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| official_name = Town of Osoyoos<ref name=BCmunis>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls|title=British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address|publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development|type=[[Microsoft Excel|XLS]]|access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref> |
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|official_name = Town of Osoyoos<ref name=BCmunis>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/library/Name%20Incorp%202011.xls|title=British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address|publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development|type=[[Microsoft Excel|XLS]]|access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref> |
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| motto = "Canada's warmest welcome"<ref name="Town">{{cite web|url=http://www.osoyoos.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?bhcp=1|title=Osoyoos Town Website|publisher=Town of Osoyoos|access-date=19 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612194551/http://www.osoyoos.ca/siteengine/activepage.asp?bhcp=1|archive-date=12 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Okanagan|South Okanagan]] / [[Boundary Country|Boundary]] |
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen|Okanagan-Similkameen]] |
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| leader_name = Sue McKortoff |
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| leader_name1 = Osoyoos Town Council |
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| leader_title2 = [[Current members of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] |
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|leader_title = Mayor |
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| leader_name2 = [[Richard Cannings (British Columbia politician)|Richard Cannings]] |
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|leader_name = Sue McKortoff |
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| leader_name3 = [[Roly Russell]] |
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|leader_title2 = [[Current members of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] |
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|leader_name2 = [[Richard Cannings (British Columbia politician)|Richard Cannings]] |
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| established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] |
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|leader_title3 = [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLA]] |
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| established_date = January 14, 1946 |
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| population_total = 5,556<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Osoyoos&DGUIDlist=2021A00055907005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Osoyoos, Town (T) [Census subdivision], British Columbia | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref> |
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| coordinates = {{coord|49|01|57|N|119|28|06|W|region:CA-BC|notes=<ref>{{Cite cgndb|JBHJG|Osoyoos}}</ref>|display=inline,title}} |
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| postal_code = V0H 1V0 & 2V0 |
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| area_code = [[Area code 250|250]] / [[Area code 778|778]] / [[Area code 236|236]] |
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'''Osoyoos''' ({{IPAc-en|ɒ|ˈ|s|uː|juː|s}},<ref name=Town/> {{small|historically}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|uː|juː|s}})<ref name="bcgnis">{{Cite bcgnis|id=18788 |title=Osoyoos}}</ref> is the southernmost town in the [[Okanagan]] Valley in [[British Columbia]] between [[Penticton]] and [[Omak, Washington|Omak]]. The town is {{ |
'''Osoyoos''' ({{IPAc-en|ɒ|ˈ|s|uː|juː|s}},<ref name=Town/> {{small|historically}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|uː|juː|s}})<ref name="bcgnis">{{Cite bcgnis|id=18788 |title=Osoyoos}}</ref> is the southernmost town in the [[Okanagan]] Valley in [[British Columbia]] between [[Penticton]] and [[Omak, Washington|Omak]]. The town is {{cvt|3.6|km}} north of the [[Canada–United States border|United States border]] in the [[Washington (state)|Washington]] State and is adjacent to the [[Osoyoos Indian Band|Osoyoos]] [[Indian reserve]].<ref name="bcgnis"/> The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word ''sw̓iw̓s'' (pronounced "soo-yoos") meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local [[Okanagan language]] (''Syilx'tsn''). The "O-" prefix is not indigenous in origin and was attached by settler-promoters wanting to harmonize the name with other place names beginning with O in the [[Okanagan Country|Okanagan region]] ([[Oliver, British Columbia|Oliver]], [[Omak, Washington|Omak]], [[Oroville, Washington|Oroville]], [[Okanogan, Washington|Okanogan]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Osoyoos Lake and Area |url=http://osoyooslake.ca/topics/lake-history/ |publisher=Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society |access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref> There was a local newspaper, the ''[[Osoyoos Times]],'' but merged with the Oliver Chronicle and became the Times Chronicle in May 2020. |
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The town's population of 5,556 (2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Osoyoos&DGUIDlist=2021A00055907005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Osoyoos, Town (T) [Census subdivision], British Columbia | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref> swells in the summer months with seasonal visitors. Seniors (age 65 and over) comprise 43% of the town population.<ref name="2016census"/><ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Osoyoos has one of Canada's oldest populations, says 2016 census |url=https://www.osoyoostimes.com/osoyoos-one-canadas-oldest-populations-says-2016-census/ |access-date=15 December 2018 |work=Osoyoos Times |date=8 May 2017}}</ref> Another 2,139 people live around the town within Electoral Area A of the [[Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen]], and 1,426 more in the [[Osoyoos Indian Band|Osoyoos 1 Indian Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E | title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Osoyoos, British Columbia (1943).jpg|thumb|left|Osoyoos, 1943]] |
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Aboriginal people have lived in the Osoyoos area for thousands of years, as evidenced by rock and an oral tradition explaining their history before Europeans arrived to the valley in 1811.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} |
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The first Europeans to Osoyoos were fur traders working for the [[Pacific Fur Company]], an American enterprise. They ventured up the [[Okanagan River]] to [[Osoyoos Lake]] and farther north. After the [[ |
