The stretch of Highway 97 has been completed, directing through traffic from the lakeshore (now Pelmewash Parkway) to higher levels. This is not the first or last change in route for the Kelowna to Vernon road. The road was originally... [Continue Reading]
This Sunday, August 25th, is CentrePiece — a family event in Okanagan Centre Park by the Lake Country Museum. Lots of things are happening at this community event which, this year, has a Japanese theme. There will be Taiko drummers,... [Continue Reading]
Soccer was a popular sport in the Central Okanagan while Claude Bissell was teacher and coach, first at Oyama High School and later in Rutland. This photograph of the Okanagan Zone Soccer Champions shows the Rutland team about to leave... [Continue Reading]
A compelling exhibition of the first Japanese Canadian pioneers of Lake Country and their experiences during the period from 1899 to pre-World War II (1939) will be mounted at the Lake Country Museum and Archives. Kakonosedai: A Century of Community... [Continue Reading]
