Past Episodes

It's pretty much universal; We all hate moving.

But imagine if your house had 250 truckloads of stuff, and what if you had to save lives, dress wounds, and change bedpans all at the same time?

That's the task facing Kelowna hospital this weekend, as they move into their new building and lab.

To help, they've called up a unique moving company. Daybreak host Chris Walker went to the new hospital and sat down with their main moving man, Mike Shebib.

The Rocky Mountaineer website reads "The only way to experience the Rockies," but the CP Rail strike has cut down on that experience.

The strike prevents the Rocky Mountaineer from using CP rail tracks between Kamloops and Calgary and rail passengers have to be bused over that portion of the journey.

Daybreak host Chris Walker spoke with Ian Robertson, spokesperson for Rocky Mountaineer, as well as Bryan Pilbeam, the vice president and general manager of National Hospitality Group which runs Hotel Thompson in Kamloops. 

That's one of the Kamloops hotels that accomodates Rocky Mountaineer passengers.

Ernest Hemmingway said anyone lucky enough to have lived in Paris in their youth would carry that experience for the rest of their lives. He called the city A Moveable Feast.

Daybreak contributor Gillianne Richards is a writer and artist who grew up in the Okanagan. She claims the visionaries, artists and culture of Hemingway's Paris are no greater than the treasures found in her own backyard.

In her new series, Moveable Feast, Gillianne uses the Okanagan as a backdrop to dive into the culture and people that makes this region rich.

In the first episode she explores a Japanese-Canadian oasis in the heart of Kelowna, the Kasugai Gardens are celebrating their 25th year.

Genetically modified apples could soon be coming to a store near you.

Summerland's Okanagan Specialty Fruits, has genetically engineered a non-browning apple.

The company recently applied to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for permission to plant its trees.

But Linda Edwards hopes the CFIA turns down that application. She's an organic orchardist and  is also the author of Organic Tree Fruit Management, a reference manual for organic fruit producers.

She explained her concerns to Daybreak host Chris Walker.
And he took those concerns to Okanagan Specialty Fruits president, Neal Carter.

In the second of Daybreak contributor Madonna Hamel's faith and spirituality series she spent a couple of days with Rev. Karen Medland of the First United Church on the corner of Richter and Bernard.

She learned about the practice of 'Radical Spirituality' and the belief in being God's co-creators.

Reverend Medland began a guest lecture series that welcomed renowned theologian and author Marcus Borg to speak on the idea of being a co-creator and what that means in terms of creating a heaven on earth (as opposed to waiting for a reward in heaven).

Marcus Borg's latest book is called "Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words have Lost Their Meaning and Power," and the book is now one on the reading group's list at the church.


Past Episodes of More Than One Way Home:
     - Part 1: Native Spirituality

One man is dead, but a woman and her family managed to escape a violent hostage-taking in Kamloops, B.C. Thursday night that ended with an explosion destroying a family home.

The incident began late early Thursday evening when a neighbour saw a man armed with a long gun burst into the home in the 1400 block of Cannel Drive.

That man rigged himself, the woman's home and a vehicle outside with explosives, and officials had to evacuate 15 homes in the suburban neighbourhood.

Kamloops assistant fire chief Mike Adams speaks explains what happened to the CBC's Pamela McCall.

Last summer, the unthinkable happened. Not one, but two fires were deliberately set at the museum in Chase, B.C..

Shortly after the second blaze, we learned most of the artifacts - all the history, photographs, and collections from the region - had been saved.

Nearly a year later, Daybreak contributor Leah Shaw stopped by the museum to see how staff were faring with bringing the museum back to its former glory, and discovered the story has taken a turn from a story of misfortune to a tale of opportunity.