The first Europeans to Osoyoos were fur traders working for the [[Pacific Fur Company]], an American enterprise. They ventured up the [[Okanagan River]] to [[Osoyoos Lake]] and farther north. After the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] took over the fur trade in 1821, the [[Okanagan Valley]] became a major trade route for supplies to inland forts of British Columbia and furs that were shipped south to the [[Columbia River]] and the Pacific to European and Asian markets. The final [[Hudson's Bay Brigade Trail|Hudson's Bay Company brigade]] in 1860 was the end of an era, as [[British Columbia gold rushes|gold rushes]] transformed the economy of the new [[Colony of British Columbia (1858-1866)|Colony of British Columbia]]. As parties of miners headed for the [[Fraser Canyon Gold Rush|Fraser goldfields]] via the [[Okanagan Trail]], they commonly met conflict with the [[Okanagan people]].<ref>''McGowan's War'', Chapter: ''The Okanagan Trail'', Donald J. Hauka, New Star Books, Vancouver (2000) {{ISBN|1-55420-001-6}}</ref><ref>''British Columbia Chronicle, 1847–1871: Gold & Colonists'', Helen and G.P.V. Akrigg, Discovery Press, Vancouver (1977) {{ISBN|0-919624-03-0}}</ref> The [[Dewdney Trail]] passed through Osoyoos on its way from [[Hope, British Columbia|Hope]] to the [[Kootenays]]. The trail now forms the backbone of the [[Crowsnest Highway]]. |
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Thousands of miners heading to the goldfields and drovers with large herds of livestock crossed the 49th parallel after 1858.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historylink.org/File/7608|title=Okanogan County — Thumbnail History|publisher=HistoryLink.org, The State of Washington|date=13 March 2007|access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref> A |
Thousands of miners heading to the goldfields and drovers with large herds of livestock crossed the 49th parallel after 1858.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://historylink.org/File/7608|title=Okanogan County — Thumbnail History|publisher=HistoryLink.org, The State of Washington|date=13 March 2007|access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref> A [[customs house]] was built in Osoyoos in 1861 with John Carmichael Haynes as the tax collector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crowsnest-highway.ca/cgi-bin/citypage.pl?city=OSOYOOS#2 |title=Detailed history on "Crowsnest Highway" website history page |publisher=Crowsnest-highway.ca |access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> Haynes was also the first pioneer settler who obtained land along the Okanagan River north of Osoyoos that had been part of the Osoyoos Indian Reserve established by the Joint Indian Reserve Commission in 1877.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} These lands, now known as the Haynes Lease lands, remain as an original house and barn. |
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Osoyoos was incorporated as a village in 1946 when the railway arrived and became a town in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} When the railway was discontinued, its station house was purchased from the Town of Osoyoos and moved |
Osoyoos was incorporated as a village in 1946 when the railway arrived and became a town in the 1980s.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} When the railway was discontinued, its station house was purchased from the Town of Osoyoos and moved 300 m north to its current location by the Osoyoos Sailing Club. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Osoyoos is situated on the east-west [[Crowsnest Highway]] (Highway 3) with a significant ascent out of the Okanagan Valley in either direction. The Crowsnest headed east begins with an {{ |
Osoyoos is situated on the east-west [[Crowsnest Highway]] (Highway 3) with a significant ascent out of the Okanagan Valley in either direction. The Crowsnest headed east begins with an {{cvt|18|km}} switchback up the flank of the [[Okanagan Highland]] with a {{cvt|685|m}} rise to the mining and ranching region of [[Anarchist Mountain]], which is part of the [[Boundary Country]] (the stretch of rising highway is also referred to as Anarchist Mountain). Highway 3 westbound leads to [[Keremeos, British Columbia|Keremeos]] and the [[Similkameen Country|Similkameen Valley]] via [[Richter Pass]]. On Highway 97 south is a 24-hour border crossing between Canada and the United States between Osoyoos and [[Oroville, Washington]]. The [[Canada–United States border]] is located {{cvt|4|km}} south of the Highway 3 and 97 intersection on the northwest side of town. |
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The town is situated on [[Osoyoos Lake]], which has a perimeter of {{ |
The town is situated on [[Osoyoos Lake]], which has a perimeter of {{cvt|47.9|km}}, an elevation of {{cvt|276|m}}, a maximum depth of {{cvt|63|m}}, and a mean depth of {{cvt|14|m}}. The lake's elevation marks the lowest point in Canada of the Okanagan Valley. |
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=== Ecology === |
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The climate, according to the [[Köppen climate classification]], is a cold [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] (''[[Cold semi-arid climate|''BSk'']]'') with summers that are generally hot and dry. Although it claims to be a desert, Osoyoos is actually about {{ |
The climate, according to the [[Köppen climate classification]], is a cold [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]] (''[[Cold semi-arid climate|''BSk'']]'') with summers that are generally hot and dry. Although it claims to be a desert, Osoyoos is actually about {{cvt|100|mm}} too wet to be an actual desert. The average daytime temperature in Osoyoos is {{cvt|17.0|C}}, which is the warmest in Canada.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024|reason=The original citation <ref name="Osoyoos CS"/> didn't contatin the information}} Osoyoos also has an average annual temperature of {{cvt|10.7|C}}, which is one of the warmest in the country.<ref name="Osoyoos CS"/> |
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September and October are usually dry and sunny with cool mornings. Winters are short and mild by Canadian standards, and usually dry, but can be cold for brief periods during [[Arctic |
September and October are usually dry and sunny with cool mornings. Winters are short and mild by Canadian standards, and usually dry, but can be cold for brief periods during [[Squamish (wind)|Arctic outflow]] conditions bringing sporadic snowfall. Spring arrives earlier than other parts of the Okanagan. Osoyoos averages seven months at or above a {{cvt|10|C}} mean temperature.<ref name="Osoyoos CS"/> |
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During the summer, the southern Okanagan Valley is on average one of the hottest areas in Canada during the day, one of the few places in Canada where the average high is above {{ |
