Life

Portrait of Suzanne Degner by Lia Crowe photography

Secrets and Lives with Suzanne Degner

Kelowna has always been on my radar

  • Jun 7, 2023
April 19, 2023 - Glenn Rogers, owner of Marshall's Home Living for Okanagan Business feature. Don Denton photo

Business Sense with Glenn Rogers

The right fit at Marshall’s Home Living

  • Jun 5, 2023
Fashion at the British Columbia Aviation Museum. Lia Crowe photography

Take Flight

Fashion meets history at the British Columbia Aviation Museum

  • May 31, 2023
March 1, 2023 - Canadian passport and food for Ellie Shortt food story. Don Denton photo

Transport your taste buds

Travel the globe without leaving your kitchen

  • May 26, 2023
Goat gouda with spicy peppercorns and sweet red peppers from The Farm House Natural Cheeses. (Photo submitted)

Creamy and rich hand-made cheese made from the milk of European-bred cows grazing Agassiz’s fields

Swiss cheese-makers bring the craft to B.C.

Goat gouda with spicy peppercorns and sweet red peppers from The Farm House Natural Cheeses. (Photo submitted)
The original and still working solar panel system on the Bulkley Canyon Ranch put out 155 kWh each. (Photo submitted)

A couple in New Hazelton “harvests the sun” in a solar panel operated ranch

A life reliant on solar panels is tough, but Laurie Gallant and Bill Crosson have it figured out

The original and still working solar panel system on the Bulkley Canyon Ranch put out 155 kWh each. (Photo submitted)
From left: Maureen, Emily, Jamie, Daniel and Wayne Ralph. The Ralph family, including daughter Kirstie (not pictured), has worked together to create Victoria Cider Co. (Nicole Crescenzi)

Victoria Cider Co. took a risk making keeved cider, but the results set them apart

A lifelong dream creates prize-winning keeved cider

From left: Maureen, Emily, Jamie, Daniel and Wayne Ralph. The Ralph family, including daughter Kirstie (not pictured), has worked together to create Victoria Cider Co. (Nicole Crescenzi)
March 16, 2023 - Shelley Clarke for Boulevard Style feature. Don Denton photo

Life & Style with Shelley Clarke

Good style is all about attention to detail

  • May 15, 2023
March 16, 2023 - Shelley Clarke for Boulevard Style feature. Don Denton photo
Irene Barlas-Rimar portrait . Photography by Lia Crowe

Secrets and Lives with Irene Barlas-Rimar

Always busy making great things happen

  • May 12, 2023
Irene Barlas-Rimar portrait . Photography by Lia Crowe
Head winemaker at O’Rourke Family Estate, Nikki Callaway, shows off her award-winning chardonnay. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)

World-class Okanagan winery wins international accolade

Aromatic, soft, floral wine can’t be compared to other regions of the world

Head winemaker at O’Rourke Family Estate, Nikki Callaway, shows off her award-winning chardonnay. (Brittany Webster/Black Press)
FILE - An embryologist works on a petri dish at the Create Health fertility clinic in south London, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2013. Britain's fertility regulator said the first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people have been born, in an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

1st babies born in Britain using DNA from 3 people

Britain’s fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the U.K.’s first…

FILE - An embryologist works on a petri dish at the Create Health fertility clinic in south London, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2013. Britain's fertility regulator said the first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people have been born, in an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
Hinterland farm. (Caleb Beyers Photography)

Pender Island alpaca, llama sanctuary turns wool into yarn

Avid knitter, Hanahlie Beise, fell in love with alpacas and making yarn

Hinterland farm. (Caleb Beyers Photography)
Amanda Goodman Lee of Swan Valley Honey in Creston (Maddy Prier photo)

Beekeeping brings Creston couple back to their roots

Amanda Goodman Lee, Jeff Lee turn collective dream into thriving multifaceted business

Amanda Goodman Lee of Swan Valley Honey in Creston (Maddy Prier photo)
Husband and wife duo, Jacob Beaton and Jessica Ouellette, the founders of Tea Creek. (Photo submitted)

Indigenous-led farm, Tea Creek, leads the way in food sovereignty

The Kitwanga farm also offers trades programs

Husband and wife duo, Jacob Beaton and Jessica Ouellette, the founders of Tea Creek. (Photo submitted)
Chris Jim is making a life for himself at the family ranch, with sons Graham, 9, and Deakon, 17 months, and partner Cassidy Kurtenacker. (Angie Mindus photo - Black Press Media)

Little Fort Herefords combine science and family ties for winning combination

The Jim family carries on the family tradition

Chris Jim is making a life for himself at the family ranch, with sons Graham, 9, and Deakon, 17 months, and partner Cassidy Kurtenacker. (Angie Mindus photo - Black Press Media)
Lena Lutsenko. Lia Crowe portrait photography

Life and style etc. with Lena Lutsenko

Good style represents your energy

  • May 8, 2023
Lena Lutsenko. Lia Crowe portrait photography
Rebecca Burrows, portrait photography by Lia Crowe

Secrets and Lives with Rebecca Burrows

Realizing a lifelong dream

  • May 5, 2023
Rebecca Burrows, portrait photography by Lia Crowe
FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: surgeon general

Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking…

FILE - Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022, on youth mental health care. Widespread loneliness in the U.S. is posing health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. About half of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced loneliness, Murthy said in a new, 81-page report from his office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Grandpa J's Seasoning. Lia Crowe photography

Taste of Greece

Vancouver sisters turn to their roots to spice up the seasoning industry

  • May 3, 2023
Grandpa J's Seasoning. Lia Crowe photography
February 22 2023 - Luke Mills and Laura Bolster photographed in their Megson Fitzpatrick offices on Redbrick Street for Boulevard Business Class story. Don Denton photography.

“Change is the only constant”

Laura Bolster and Luke Mills embrace the dynamic winds of change at Megson FitzPatrick

  • May 1, 2023
February 22 2023 - Luke Mills and Laura Bolster photographed in their Megson Fitzpatrick offices on Redbrick Street for Boulevard Business Class story. Don Denton photography.