What is “Being Okanagan?”

I have lived in many communities around BC and have travelled to other parts of the country/world and I still think the Okanagan is the best place in the world to live. With this blog I simply want to celebrate what makes the Okanagan the great place that it is. I will try to focus on what is good and positive without any prejudices. I would welcome your comments and your articles, if you wish to submit something.

Rabbit Killers being Investigated

In Kelowna BC, a controversial decision to cull an exploding population of rabbits has taken a twist. Now the company hired to do the nasty job is being investigated for alleged cruelty to animals because of the manner in which the bunnies are being killed.

See CBC.ca story at  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/080929/canada/vancouver_bc_rabbit_killing_cruelty

The city is spending $54,000 on a one-year contract to get rid of the animals which have been causing significant damage to parks, playgrounds and boulevard plantings.

120,000 Bras for Ireland

I received the following comment to my previous ‘bra story’ and thought I would pass it on. I am doing what I can to fulfill her request. What can you do?

Hi there,
I’m writing to you from Ireland and we too are attempting a world record bra chain of 120,000 bras covering a distance of 72 miles. I wish you the best of luck with your endeavor as I know only too well how difficult it is to collect the amount you need. I was wondering when you reach your target and break the record, would you be interested in donating your bras to our cause? It would be great. We have between 40 and 50,000 collected so far but we are aiming to do this in November so all the help we can get would be really appreciated. Agan the best of luck – its for a great cause!,
Kind regards,
Louise Killeen

Check out the site  http://irishbrachainforcancer.com/

Naramata a Wine Lovers Gem

Having enjoyed wine tasting on the Naramata Bench I thought I would share a link to this article;

http://shannonborg.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/okanagan-days/

Good to see tourists enjoying the good life. There are many more wineries than those referred to in this story.

3000 Bras for Breast Cancer

There is an interesting event in support of breast cancer research taking place in Kelowna, BC Canada this week. 

 

A local radio station is planning on stringing thousands of bras across the length of the new William Bennett Bridge which is over a kilometer in length.

 

Andy James of Andy & TJ in the Morning, 101.5 Silk FM indicates it will take “an astounding 3,000 bras to accomplish the record attempt”. Organizers will be holding a “Bra Blitz” at Tim Horton’s and if you bring in your old bras, you will become eligible to win front row tickets to see Sheryl Crow, who also has survived the disease.

 

101.5 Silk FM holds the record for displaying bras along the length of the old floating bridge which was shorter than the new bridge.