During the summer, the southern Okanagan Valley is on average one of the hottest areas in Canada during the day, one of the few places in Canada where the average high is above {{cvt|30|C}}. Temperatures exceed {{cvt|35|C}} on average 17 days per summer, sometimes topping {{cvt|38|C}}.<ref name="climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?StationID=1041 |title=Daily Data | Canada's National Climate Archive |publisher=Climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca |date=2011-05-18 |access-date=2011-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319072118/http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/dailydata_e.html?StationID=1041&Month=3&Day=18&Year=2012&timeframe=2 |archive-date=2012-03-19}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2024}} Although days are hot, the humidity is low and nights cool adequately. The summer mean is higher in [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Ontario]], {{cvt|21.6|C}} in Osoyoos compared to {{cvt|22.0|C}} in Windsor, due to warmer nights where July averages {{cvt|23.0|C}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1991_2020_e.html?searchType=stnProv&lstProvince=ON&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=217000000&dispBack=0 |title=Windsor, Ontario |work=1991 to 2020 Canadian Climate Normals Data| publisher=Environment and Climate Change Canada |date=2024-10-01 |access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref> The USDA places Osoyoos in Plant Hardiness Zone 7a.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx |title=Interactive Map | USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |publisher=Planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |access-date=2012-10-31}}</ref> |
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Osoyoos was {{ |
The highest temperature ever recorded in Osoyoos was {{cvt|44.9|C}} on 29 June 2021 during the [[2021 Western North America heat wave]].<ref name=junemax/> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-21.7|C}} on 4 December 2007<ref name= "Osoyoos CS"/> and {{cvt|-26.5|C}} at Osoyoos West on 29 December 1990.<ref name= "Osoyoos West"/> |
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|location = Downtown Osoyoos, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1954–present{{efn|Extreme temperatures are for Osoyoos West 1954-present, and precipitation is for Osoyoos West 1981-2010.}} |
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| Jan maximum humidex =11.2 |
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| Feb maximum humidex =16.0 |
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| Mar maximum humidex =25.0 |
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| Apr maximum humidex =29.0 |
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| May maximum humidex =36.2 |
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| Jun maximum humidex =49.0 |
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| Jul maximum humidex =46.5 |
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| Aug maximum humidex =45.3 |
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| Sep maximum humidex =39.0 |
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| Oct maximum humidex =30.2 |
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| Nov maximum humidex =19.4 |
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| Dec maximum humidex =14.5 |
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|Jan record high C = 17.5 |
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|Feb record high C = 17.0 |
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|Mar record high C = 25.4 |
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|Apr record high C = 32.8 |
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|May record high C = 36.1 |
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|Jun record high C = 45.0 |
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|Jul record high C = 42.8 |
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|Aug record high C = 41.7 |
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|Sep record high C = 37.5 |
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|Oct record high C = 28.9 |
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|Nov record high C = 21.1 |
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|Dec record high C = 14.9 |
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|year record high C = 42.8 |
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|Jan high C = 2.0 |
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|Feb high C = 6.7 |
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|Mar high C = 12.5 |
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|Apr high C = 18.1 |
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|May high C = 23.1 |
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|Jun high C = 26.8 |
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|Jul high C = 31.5 |
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|Aug high C = 31.1 |
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|Sep high C = 25.6 |
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|Oct high C = 16.4 |
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|Nov high C = 7.1 |
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|Dec high C = 2.0 |
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|year high C = 17.0 |
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|Jan mean C = -0.9 |
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|Feb mean C = 1.9 |
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|Mar mean C = 6.6 |
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|Apr mean C = 10.9 |
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|May mean C = 15.6 |
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|Jun mean C = 19.2 |
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|Jul mean C = 22.9 |
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|Aug mean C = 22.3 |
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|Sep mean C = 17.3 |
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|Oct mean C = 10.0 |
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|Nov mean C = 3.4 |
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|Dec mean C = -0.7 |
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|year mean C = 10.7 |
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|Jan low C = -3.8 |
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|Feb low C = -2.9 |
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|Mar low C = -0.3 |
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|Apr low C = 3.6 |
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|May low C = 7.9 |
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|Jun low C = 11.6 |
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|Jul low C = 14.3 |
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|Aug low C = 13.5 |
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|Sep low C = 8.9 |
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|Oct low C = 3.5 |
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|Nov low C = -0.6 |
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|Dec low C = -3.5 |
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|year low C = 4.3 |
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|Jan record low C = -26.1 |
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|Feb record low C = -22.0 |
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|Mar record low C = -17.8 |
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|Apr record low C = -6.7 |
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|May record low C = -3.9 |
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|Jun record low C = 0.6 |
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|Jul record low C = 5.6 |
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|Aug record low C = 4.0 |
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|Sep record low C = -2.2 |
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|Oct record low C = -9.8 |
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|Nov record low C = -22.5 |
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|Dec record low C = -26.1 |
