Local Information about Okanagan
FoundLocally is committed to providing one-stop information to people about
The Okanagan-Shuswaps region. Here are is key information about this area of British Columbia.
The region has a glorious history, going back to early explorers and fur-traders, but the area really began to boom with the 1850s gold rush. The area's early history is wrapped around the Fraser's as a major waterway into the interior and to extract resources from it.
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First settled in the early 1800s, York Region was both a farming and industrial centre in the "Golden Horseshoe".
Now a largely suburban community, with lots of rural open spaces, York Region stretches north toward Lake Simcoe. The York Region has several wonderful Conservation Areas with unusual natural features.
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The Okanagan-Shuswaps is a string of modest population centres along the #1 Trans-Canada Highway (Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Revelstoke) along with several communites along Highway #97 along Lake Okanagan: Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton. Each has its own municipal government, which are linked on our site.
Here are all the email contacts for your elected politicians.
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Community Organizations |
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Local not-for-profits groups, sports leagues, churches and other religious organizations are welcome to add themselves to our FREE LISTINGS and post news, events, and volunteer opportunities.
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Community Images |
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There is now way for us to use all of our images in our various stories and editorial on our web site.
We want make our images widely accessible. Use our handy searchable
Image Gallery to find local photos.
Use the Travel-Maps to get local maps for a particular feature, too.
Images may be used for educational use (by teachers and students) or by non-profits at no cost, so long we we
have a Photo Credit and a link back to this FoundLocally.com. Businesses must
receive prior permission IN WRITING for use of images.
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