Each year, thousands of people head to remote camps across British Columbia to take on the demanding work of reforestation. For months at a time, they plant trees by hand in terrain that is uneven, rocky, and cluttered with debris from past logging, and in many areas visibly shaped by the growing impact of forest fires. In her series of Read more...
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun is one of Canada’s most outspoken and influential contemporary artists, confronting colonial suppression, environmental degradation, and the ongoing struggles for Indigenous sovereignty. Of Cowichan (Hul’q’umi’num Coast Salish) and Okanagan (Syilx) descent, his forty-year practice brings together traditional iconography, fearless critique, and biting satire to challenge and unsettle. Floor Opener presents a selection of works that are at once Read more...
Download self-guided walking tour here Previously home to canneries, railways, shipping wharves, a sawmill, packinghouse and even a cigar factory, City planners were challenged with a now defunct industrial area. The district was once the centre of the Okanagan fruit-packing industry and with much of the land in public ownership, the sixblock area was ripe for a reimagining. Significant planning Read more...
New Season, New Adventures. AWEFF ’26 The 2026 AWEFF is taking place September 23, 2026 in Kelowna, BC. TICKETS COMING SOON! Sign up for our newsletter below for updates as they come. The Adventurers Wanderers and Explorers Film Festival is a celebration of the true spirit of adventure, from mountain culture through to sea culture and beyond. Our goal is to Read more...