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|year record low C = -26.1 |
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| Jan chill =-28 |
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| Feb chill =-25 |
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| Mar chill =-20 |
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| Apr chill =-8 |
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| May chill =-2 |
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| Jun chill =0 |
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| Jul chill =0 |
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| Aug chill =0 |
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| Sep chill =-2 |
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| Oct chill =-11 |
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| Nov chill =-25 |
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| Dec chill =-26 |
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|Jan precipitation mm = 28.8 |
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|Feb precipitation mm = 22.3 |
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|Mar precipitation mm = 24.0 |
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|Apr precipitation mm = 24.2 |
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|May precipitation mm = 37.1 |
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|Jun precipitation mm = 41.7 |
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|Jul precipitation mm = 24.6 |
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|Aug precipitation mm = 17.3 |
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|Sep precipitation mm = 14.9 |
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|Oct precipitation mm = 18.6 |
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|Nov precipitation mm = 33.8 |
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|Dec precipitation mm = 35.8 |
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|year precipitation mm = 323.2 |
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|rain colour = green |
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|Jan rain mm = 14.3 |
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|Feb rain mm = 17.7 |
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|Mar rain mm = 22.3 |
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|Apr rain mm = 24.1 |
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|May rain mm = 37.1 |
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|Jun rain mm = 41.7 |
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|Jul rain mm = 24.6 |
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|Aug rain mm = 17.3 |
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|Sep rain mm = 14.9 |
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|Oct rain mm = 18.5 |
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|Nov rain mm = 28.2 |
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|Dec rain mm = 18.8 |
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|year rain mm = 279.4 |
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|Jan snow cm = 14.6 |
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|Feb snow cm = 4.6 |
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|Mar snow cm = 1.7 |
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|Apr snow cm = 0.1 |
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|May snow cm = 0.0 |
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|Jun snow cm = 0.0 |
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|Jul snow cm = 0.0 |
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|Aug snow cm = 0.0 |
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|Sep snow cm = 0.0 |
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|Oct snow cm = 0.1 |
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|Nov snow cm = 5.7 |
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|Dec snow cm = 17.0 |
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|year snow cm = 43.8 |
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|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |
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|Jan precipitation days = 12.0 |
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|Feb precipitation days = 9.2 |
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|Mar precipitation days = 9.9 |
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|Apr precipitation days = 9.7 |
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|May precipitation days = 10.4 |
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|Jun precipitation days = 10.2 |
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|Jul precipitation days = 6.7 |
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|Aug precipitation days = 5.5 |
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|Sep precipitation days = 5.2 |
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|Oct precipitation days = 7.8 |
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|Nov precipitation days = 12.2 |
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|Dec precipitation days = 12.3 |
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|year precipitation days = 111.1 |
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|unit rain days = 0.2 mm |
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|Jan rain days = 6.0 |
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|Feb rain days = 6.9 |
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|Mar rain days = 9.2 |
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|Apr rain days = 9.6 |
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|May rain days = 10.4 |
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|Jun rain days = 10.2 |
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|Jul rain days = 6.7 |
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|Aug rain days = 5.5 |
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|Sep rain days = 5.2 |
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|Oct rain days = 7.7 |
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|Nov rain days = 10.2 |
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|Dec rain days = 5.6 |
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|year rain days= 93.4 |
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|unit snow days = 0.2 cm |
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|Jan snow days = 6.7 |
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|Feb snow days = 2.7 |
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|Mar snow days = 1.1 |
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|Apr snow days = 0.1 |
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|May snow days = 0.0 |
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|Jun snow days = 0.0 |
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|Jul snow days = 0.0 |
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|Aug snow days = 0.0 |
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|Sep snow days = 0.0 |
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|Oct snow days = 0.1 |
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|Nov snow days = 2.7 |
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|Dec snow days = 7.6 |
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|year snow days = 20.9 |
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| Jan afthumidity = 73.0 |
