by lakecountry | Mar 6, 2015 | Bloggers, Community Events, History of Lake Country, Laura Neame
The first Women’s Institute was founded in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ontario and by 1913 institutes were established in all the provinces with the motto “For Home and Country.” Often responsible for much of their farm’s economic success, the Institute...
by lakecountry | Feb 27, 2015 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
In the days before good road and rail communication serviced Oyama orchardists, the most efficient way to move fruit to market was via steamer to the north end of Kalamalka Lake where it was transferred to the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station at Vernon. This...
by lakecountry | Feb 20, 2015 | Bob McCoubrey, Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country
Main Street: at the heart of our community is the theme of 2015 Heritage Week in Canada. This theme is very timely in Lake Country where the District is celebrating its 20th anniversary of incorporation. It seems fitting to present comments from the District of Lake...
by lakecountry | Feb 15, 2015 | Announcements, Bloggers, This Day in History, Thomson, Carol
A symbol of Canadian identity The official ceremony inaugurating the new Canadian flag was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965, with Governor General Georges Vanier, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the members of the Cabinet and thousands of...
by lakecountry | Feb 6, 2015 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Record of a Life — Northcote H. Caesar “The earliest memories that I can remember, at probably 5 or 6 years Whilst sitting on a hassock in front of the nursery fire With a nice clean white pinafore on about half a dozen shot fell in my lap Making long...
by lakecountry | Jan 30, 2015 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Before the coming of the white man, the fertile bottom land of Winfield was dense forest, with occasional oases of small natural meadows, while the present orchard benchlands were covered with pine trees, etc. Large herds of deer roamed the ranges and bunch grass was...
by lakecountry | Jan 23, 2015 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
‘Tis hard to believe that it’s been twenty years since the District of Lake Country was incorporated. In 1995 the four communities of Carr’s Landing, Okanagan Centre, Oyama and Winfield incorporated to form the municipality of Lake Country. It is...
by lakecountry | Jan 16, 2015 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
In early days it took dedicated community members to provide recreational facilities in the Lake Country area. The following except is from the manuscript, The Autobiography of Harold David Butterworth of Oyama,1 where Butterworth documents the making of an outdoor...
by lakecountry | Jan 2, 2015 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Natural History, Pam Laing
The Birds of Winter: which bird might I see today? Chickadee If you have a bird feeder up in winter you are probably visited by chickadees. These endearing little birds are here year round and winter is one of the best times to see them. In our valley we have four...
by lakecountry | Dec 26, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
The first mail service in the Winfield area was that offered by Charles Lawson who used to carry the mail on horseback from Swan Lake to Okanagan Mission around 1872. Apparently he used to shout at the top of his voice as he passed ranches to announce the mail, and...
by lakecountry | Dec 19, 2014 | Bloggers, Jim Taylor
Our Christmas decor has evolved over the years. We used to go out and cut our own tree. That meant every Christmas tree was different. Some trees were short and fat, some tall and skinny. Each tree required its own unique arrangement of decorations. We also created...
by lakecountry | Dec 12, 2014 | Bloggers, Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
Do you need a recipe for some wartime Christmas Cheer? How about trying a “George and Frank Cocktail” or a “Marpole Slug”? Recently, Museum volunteer, Elaine Pybus, discovered this cocktail recipe in a letter written in 1945 and found in the...
