iN VIDEO: Family tries paintball for the first time at West Kelowna adventure park

While some dads were getting breakfast in bed, this one from Kelowna decided he wanted to spend Father's Day a little differently.

Jonathan Riesebos, his wife and two children decided to try paintball at Safari Ridge Adventure Park in West Kelowna, and filmed their exciting (and occasionally painful) experience.

The group is shown how to use different styles of paintball guns before everyone gears up. 

The each family member gets code names, and the battle begins.

Safari Ridge has been the place to go for paintball in Kelowna for 25 years. The course is open every day for drop-ins or bookings. Players get two hours guaranteed per game.

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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.

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