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Placed conveniently on the Trans Canada Highway between the major cities of Calgary and Vancouver. Kamloops is a haven for anyone who loves the outdoors. No matter what season, there is always something to do here. A summer can be spent on one of several golf courses, hiking or mountain bike trails, and in winter the skis can be brought out for a run through the powder-covered hills.
Kelowna may be the Okanagan's best kept secret. Its location puts travellers close to the west coast, skiing at Big White Ski Resort, orchards, vineyards and wineries within 10 minutes of the city, hiking in the Canadian Rockies and, of course, Okanagan Lake. Kelowna may be small, but it is not lacking in the comforts of larger centers. Kelowna is a small city with big city appeal.
When most people think about Canada, they usually have thoughts of great snowy forests, epic rocky mountains, and majestic rivers and lakes. What they don't usually think about are deserts. While there are vast expanses in the northern areas of the country that receive little to no precipitation for the majority of the year, these spots in the tundra are usually so cold no one associates them with cacti and rolling dunes that deserts are famous for...
There's no town like it anywhere in the Okanagan Valley or in British Columbia,
for that matter. Summerland is a close-knit community of 12 thousand people
who bring warmth and spirit to their year round festivals and activities and
who take pride in their rich history, offering a wide range of agri-tourism
and heritage attractions. Old English Tudor architecture prevails throughout
its downtown streets, along with wrought iron lampposts, brick sidewalks, flower
planters, unique shops and a Town Crier crying "oyez" at almost every event
that occurs in town.
Thompson-Okanagan is a region of great variety. People who live here can't imagine why anyone would want to go anywhere else, and after a visit you may ask yourself the same question.
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