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visitors returning year-after-year while taking in Lake Country Council

the Okanagan’s culinary and live-entertainment

offerings.

LAKE COUNTRY’S AGRICULTURE
ROOTS HOLD STRONG

Agriculture and farming remain vital to the entire
community, according to Mayor Baker.

“When you tour Lake Country, you quickly notice
many farms, both big and small, selling their

produce, in addition to the weekly farmers market
that is very popular with locals and tourists,” Baker

says. “If your goal is to eat sustainably and you

value the farm-to-table concept, you can easily
accomplish this while living in Lake Country.”

For the active, Lake Country also has excellent

hiking and biking trails, with stunning views along

“If you vacationed in the area when with Spion Kop, Pelmewash Parkway and Okanagan
you were a kid, maybe on a family Rail Trail.

holiday, you know doubt have fond STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED

memories of warm sunshine, beaches NEAR BIGGER CITIES

and abundant orchards... These

memories are what keep people Also crucial to Lake Country’s decades-long

coming back to visit year after year, boom is the district’s close proximity to bigger-city

and many have made the decision to amenities. So, while Lake Country has a small-town

relocate to Lake Country. “ atmosphere, it’s centrally located between Vernon

and Kelowna, with two hospitals, an international

- District of Lake Country Mayor, airport, higher learning institutions like UBC and
James Baker. Okanagan College, as well as Silver Star and Big

White ski resorts within reach.

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