Historical Timeline
This History Index is a list of all the Historical Map informational periods. If you are looking for something specific or would like to browse through the years, please click on the links below.
Bicycle race from Vernon to Kelowna
Young boys at Cub Camp at McKinley Landing
Day family on Kalamalka Lake
Ferry slip at Okanagan Centre
Vernon to Okanagan Mission
Gleed father and child
1850
- Indian name, Grant Island
- Indian Name, Kalamalka Lake
- Indian Name, Oyama isthmus
- Indian Name, Winfield
- Okanagan Centre Glacier
1855
- Wagon Train
1870
- Thomas Wood settles
1875
- Commonage
1900
- Glenmore Road
- Hayton Road
- Irrigation system
- Lodge Road
- Paddle wheelers
- Spion Kop
- Vernon-Okanagan Mission Stagecoach Halfway House
- Whipple Road
1905
- Alvaston and the Jam Tin Post Office
- Cemetery Road
- Cheesman Road
- Completion of Canal
- First Winfield School
- George Gibson Property
- Hare Road
- Interlaken
- Kaloya Park
- M. P. Williams
- Maddock Avenue (Road)
- Old Cemetery
- Oyama
- First Oyama School
- Pretty Road
- Road on West Shore of Wood Lake
- Tyndall Road
- Wentworth Cabin
- Williams Road Established
1910
- All Saints Anglican Church
- Allison Road
- Camp Road
- Eversley House (Gibson House)
- Gibson House
- Irrawarra
- Oyama School "the little white school house"
- Pixton Road
- Sawmill Road
- Tennis Club Organized
- Todd Road
- V_V Ranch
1920
- Trewhitt Road East
- Berry Road
- Gatzke Road Established
- Irvine Road Established
- Lloyd Road
- Official Name for Winfield
- Okanagan Centre Library
- Oyama School—High School
- Seaton Road
- Tennis Club Builds New Courts
- Winfield Community Hall, First
- Winfield Elementary School
1925
- Hebbert Road
- Holtom's Service Station
- Okanagan Lake Frozen Over
- Weather Recording Station Established
- Winfield General Store
1945
- Al's Cafe
- Broadbent of Rainbow Ranche
- Ida Arbuckle Camp
- Oyama School loses Upper Classes
- Redecopp Road
- Reiswig Road Established
- Riemche Road
- St. Edward's Catholic Church
- The Lake Shore Garage
- Willett Road
- Winfield Elementary School—First Addition
- Winfield Memorial Hall
1960
- Okanagan Hillclimb
- Oyama School Changes and Renovations
- Winfield Elementary School—Third Addition
- Winfield Post Office
- Winfield Shopping Centre
1965
- Trewhitt Road West
- Butterworth Road
- Camp Arbuckle
- McDonagh Road
- Wood Lake Elementary School
- Young Road
1970
- Ackerman Road
- Jack Seaton Park
- Oyama School Grades Reduced
- Roberts Road
- Wentworth Road
- What-Not Thrift Shop opens
- Whiskey Cove Road
1975
- Aspen Grove Golf Course
- Jack Seaton Park -- Tennis Courts
- Oyama School Closes and a New One Opens
1980
- Cedar Court Opening
- Davidson Road Elementary School
- Founding of the Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society
- Okanagan Centre School Closing
- Wentworth Cabin moved
1985
- Camp Arbuckle Washrooms
- Kopje Regional Park
- Marriage of Susanne Mary Scarrow
- Opening of the Lake Country Museum in the School
- Oyama Father and Son Team Leaders in B.C.'s Fruit Industry
- Petrie Road
- Powley Court
- The Day the Commonwealth came to Town
1990
- A & W Permit Approved
- Camp Arbuckle Ecological Trail
- Peter Greer Elementary School
- Pioneer Park Hosts Swimming Lessons
- Rawsthorne Road
- Reiswig Regional Park
- Weather Station moved a third time
- Winfield Plaza
- Winfield Professional Building
1995
- Camp Arbuckle Dormitories
- Camp Road Reconstruction
- Davidson Road School Expansion Work Starts
- Gibson House Restored
- Incorporation of Lake Country
- Jack Seaton Park Enlarged
- Lake Country Sign — North Entry
- Lake Country Sign — South Entry
- Middleton Road Established
- Sailing Club secures site
- Skateboard Park
- Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Wentworth Cabin Relocated
2000
- "The Lakes" Development
- Building Communities
- Circle of Life Sculpture
- Davidson Road School parents make long trek to school
- Gateway Block
- Lake Country United Church
- Oyama School Goes Traditional
- Sculpture "Dancing Goose" unveiled
- Kokanee Mural Unveiled
- Swalwell House demolished
- Wastewater Treatment -- Main Street
- Wastewater Treatment -- Phase Two
- Winfield Elementary School Closes
- Dance of Life