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Making Tracks

Nickel Plate is silver-plated for the cross-country ski season

Nickel Plate is silver-plated for the cross-country ski season

Nov 26, 2023 / 4:00 am

The South Okanagan's cross-country skiing playground had a bonus for diehard skiers this fall. Nickel Plate Nordic Centre started grooming on Oct. 24 so...

SilverStar Mountain Resort ready for opening day Nov. 24

SilverStar Mountain Resort ready for opening day Nov. 24

Nov 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

When the first significant snow fell on SilverStar Mountain Resort in mid-October, the grinning face of Ian Jenkins said it all. "It is very exciting to...

Multi-million dollar infrastructure investment at Big White Ski Resort

Multi-million dollar infrastructure investment at Big White Ski Resort

Nov 12, 2023 / 4:00 am

Big White Ski Resort made multi-million-dollar history with its off-season developments. But that's just the start of a major expansion kick. "This...

Kelowna Nordic ready for 'Snovember'

Kelowna Nordic ready for 'Snovember'

Nov 5, 2023 / 4:00 am

This is the first in a multi-part series on what is new and different at the 12 downhill ski resorts and cross-country ski areas in the Southern Interior....

What could possibly go wrong? Outdoor recreation misadventures

What could possibly go wrong? Outdoor recreation misadventures

Oct 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

Anyone who likes to travel and has been anywhere knows that "(Stuff) happens!" When Mother Nature throws a curveball—and she will—the...

Magical outdoor adventures in Europe

Magical outdoor adventures in Europe

Oct 22, 2023 / 4:00 am

This is part one of a two-part series about outdoor (and indoor) recreation opportunities in France, Spain and Portugal. This first part focuses on the major...

Eagle-eyed viewing is for the birds when you don't have a camera with you

Eagle-eyed viewing is for the birds when you don't have a camera with you

Oct 15, 2023 / 4:00 am

This tale of competitive eagles is part four of a four-part mini-series called Adventures with Wildlife. You can still read part one about a seal attack in...

Bear spray, not bear, turns out to be hazard for hiking group

Bear spray, not bear, turns out to be hazard for hiking group

Oct 8, 2023 / 4:00 am

This is part three of a four-part mini-series called Adventures with Wildlife. You can read the first part ,about a seal attack in Broughton Archipelago Marine...

Whales put on a show at twilight

Whales put on a show at twilight

Oct 1, 2023 / 4:00 am

This is part two of a our-part mini-series called Adventures with Wildlife. You can read part one, about a seal attack in Broughton Archipelago Marine...

'Sealed' with a nasty kiss

'Sealed' with a nasty kiss

Sep 24, 2023 / 4:00 am

(This is the first in a four-part series of related columns) A protective seal. An itchy whale. A famished grizzly. Competitive eagles. It's a mini-series...

When the Sheriff met Constant Companion Carmen

When the Sheriff met Constant Companion Carmen

Sep 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

Anyone who knows the Sheriff knows there is always a story, and when Journalism Sheriff was working full-time, somehow he could always pick someone out of a...

Fall is a great time to get out on your bike in the Okanagan

Fall is a great time to get out on your bike in the Okanagan

Sep 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

Happy birthday (today) to me, the Sheriff! And happy birthday to Constant Companion Carmen (on Friday)! Two Virgos in one household is almost too much but...

Dealing with the dramatic impact of wildfire evacuation

Dealing with the dramatic impact of wildfire evacuation

Sep 3, 2023 / 4:00 am

The 2023 wildfire season will be a vivid memory for many in the Southern Interior. That includes the Sheriff and Constant Companion Carmen, who live on the...

BC wildfires: Is Mother Nature crying too?

BC wildfires: Is Mother Nature crying too?

Aug 27, 2023 / 4:00 am

First and foremost, the Sheriff's heart goes out to all those in the Southern Interior devastated by this year's record-setting wildfires. Life will...

News of more Knox Moutain secret Okanagan spots

News of more Knox Moutain secret Okanagan spots

Aug 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

Timing is everything, especially in outdoor recreation (and outdoor recreation columns). After writing about Myra Canyon and Knox Mountain Park East during the...

Despite its popularity, Myra Canyon qualifies as a 'Secret Okanagan Spot'

Despite its popularity, Myra Canyon qualifies as a 'Secret Okanagan Spot'

Aug 13, 2023 / 4:00 am

Sometimes a Secret Okanagan Spot might be better left as a secret for the protection of "ordinary people." That was the debate recently when the...

SOS: Secret spots in an undiscovered park

SOS: Secret spots in an undiscovered park

Aug 6, 2023 / 4:00 am

This week's SOS was a trip down memory trail in The Undiscovered Park. The Sheriff returned to the backcountry of the Glenmore Highlands in Kelowna, now...

Kal Crystal Waters Trail is a gem on the Okanagan Rail Trail

Kal Crystal Waters Trail is a gem on the Okanagan Rail Trail

Jul 30, 2023 / 4:00 am

Hundreds are using the Okanagan Rail Trail every day, thousands every week and hundreds of thousands in the nearly five years since this $30-million...

More of J.P. Squire's Secret Okanagan Spots

More of J.P. Squire's Secret Okanagan Spots

Jul 23, 2023 / 4:00 am

The SOS series 2.0 continues this week after an e-bike outing in Summerland on Monday. For those who missed last Sunday's column (it's still available...

J.P. Squire's Secret Okanagan Spots

J.P. Squire's Secret Okanagan Spots

Jul 16, 2023 / 4:00 am

Welcome to the SOS series 2.0. It's not Save Our Ship! Or Save Our Souls! Or Save On Socks (at Sal’s Irregular Sock Emporium)! Several years ago, the...

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