Dorothea Scott-Coward was a British woman who came to Canada in 1912, to visit a cousin, John Stokes, in Oyama, BC. In her first year she taught school in Okanagan Centre. While visiting her terminally ill cousin, she met Robert... [Continue Reading]
Event: Old Fashioned Teddy Bear PicnicDate: Sunday, June 23, 2013Start Time: 12:00 pmEnd Time: 3:00 pmLocation: Kopje Regional Park – 15480 Carrs Landing Road in Lake CountryContact: EECO staffContact Email: eeco@cord.bc.caContact Phone: 250-469-6140 Description: It’s called the ‘Old Fashioned Teddy Bear Picnic’,... [Continue Reading]
“The Railroad” was the name used on the earliest colonial maps, before the settlement in Lake Country, to refer to the isthmus at Oyama. The term certainly did not refer to any European-made feature; it had to refer to either... [Continue Reading]
Okanagan College will bestow its highest honour on three local respected and innovative community leaders during a series of Convocation ceremonies in June. Ernie Philip, Alan Gatzke and Barry Lapointe will be recognized as Honorary Fellows of the College for... [Continue Reading]
Winfield hosts the final Front Porch meeting in this spring’s series: What: Front Porch Meeting for Winfield When: Thursday, June 6, 2013 Where: Municipal Hall, District of Lake Country Agenda items include updates on Pelmewash Parkway, Integrated Community Sustainability Plan,... [Continue Reading]
