Lake Country pioneer and Heritage and Cultural Society Director Richard Gibbons reflects on the holiday season as he writes “Another Christmas so long awaited has come and gone; no more carols on the radio, nor cheery greeting cards at the... [Continue Reading]
It was our first Christmas away from family. Joan and I had moved from Vancouver to Prince Rupert, on the far north end of B.C.’s coast. We didn’t have many decorations — we had usually celebrated Christmas with my parents... [Continue Reading]
As we joyfully receive cards, letters and photographs during this holiday season one pauses to think of the massive changes in forms of communication. Richard Gibbons, in his column Backward Glances, wrote about these changes and lamented the loss of... [Continue Reading]
December 11, 1985: The Kalwood Inn and Resort was closed leaving Oyama without a local restaurant. On March 18, 1987, the local landmark was demolished to make way for the widening of Highway 97 through Oyama. The Kalwood Inn was... [Continue Reading]
The museum showcase at the District of Lake Country office takes us back in time with an old-fashioned Christmas tree. It is decorated with vintage ornaments, candles, and popcorn. The candle holders have a spring mechanism that was patented as... [Continue Reading]
Al Harrison was the Regional District of the Central Okanagan’s (RDCO) first full time employee when, in 1969, he was hired as Administrator. In this role Harrison was responsible for aquiring almost all of the regional parks throughout the Central... [Continue Reading]
