Our new line of environmentally responsible products are crafted from British Columbia's "denim pine" which features a beautiful and unique blue stain throughout the wood. More than 14 million hectares of pine forest have been affected by the pine beetle infestation throughout the province. The good news is the wood is being used for a multitude of purposes and the blue stain is a natural feature which makes the products beautiful to behold. The wood is extremely lightweight making products easy and inexpensive to ship.
Our line includes spectacular salad bowls with matching salad fork and spoon set, or salad "claws"; tealight holders; salt and pepper shakers; gravity defying wine bottle holders, ice buckets and wine coolers which are desiged as mini wine kegs, business card holders, key chains and pens. All items can be customized with laser engraving. Call us for more details, additional images and pricing.
Major Upgrades at the new Delta Grand Okanagan Hotel & Conference Centre
Delta Hotels is investing more than $7 million in hotel upgrades to its newest western Canadian property, the Delta Grand Okanagan. The resort combines 259 guest rooms in two towers, along with 37 vacation timeshare and 23 vacation condominium units, and 71 private residence units. The renovations include all of the hotels 259 rooms, all of which will be complete by the fall of 2009.
The Delta Grand Okanagan Resort is located on more than seven acres of prime lakefront property in the heart Kelowna. The hotel property is one of the largest in the region, and features a full service restaurant, the Grand Bay Café; an expansive health spa and fitness centre; an indoor/outdoor pool with sundeck; and 25,000 square feet of conference space and an outdoor lakeview feature area for private functions and weddings.
The Delta Grand Okanagan Resort is Delta's seventh property in British Columbia. The property, which was built in 1992 and expanded in 1999, has operated as the Grand Okanagan Lakefront Resort and Conference Centre since its opening. .
"Kelowna has been identified as a strategic market for Delta's expansion effort," said Gordon Johnson, Regional Vice President, B.C. Region, Delta Hotels. "B.C. is a thriving travel market and this is a great opportunity for Delta to become the premier travel destination in one of Canada's hottest travel districts."
Kinshira Fire Troupe Adds Excitement
Kinshira is an Okanagan based fire spinning troupe. Consisting of local artists with various talents, Kinshira, meaning poetic movement, embraces unity through diversity by bringing the audience a unique, interactive and passionate performance.
Shop the Valley Destination Management recently worked with Kinshira, adding a vibrant element to the Funeral Services Association of Canada's gala eventing event held at Summerhill Pyramid Winery. Set outdoors in the vineyard, overlooking Okanagan Lake, three fire shows were scheduled throughout the evening and wowed the audience with its depth of skill and beauty.
Suzanne Scott, Executive Director of the FSAC commented "the event was great – the food was wonderful and the location is spectacular! The band was good and the fire-spinners were amazing!"
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