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| Feb afthumidity = 58.3 |
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| Mar afthumidity = 42.7 |
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| Apr afthumidity = 33.9 |
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| May afthumidity = 34.4 |
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| Jun afthumidity = 35.5 |
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| Jul afthumidity = 28.8 |
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| Aug afthumidity = 30.4 |
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| Sep afthumidity = 36.1 |
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| Oct afthumidity = 47.8 |
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| Nov afthumidity = 65.5 |
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| Dec afthumidity = 73.1 |
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|source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name="Osoyoos CS" /><ref name= "December 2007">{{cite web |
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| publisher = [[Environment Canada]] |
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| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-02-01%7C2016-06-26&dlyRange=1990-08-01%7C2016-06-26&mlyRange=1990-01-01%7C2006-11-01&StationID=1041&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.031944444444&txtLongDecDeg=119.44277777778&timeframe=2&Year=2007&Month=12 |
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| title = Daily Data Report for December 2007 |
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| work = Canadian Climate Data |
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| access-date = 27 June 2016}}</ref><ref name= "January 2014">{{cite web |
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| publisher = [[Environment Canada]] |
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| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-02-01%7C2016-06-26&dlyRange=1990-08-01%7C2016-06-26&mlyRange=1990-01-01%7C2006-11-01&StationID=1041&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.031944444444&txtLongDecDeg=119.44277777778&timeframe=2&Year=2014&Month=1 |
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| title = Daily Data Report for January 2014 |
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| work = Canadian Climate Data |
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| access-date = 27 June 2016}}</ref><ref name= "June 2015">{{cite web |
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| publisher = [[Environment Canada]] |
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| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-02-01%7C2016-06-26&dlyRange=1990-08-01%7C2016-06-26&mlyRange=1990-01-01%7C2006-11-01&StationID=1041&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.031944444444&txtLongDecDeg=119.44277777778&timeframe=2&Year=2015&Month=6 |
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| title = Daily Data Report for June 2015 |
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| work = Canadian Climate Data |
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| access-date = 27 June 2016}}</ref><ref name= "Osoyoos West">{{cite web |
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| publisher = [[Environment Canada]] |
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| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=osoyoos&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=1043&dispBack=0 |
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| title = Osoyoos West |
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| work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 |
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| access-date = 5 March 2018}}</ref><ref name= "October 1975">{{cite web |
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| publisher = [[Environment Canada]] |
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| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=%7C&dlyRange=1967-04-01%7C2009-09-15&mlyRange=1967-01-01%7C2007-02-01&StationID=1043&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnName&optLimit=yearRange&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=3&searchMethod=contains&Month=10&Day=27&txtStationName=osoyoos&timeframe=2&Year=1975 |
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| title = Daily Data Report for October 1975 |
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| work = Canadian Climate Data |
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| access-date = 27 June 2016}}</ref><ref name= "December 2016">{{cite web |
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| publisher = [[Environment Canada]] |
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| url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_data/daily_data_e.html?hlyRange=1994-02-01%7C2016-06-26&dlyRange=1990-08-01%7C2016-06-26&mlyRange=1990-01-01%7C2006-11-01&StationID=1041&Prov=BC&urlExtension=_e.html&searchType=stnProx&optLimit=specDate&StartYear=1840&EndYear=2016&selRowPerPage=25&Line=0&txtRadius=25&optProxType=navLink&txtLatDecDeg=49.031944444444&txtLongDecDeg=119.44277777778&timeframe=2&Year=2007&Month=12 |
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| title = Daily Data Report for June 2015 |
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| work = Canadian Climate Data |
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| access-date = 27 June 2016}}</ref> |
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| date = 27 June 2016 |
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Average number of days:<ref name="Osoyoos West"/> |
Average number of days:<ref name="Osoyoos West"/> |
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*above 20 |
*above {{cvt|20|C}}: 142.4 |
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*above {{cvt|30|C}}: 36.0 |
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*above {{cvt|35|C}}: 5.3 |
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==Agriculture== |
==Agriculture== |
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{{more citations needed|date=January 2014}} |
{{more citations needed|date=January 2014}} |
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[[ |
[[File:Osoyoos fruit trees.jpg|thumb|Osoyoos fruit trees in April]] |
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Although the fruit-growing possibilities were noticed by early settlers, the first commercial orchard in the area was not established until 1907, growing cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, pears and apples.<ref name=Town/> Osoyoos Orchard Limited was formed in 1920 and an irrigation project was planned which finally brought water to the west bench via |
Although the fruit-growing possibilities were noticed by early settlers, the first commercial orchard in the area was not established until 1907, growing cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, pears and apples.<ref name=Town/> Osoyoos Orchard Limited was formed in 1920 and an irrigation project was planned which finally brought water to the west bench via "The Ditch" in 1927.<ref name=Town/> The former shrub-steppe environment was transformed into a lush agricultural belt and Osoyoos promoted "the earliest fruit in Canada". |
