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OKANAGAN OUTLOOK 2011 — 3


Table of Contents


Community profiles Kelowna


Penticton


Summerland Vernon


Peachland


Lake Country West Kelowna Armstrong Oliver


Coldstream


page 4 page 5 page 6 page 7 page 8 page 9 page 9 page 10 page 11 page 12


Industry and Institutions Entrepreneur plan for the Okanagan – page 13


Better wine, cheaper


Exciting times for UBC’s Okanagan campus


– page 13 – page 14


Okanagan College looking only forward – page 15 Things are looking up for Interior Health – page 18


Leaders and Innovators Kelowna’s Shepherd puts focus on parks – page 19


Penticton aims incentives at economy – page 20 Vernon now at the podium, says Lippert – page 22


West Kelowna focuses on infrastructure – page 24


BCFGA head looks to follow cherries’ lead


Forestry: industry aims to get the word out


South Okanagan wineries enjoying rapid growth


WHL’s Rockets make impact on and off the ice


Sports tourism: Penticton swinging for the fences


– page 25 – page 26 Summerland accentuates the positive – page 27 – page 28 – page 29 – page 30


On the cover Okanagan


Okanagan Outlook is published by the Okanagan Valley Newspaper Group.


Group Publisher Terry Armstrong Design and content Jon Manchester


OUTLOOK


Business, economic and tourism review


2011 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT LIFESTYLE A publication of INDUSTRY TOURISM


Contributors Writers:


Vineyards roll down toward Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna. Insets:The W.R. Bennett Bridge, New housing is a big driver of the Okanagan economy, moun- tain bikers look over Okanagan Lake, a mother and child enjoy a fountain in Kelowna.


Dave Trifunov Steve MacNaull John Moorhouse Scott Trudeau Susan McIvor David Crompton Photography: Gary Nylander Darren Handschuh Tourism Kelowna Okanagan Wine Festivals B.C. Ministry of Tourism


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