BOUNDARY TREATY CENTENNIAL 1846-1946
Before the completion of the Hope-Princeton Highway, it was normal for auto travelers going to the coast from the Okanagan, to … Keep Reading
WHERE THE HECK IS SEYMOUR CITY?
“This is an outline of the history of the settlement at the head of Shuswap Lake, first known as Seymour City and … Keep Reading
SIR THOMAS AT SUMMERLAND
Summerland InspectedBy David Gregory In the year 1900, the Canadian Pacific Railway made the decision to acquire 10,000 acres of land in … Keep Reading
RAISING THE ROOF AT THREE VALLEY GAP
A PHOTO ESSAY BY George BergsonThe Three Valley development goes back to the late 1950’s when Gordon and Ethel Bell bought some … Keep Reading
THE NURSE, THE WOODSMAN, THE PREMIER AND THE MEDAL
THE NURSE: In the summer of 1926, A Vancouver nurse, Mary Warburton, trekked to the Okanagan on foot through the Cascade wilderness. … Keep Reading
WHO WAS ‘HONEST JOHN OLIVER’?
In 2015, the town of Oliver erected a memorial to Premier … Keep Reading
WHAT DOES THE OPENING OF VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND VERNON AIRFIELD HAVE IN COMMON?
You could possibly blame the creation of Vancouver Airport on a snide comment by world renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh. In 1927, Charles … Keep Reading
THE KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY AND SKAHA LAKE
Between 1920 and 1923, the KVR upgraded rail facilities to Dog Lake and the south Okanagan. After World War One, there was … Keep Reading
THEATER BY STARLIGHT ON SKAHA BEACH -1953 TO 1960
In the midst of a typical steamy summer in Penticton, the Parks Board leased a section of Skaha Beach Park to a … Keep Reading