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Today, the area continues to produce tree fruits. Aside from tourism, agriculture is a major component of the local economy, as is evident by the abundant produce stands along Highways 3 and 97, and the numerous commercial orchards surrounding the town. With the growing popularity of [[viticulture]], some of these orchards are being converted to vineyards, as the area is [[Okanagan Valley (wine region)|a major wine-producing region]] of [[Canadian wine|Canada]]. After clearing of mainly [[sagebrush]], parcels of bench land have been replanted for viticulture. |
Today, the area continues to produce tree fruits. Aside from tourism, agriculture is a major component of the local economy, as is evident by the abundant produce stands along Highways 3 and 97, and the numerous commercial orchards surrounding the town. With the growing popularity of [[viticulture]], some of these orchards are being converted to vineyards, as the area is [[Okanagan Valley (wine region)|a major wine-producing region]] of [[Canadian wine|Canada]]. After clearing of mainly [[sagebrush]], parcels of bench land have been replanted for viticulture. |
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==Tourism== |
==Tourism== |
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[[File:Osoyoos BC 2008.jpg|thumb|left|Looking over Osoyoos Lake]] Tourism in the Osoyoos area has become a large contributor to the local economy.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} This tourism is brought on by the many amenities in the Osoyoos area. |
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Osoyoos Lake is "the warmest freshwater lake in Canada" according to the town of Osoyoos<ref name=Town/> and the BC Parks System,<ref>[http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/swiws/ "Sẁiẁs Provincial Park"]. BC Parks. Retrieved 2015-10-30.</ref> with reported average summer water temperatures of 24 °C (75 °F).<ref>{{cite web|author=French, Paul |date=June 24, 2009 |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/655324 |title=Osoyoos, Canada's lone desert|publisher=The Toronto Star|work=thestar.com |access-date=2012-10-31 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204064531/http://www.thestar.com/article/655324|archive-date=2013-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref> The lake is surrounded by kilometres of beaches (public and private), parks and picnic grounds, such as Gyro Beach, Lions Centennial Park, Kinsmen Park, Legion Beach and [[Sẁiẁs Provincial Park]]. There are also major plans to revitalize the waterfront along the town core,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osoyoos.fileprosite.com/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=2110 |title=CivicWeb: Waterfront Master Plan |publisher=Osoyoos.fileprosite.com |access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> spurred on by recent major developments such as the Watermark Beach Resort which include increased public space and an expanded marina. |
Osoyoos Lake is "the warmest freshwater lake in Canada" according to the town of Osoyoos<ref name=Town/> and the BC Parks System,<ref>[http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/swiws/ "Sẁiẁs Provincial Park"]. BC Parks. Retrieved 2015-10-30.</ref> with reported average summer water temperatures of 24 °C (75 °F).<ref>{{cite web|author=French, Paul |date=June 24, 2009 |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/655324 |title=Osoyoos, Canada's lone desert|publisher=The Toronto Star|work=thestar.com |access-date=2012-10-31 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204064531/http://www.thestar.com/article/655324|archive-date=2013-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref> The lake is surrounded by kilometres of beaches (public and private), parks and picnic grounds, such as Gyro Beach, Lions Centennial Park, Kinsmen Park, Legion Beach and [[Sẁiẁs Provincial Park]]. There are also major plans to revitalize the waterfront along the town core,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osoyoos.fileprosite.com/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=2110 |title=CivicWeb: Waterfront Master Plan |publisher=Osoyoos.fileprosite.com |access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> spurred on by recent major developments such as the Watermark Beach Resort which include increased public space and an expanded marina. |
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[[Spotted Lake]] is a [[Saline water|saline]] [[Endorheic basin|endorheic]] [[Soda lake|alkali lake]] located northwest of Osoyoos. |
[[Spotted Lake]] is a [[Saline water|saline]] [[Endorheic basin|endorheic]] [[Soda lake|alkali lake]] located northwest of Osoyoos. |
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There are two centres dedicated to preserving the [[ecosystem]] of the [[Okanagan Desert]]. The [[Osoyoos Desert Centre]] is located {{ |
There are two centres dedicated to preserving the [[ecosystem]] of the [[Okanagan Desert]]. The [[Osoyoos Desert Centre]] is located {{cvt|3|km|sigfig=1}} north of Osoyoos off Highway 97,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.desert.org/ |title=Osoyoos Desert Society |publisher=desert.org |access-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> while the [[Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre]] is located adjacent to the Nk'mip Winery on the Osoyoos Indian Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nkmipdesert.com |title=Nk'mip Desert Cultural Centre |publisher=nkmipdesert.com |access-date=2012-10-31}}</ref> |
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The area is served by four championship golf courses |
The area is served by four championship golf courses – Osoyoos Golf Club which boasts two distinct eighteen-hole courses, the Park Meadows Golf Course and the Desert Gold Golf Course, Fairview Mountain Golf Club (Oliver) and the Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course (Oliver) – and one nine-hole course, Sonora Dunes (Osoyoos). |
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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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{{Historical populations |
{{Historical populations |
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| footnote = Sources: [[Statistics Canada]]<ref name=2016census/> |
| footnote = Sources: [[Statistics Canada]]<ref name="2016census"/> |
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| [[Census in Canada|1951]] | 899 |
| [[Census in Canada|1951]] | 899 |
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| [[Census in Canada|1956]] | 860 |
| [[Census in Canada|1956]] | 860 |
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| [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]] | 5085 |
| [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]] | 5085 |
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In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Osoyoos had a population of 5,556 living in 2,647 of its 3,279 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:5556-5050}}|5050|1}} from its 2016 population of 5,050. With a land area of {{cvt|8.41|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|5556|8.41|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000259 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref> |
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The town's popularity among retirees is reflected in the age of the average resident at 55.4 years (2016) compared to 40.8 years for the rest of the population of British Columbia.<ref name=times/> The average age of the Osoyoos senior population is second in Canada only to [[Qualicum Beach]], BC (60.1 years).<ref name=times/> |
