inVEST
In spaces and places that inspire, educate, and celebrate their natural environments.
What we do
Elevated destination developments
We develop attractions, hotels, restaurants, and multi-family housing in growing tourist regions. That’s the short version. What we really do is create outdoor adventures and excellent hospitality experiences, and give back to communities through philanthropy, employment opportunities, and places to call home.
“Ridge has an expert team with passion, integrity, boundless energy, and a deep desire to continue bringing the Play, Stay, Live experience to people from around the
world —while maintaining stewardship of the environment and community.”
Paul Deutsch
CEO, Founder
Who we are
About Ridge North America
Our passionate team has decades of tourism, hospitality, development, engineering, and construction experience. Our roots are in small mountain communities of British Columbia, and it shows—through strong development partnerships, local expertise, and a deep appreciation for the communities we work with.
OUR
MISSION
Our mission is to make a positive impact on growing tourist regions with resort-style destination developments.
Our Philosophy
Play
Stay
Live
our destination resort-style development process
We build value
FinD &
Play
Stay
Live
Establish
family friendly adventure attractions
Identify
growing tourist regions & communities
Compliment
with multi-family
housing
Support
with adjacent hospitality
OUR ECONOMY
CANADA
Second largest country by land area
GDP USD $2.12T - 10th largest economy in the world
2021 Population: 38M
2025 Expected population growth: 1.2M
MAJOR INDUSTRIES
Energy, mining and timber
Manufacturing
Construction
Finance and insurance
Healthcare
Real estate
Tourism
Technology
“… New attractions like the Okanagan Gondola concept have the potential to bring more visitation into our region and in addition, could increase the quality of life for residents by contributing to local job availability and local experiences. Development of these attractions would also have a direct impact on and would help strengthen our local businesses and economy. This kind of attraction would be the first of its kind in the Central Okanagan. This style of outdoor attraction has been proven successful in other British Columbia communities such as Whistler, Golden, and Revelstoke, bringing leisure and group travellers from other parts of Canada and around the world…”.
Chris Lewis
Director of Community & Visitor Engagement
TOURISM KELOWNA
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