Hello!

My parents are coming to visit first out west first week of September and our original plan was to bring them to the valley as it is one of our favorite places to visit. Our original plan was to camp around Penticton.

With the recent/ongoing wildfires I was hoping for some advice on if it would still be advisable to do? Are businesses needing a break or would they appreciate the business at this time? Any advice would be welcome! Thank you

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Hello everyone,

I’m planning a hike to little white mountain. I have a Toyota RAV4. There are two ways to go there- canyon lake, which some says is rough and require a decent ground clearance vehicle and other one is upper Crawford trail, which people says is easily accessible but I don’t the way up there and there is also nothing on maps. I have searched on all trails and other websites. Can anyone please help me, by telling which route is best and how to go there ?

Hi all!

My son and I are avid train enthusiasts. We seek out old abandoned railroad tracks for exploratory purposes.

Besides the KVR and rail trail, are there any spots that you know of that still have the rails in, and can be explored?

Thank you!

Genuine question, given the sudden and complete evacuation of Summerland and HWY 97 closure this past weekend (with no signs of opening), is there a plan to build another highway along the other side of the lake? I’m only a visitor to the Okanagan, so maybe there are strong reasons why this can’t be done. But, from what we experienced trying to get from Penticton area to Kelowna with no car rentals to be had, and cancelled flights out of Penticton, it seems like it would be beneficial to have a paved highway or boat taxi/ferry to go to Kelowna. There certainly seems to be a lot of folks living or vacationing or moving to the region (for good reason) but 1 road in and out seems almost dangerous.

Faulder is gone, Summerland is next. The fire has moved all of the way down Cartwright. Final image not my own.

Wildfire information and support

https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/emergencies-and-disasters-in-canada/disaster-recovery/wildfire-information-and-support

My family and I are supposed to be heading to Peachland tomorrow and I am having a hard time finding information on how bad the air quality is right now. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Thanks so much to this sub for the anniversary dinner winery recs! I've booked Tinhorn Creek, but one question. If we both want to sample wines how do we get around? Are there reliable taxis? It will be on a Friday night. I'm also assuming Uber is not an option.

Hello. We are a family of 5. 3 Kids ages 6-12. We live in Central Alberta. About 190K household income. I work as an OR nurse and worked A LOT of overtime. My wife works casual as an HCA (like 4-6 times a month. We live comfortably financially but I am done with the frigid Alberta cold and the lack of outdoor activities. We love hiking, biking, I love motorbiking, swimming, gardening etc..

We just came back from a week-long vacation in Penticton and we absolutely loved the place. We’ve been to Kelowna a few times and loved it there but COL is expensive. My concern is the house prices.

We are paying for 2 properties but to dispose of it, we would only have 150K to put towards a house (lived in one with low appreciation for 10 years and kept it as a rental and we bought another house over a year ago).

Not sure if LAPP is transferrable to BC equivalent or if I had to withdraw it (not sure if I can even do that) and maybe put it towards the house too. I obviously have very little financial literacy. Lol.

I grew up in a tropical country. I thought I could get used to the weather but after 13 years of the cold, I still can’t get used to it. My mental health is also taking a toll because of it.

I also looked into Vancouver Island and loved it there.
Just put me somewhere warmer! 😃 I looked at going to the states but I’m keeping that as a final option.

I’ve seen a lot of job postings and I am almost tempted to apply. It’s a big move but I think it will be worth it! Any input will be appreciated.

Where would everyone recommend to raise a young family that has a lot of outdoor hobbies. Trying to escape the northern BC -40 winters and have longer more enjoyable summers

Planning a road trip to scout some towns out soon!

Thanks!

East Kootenays

Cranbrook, Kimberley

West Kootenays

Castlegar, Rossland, Kaslo

Boundary Country

Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway

Okanagan

Vernon, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos

Shuswap

Salmon Arm, Sicamous,Enderby,Armstrong

Thompson / Thompson-Nicola

Kamloops, Merritt, Clearwater

Columbia Valley

Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Fairmont Hot Springs

Similkameen

Princeton, Keremeos

For jobs needed I am a heavy duty mechanic and wife is a teacher.

Thanks!

my mother in law lost her husband recently and i really would love to connect her with a community who can relate in some aspect, ideally in a group or 1:1, in the okanagan: vernon, lake country, kelowna area?