Tyndall RoadHistorical Map Story Title

Tyndall Road was established in 1908 and runs from Okanagan Centre Road through to Camp Road. The road today is still only partially surfaced. This road took its name from an early mining pioneer, Sam Tyndall who resided in this area; in fact his marriage was the first to be held in the new United Church which Sam had helped build.. We don't know which was more important the marriage or his love for hunting, as it is said that he went hunting on the day of his marriage. Sam Tyndall was born on March 9th, 1891 in Ireland in the republic of Wicklow. It was twenty one years later on his birthday that Sam set foot on Canadian soil and made his way bytrain to the Okanagan, For the first few years Sam worked on various farms until 1916 when he joined up for the Canadian Army, serving his time in France for the duration of the first World War. On his return to Winfield after the war ended, Sam worked on the railway, on the stretch between Kelowna and Vernon. Later in 1927 Sam and Doris bought property where they raised cattle and had a dairy along with their own milk route. His dairy business expanded and later he shipped his milk to the first Kelowna Creamery and in later years up until his retirement, his milk was sent to Noca. Both Sam and Doris were active members in the Missionary Church, which is where they celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary on October 15th, 1983. So now when you drive along Tyndall Road you can think about Sam Tyndall. (Ref: Lake Country Museum archives & The Calendar October 12th, 1983)