The town's popularity among retirees is reflected in the age of the average resident at 55.4 years (2016) compared to 40.8 years for the rest of the population of British Columbia.<ref name=times/> The average age of the Osoyoos senior population is second in Canada only to [[Qualicum Beach]], BC (60.1 years).<ref name=times/> |
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The town is served by a high school, [[Osoyoos Secondary School]]. |
The town is served by a high school, [[Osoyoos Secondary School]]. |
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=== Ethnicity === |
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! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB"/> |
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! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5907005&Geo2=CD&Code2=5907&SearchText=Osoyoos&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5907005&Data=Count&SearchText=Osoyoos&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5907005&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Osoyoos&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5907005&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Osoyoos&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |
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! colspan="2" |1996<ref name="1996censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-06-04 |title= Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census96/data/profiles/Rp-eng.cfm?LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GID=0&GK=0&GRP=1&PID=35782&PRID=0&PTYPE=3&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=1996&THEME=34&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |
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| 4,235 |
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| {{Percentage | 4235 | 4860 | 2 }} |
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| 4,115 |
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| {{Percentage | 4115 | 4575 | 2 }} |
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| 4,470 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 4470 | 4640 | 2 }} |
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| 4,175 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 4175 | 4245 | 2 }} |
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| 3,680 |
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| {{Percentage | 3680 | 3975 | 2 }} |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]] |
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| [[Chinese Canadian|Chinese]] || 45|| {{Percentage | 45| 4860| 1}} |
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| 305 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 305 | 5280 | 2 }} |
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| 225 |
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| {{Percentage | 225 | 4860 | 2 }} |
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| 270 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 270 | 4575 | 2 }} |
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| 45 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 45 | 4640 | 2 }} |
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| 25 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 25 | 4245 | 2 }} |
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| 60 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 60 | 3975 | 2 }} |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]] |
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| [[Black Canadians|Black]] || 45|| {{Percentage | 45| 4860| 1}} |
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| 215 |
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| {{Percentage | 215 | 5280 | 2 }} |
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| 245 |
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| {{Percentage | 245 | 4860 | 2 }} |
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| 100 |
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| {{Percentage | 100 | 4575 | 2 }} |
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| 70 |
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| {{Percentage | 70 | 4640 | 2 }} |
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| 25 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 25 | 4245 | 2 }} |
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| 85 |
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| {{Percentage | 85 | 3975 | 2 }} |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}} |
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| [[Filipino Canadian|Filipino]] || 0|| {{Percentage | 0| 4860| 1}} |
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| 85 |
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| {{Percentage | 85 | 5280 | 2 }} |
|||
| 10 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4860 | 2 }} |
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| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4575 | 2 }} |
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| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4640 | 2 }} |
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| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4245 | 2 }} |
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| 40 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 40 | 3975 | 2 }} |
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|- |
|- |
||
| [[Latin American |
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]] |
||
| 75 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 75 | 5280 | 2 }} |
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| 30 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 30 | 4860 | 2 }} |
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| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4575 | 2 }} |
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| 10 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4640 | 2 }} |
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| 0 |
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| {{Percentage | 0 | 4245 | 2 }} |
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| 25 |
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| {{Percentage | 25 | 3975 | 2 }} |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}} |
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| [[Arab Canadians|Arab]] || 0|| {{Percentage | 0| 4860| 1}} |
|||
| 10 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 10 | 5280 | 2 }} |
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| 55 |
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| {{Percentage | 55 | 4860 | 2 }} |
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| 55 |
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| {{Percentage | 55 | 4575 | 2 }} |
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| 50 |
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| {{Percentage | 50 | 4640 | 2 }} |
|||
| 15 |
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| {{Percentage | 15 | 4245 | 2 }} |
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| 55 |
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| {{Percentage | 55 | 3975 | 2 }} |
|||
|- |
|- |
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| [[African-Canadian|African]] |
