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Okanagan Lifestyle
About Okanagan Lifestyle
Buying clothes as a single stop rather than store by store has its appeal, and Okanagan Lifestyle offers that mix from a shared building at 1295 Cannery Lane, a short street on the north side of downtown Kelowna. The name comes from the city's packing house history, from back when this district ran on orchards rather than offices.
Shops trading under a lifestyle banner usually carry apparel first and the things that go with it after, and the balance swings hard with the season in a valley like this one. Summer is beach and boat weather for weeks at a stretch; the rest of the year is layers. Practical advice for a visit: ask whether what is on the shelf represents the whole size run, whether anything can be ordered in, and what the exchange terms are, because smaller independent shops often work to a shorter window than the chains do. If the purchase is a gift, keep the receipt in the bag.
The block is walkable to the waterfront, the parks and the rest of the city centre, which makes this a pleasant stop rather than a special trip. Downtown is one of the few parts of the valley where you can park once and cover several errands on foot, and this street sits at the quieter end of it. Through July and August the whole area is busy with visitors off the lake; in spring and autumn the same pavement is relaxed and parking comes easily. From the Mission or Rutland it is a short drive in, and from Glenmore it is straight down onto the flat.
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In the Downtown neighbourhood of Kelowna.
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