Okanagan Quality Life Society

We are the Okanagan Quality Life Society.  Our charity runs the Heaven Can Wait program. We own a pontoon boat and have about 50 volunteer captains who provide seniors and persons with disabilities rides June through September. Our captains - all volunteers - are men and women with varying nautical experience.
• Captains must possess the Transport Canada Pleasure Craft Operator
Card.
• New captains are trained to handle the boat safely and are paired with
seasoned captains to “learn the ropes”.
• There are always two captains on each trip. At least one must be
certified to the Standard level First Aid with CPR and AED.
• Each captain is assigned to one of five teams. Each team is responsible
for a specific weekday. Up to four trips may be scheduled each day.

Our Mission: To provide persons with disabilities, seniors in care facilities, and members of seniors centres in the greater Vernon area the opportunity to enjoy therapeutic outings on beautiful Lake Okanagan.

We provide one- to two-hour pontoon boat trips on the Vernon arm of Okanagan Lake.. From June 1 to Sept 30 the program runs pre-scheduled trips, Monday through Friday.
 
Operating under the regulations and approval of Transport Canada, our 45 volunteer captains are licensed, trained and have standard first aid.

The safety and comfort of our special passengers has always been our priority.  For the past 31 years there has never been an emergency situation or accident.