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MAP: Winter fun in Kelowna is just a snowball throw away

KELOWNA - With the kids home from school and clients busy with their families, parents everywhere are looking for fun activities they can do with their kids. Kelowna is known as one of the best summer travel destinations, but there is no shortage of exciting winter fun to be had as well. From tobogganing in...

MAP: Winter fun in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Winter can be fun, you just have to look at the smiles on kids faces as they sled, skate or make snowmen in the snow to know the truth in that. Sledding and skating are two things easy for entire families to share and living in an area filled with small lakes, ponds...

MAP: Best spots for winter activities in Vernon

TOP PLACES FOR TOBOGGANING, SKATING, SKIING, SNOWSHOEING AND ICE FISHING LAID OUT ON A MAP VERNON - The winter playground of the North Okanagan awaits. The region might be known for its beaches, hiking trails and parks in the summertime, but it has just as much outdoor fun to offer in the colder months. Icy...

Cycling: the Penticton tourism industry’s next target

PENTICTON - Cycling is a popular hobby and sport in the South Okanagan but it could soon be a major tourism driver. City representatives introduced the idea of Penticton as a province-wide cycling destination to provincial ministers at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Whistler last week. But Tourism Penticton, an entity of the city, already...