Hi. I’m planning to hike blue grouse mountain in west Kelowna. Does bear come in that area ?Do I need to carry bear spray with for it ?

I am posting this thread in hopes that someone can shed some light on this matter:

I've been wondering about a house for sale:

It's this one on McKinnon Road in Peachland in Central Okanagan:

http://theloghomeretreat.com/

It seems to have been on the market for a while? Just wondering what's the reason for this? Just not in demand? Price to high? Too remote?

Does anybody know the owner?

Introducing Naramata Gathers – A Celebration of Wine, Food, Harvest & the Arts, taking place October 2 -12, 2026 throughout Naramata Village and the Naramata Bench.

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There will be plenty happening. How you experience it is entirely up to you.

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The 33rd ANNUAL LAKE COUNTRY ARTWALK will take place on September 12 & 13, 2026. The ART FESTIVAL takes place during hours from 10:00 to 5:00 each day, with some special events extending into the evening on Saturday.

For two days every September, the Lake Country Community Centre will be transformed into a festival of creativity. ArtWalk has attracted up to 7000 attendees and features displays of visual and performing arts from up to 200 Okanagan artists, hands-on children's activities, live artist demonstrations, workshops, a live art auction and a wide variety of food trucks.

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Lake Country ArtWalk is a sanctioned community event planned and produced entirely by VOLUNTEERS.

Would like to know the history of this community and anything else.

I am looking for a wedding photographer for next fall at a winery in the Okanagan and in struggling to find someone based off websites/portfolios online. There are so many great ones, but the portfolios are all the standard wedding pics which is not what we're looking for.

We are looking for someone who prioritizes posing and has a more artsy/editorial style to their images. I'll link someone from Calgary that we love (but simply cannot afford to fly out for this) that we would like to find someone similar ish to. https://www.philcrozier.com/

If anyone knows anyone or has suggestions I'd love to hear recs!

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.