hotter • Apply a SPF 15 or higher sunscreen (not summers on kids less than six months old) and mosquito over the next repellant if necessary. decade or so, • Drink lots of fluids and eat fruits and being heatveggies to stay hydrated. Dehydration can be savvy is more dangerous. important • Nursing mothers should drink lots of than ever. fluids to keep themselves and their babies If you have hydrated. young children After your outdoor activity: in your care, • Watch children closely for changes there are some things you can do to protect in behaviour, sleepiness, temper tantrums, children from heat illness. dizziness, fainting, nausea, vomiting, headache, Be prepared: rapid breathing and heartbeat, extreme thirst • Check the Air Quality Index for air quality and decreased urination. Immediately move conditions before going outside. Children are children to a cooler place if this occurs. more susceptible to pollution.

• Heat stroke is a medical emergency.

• Plan activities around local weather Call 911 if your child loses consciousness, forecasts. stops sweating, seems confused or has a high • Never leave children unattended in temperature.

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