Events

South Okanagan TrailRider Training 

South Okanagan Trailrider Training Day – June 3, 2023

Join us in Osoyoos on Saturday June 3rd for an educational, fun-filled day of learning how to use one of our favourite pieces of adaptive equipment, the trailrider. A lightweight, one-wheeled, environmentally friendly access vehicle that is maneuvered by a pilot and a porter (one who pulls and one who pushes). The TrailRider can take people with disabilities through virtually any terrain – from gentle walking paths to rugged mountain trails. The TrailRider is extremely comfortable and adaptable making it an excellent piece of equipment for almost any need.

AM Session: Trailrider training

10am-12pm

Osoyoos Town Hall Park (8707 Main Street Osoyoos)

PM session: CRIS Guided Hike1:00-3:00pmOsoyoos West Bench (3625 Fairwinds Dr, Osoyoos)

This event is sponsored by the Osoyoos Accessibility and Age Friendly Committee. CRIS Adaptive will be providing the training and guiding the afternoon hike. No cost to participants.

Online registration required. However, drop-ins are welcome as long as there is space to accommodate.

Boucherie Grind

It’s BACK! Come hike or run along one of our three courses on the beautiful Mt. Boucherie hillside in the 6th annual Boucherie Grind. From kids to elite athletes, the Boucherie Grind event has a course for everyone. It will test your endurance, strength and adventurous side while helping to create awareness and raise funds to support outdoor recreation opportunities for people in our community living with disabilities. 

This trail race style fundraising event will be hosted in partnership with the West Kelowna Fire Rescue Paid On Call Firefighters Association and CRIS Adaptive.

Come join us June 25

8:30-2:30

2751 Cameron rd, West Kelowna

Accessible Wilderness Expeditions 2023

Are you looking for an AWEsome CRIS adventure this summer?

Check out these wilderness trips that we are offering! We want to provide an all-inclusive, accessible trip that you will never forget!

Contact us for more details!  info@accesswilderness.ca or call Laura at the CRIS office: 250 979 3941

Promotional Image for Accessible Wilderness Expeditions’ Kettle Valley Railtrail Cycle and Camp. July 22-23, 2023. There are four images. The first is a photo taken from a paddle board of two people paddle boarding. There are inflatable seats on the paddle board. The second is three people cycling on a path in front of a rock face. Two of the people are using tandem tricycles. The person behind them is using an upright bike. The next image is a yellow tent in the woods at night. The final image is a Google Maps screenshot tracing the KVR from Kelowna to Penticton in blue. The text reads: All-inclusive, accessible cycling adventure from Myra Station (Kelowna) to Penticton on the historic Kettle Valley Railway. Camping at Chute Lake Lodge for a night on the lake with fishing or paddling at sunset
Promotional Image for Accessible Wilderness Expeditions’ Okanagan Mountain Park Paddle, Hike and Camp. There are four images. The first is taken from an orange tandem Kayak of the person in the front seat. They are on the water facing away from the camera with their paddle parallel to the water. The next photo is of four people on a ridge in Okanagan Mountain park; one person is seated in a trail rider. The next image is a tent in the forrest at sunrise with the sun behind trees. The final image is a Google Maps satellite view of Okanagan Mountain Park. The text reads “Adventure across Okanagan Lake by kayak to access Okanagan Mountain Lake Park. Set up camp for the night at a marine campsite. After an evening around the campfire, wake up and explore the park by trail in the rugged landscape, grasslands and spruce-fir forests.”