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The following list includes all of the Canadian Register of Historic Places listings in Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District ... 10 Upper Bench Road South Penticton BC
This list of museums in British Columbia, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available ...
Penticton is located at the geographical coordinates of and covers an area of 42.10 km 2 (16.25 sq mi), with a maximum north–south distance of 7 km (4.3 mi) wide between the Okanagan Lake to the north and Skaha Lake to the south; these lakes are part of the drainage system of the Okanagan River, [18] a tributary of the Columbia River
The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is a research facility founded in 1960 and located southwest of Okanagan Falls and Penticton. The site houses three instruments – an interferometric radio telescope , a 26 m (85 ft) single-dish antenna , and a solar flux monitor – and supports engineering laboratories .
In August 1931, the line connecting Penticton and Okanagan Falls (via Kaleden) opened, eliminating the barge service between those two points. In 1979, the tracks south of Okanagan Falls were lifted. [36] In 1989, the last train passed through Kaleden. That year, all that remained of the Kettle Valley Railway was abandoned. [37]
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington.It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south.
The next year, they built wharves on the lake at Penticton, Kaleden, and Okanagan Falls. That year, they bought the new 12-metre (40 ft) launch Cygnet and sold the Kaleden. In 1914, the 10-metre (32 ft) Mallard entered service, which included the river route. [6] During 1920–1931, CP's SS York pushed rail barges on the Penticton–Okanagan ...
The Penticton Aquatic Club was a boathouse, social centre, and clubhouse for aquatic activities in Penticton, British Columbia. [1] Built in 1913 at the foot of Winnipeg Street by Okanagan Lake , it became an important part of Penticton summer life.