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| [[Southeast Asia]]n || 10|| {{Percentage | 10| 4860| 1}} |
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| 10 |
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| {{Percentage | 10 | 5280 | 2 }} |
|||
| 45 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 45 | 4860 | 2 }} |
|||
| 20 |
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| {{Percentage | 20 | 4575 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4640 | 2 }} |
|||
| 10 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4245 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 3975 | 2 }} |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}} |
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| [[Western Asia|West Asian]] || 10|| {{Percentage | 10| 4860| 1}} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 5280 | 2 }} |
|||
| 10 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4860 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4575 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4640 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4245 | 2 }} |
|||
| 15 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 15 | 3975 | 2 }} |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}} |
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| [[Korean Canadian|Korean]] || 0|| {{Percentage | 0| 4860| 1}} |
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| 40 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 40 | 5280 | 2 }} |
|||
| 15 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 15 | 4860 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4575 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4640 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4245 | 2 }} |
|||
| 0 |
|||
| {{Percentage | 0 | 3975 | 2 }} |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
! Total responses |
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| [[Japanese Canadians|Japanese]] || 10|| {{Percentage | 10| 4860| 1}} |
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! 5,280 |
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! {{Percentage | 5280 | 5556 | 2 }} |
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! 4,860 |
|||
! {{Percentage | 4860 | 5050 | 2 }} |
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! 4,575 |
|||
! {{Percentage | 4575 | 4845 | 2 }} |
|||
! 4,640 |
|||
! {{Percentage | 4640 | 4752 | 2 }} |
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! 4,245 |
|||
! {{Percentage | 4245 | 4295 | 2 }} |
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! 3,975 |
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! {{Percentage | 3975 | 4127 | 2 }} |
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|- |
|- |
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! Total population |
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| Other visible minority || 0|| {{Percentage | 0| 4860| 1}} |
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! 5,556 |
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|- |
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! {{Percentage | 5556 | 5556 | 2 }} |
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! 5,050 |
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|- |
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! {{Percentage | 5050 | 5050 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="2" | '''Total visible minority population'''|| '''380''' || '''{{Percentage | 380| 4860| 1}}''' |
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! 4,845 |
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|- |
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! {{Percentage | 4845 | 4845 | 2 }} |
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| rowspan="3" | [[Aboriginal peoples in Canada|Aboriginal]] group |
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! 4,752 |
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| [[First Nations]] || 150|| {{Percentage | 150| 4860| 1}} |
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! {{Percentage | 4752 | 4752 | 2 }} |
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|- |
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! 4,295 |
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| [[Métis people (Canada)|Métis]] || 145|| {{Percentage | 145| 4860| 1}} |
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! {{Percentage | 4295 | 4295 | 2 }} |
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|- |
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! 4,127 |
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| [[Inuit]] || 0|| {{Percentage | 0| 4860| 1}} |
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! {{Percentage | 4127 | 4127 | 2 }} |
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|- |
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|- class="sortbottom" |
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| colspan="2" | '''Total Aboriginal population''' || '''275''' || '''{{Percentage | 275| 4860| 1}}''' |
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| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |
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|- |
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| colspan="2" | '''[[European Canadians|European]]''' || '''4,030''' || '''{{Percentage | 4030| 4860| 1}}''' |
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|- |
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| colspan="2" | '''''Total population''''' || '''''5,085''''' || '''''100%''''' |
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=== Religion === |
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According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Osoyoos included:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Osoyoos%20&DGUIDlist=2021A00055907005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |
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*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (2,600 persons or 49.3%) |
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*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (2,345 persons or 44.5%) |
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*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (225 persons or 4.3%) |
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*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (45 persons or 0.9%) |
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*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (10 persons or 0.2%) |
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*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (10 persons or 0.2%) |
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*Other (15 persons or 0.3%) |
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==Sports== |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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*[[Chuck Kobasew]] |
*[[Chuck Kobasew]] – retired professional hockey player |
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*[[Jack B. Newton]] |
*[[Jack B. Newton]] – amateur [[astronomer]] |
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*[[Alison Smith (journalist)|Alison Smith]] |
*[[Alison Smith (journalist)|Alison Smith]] – television [[journalist]] and anchor |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of francophone communities in British Columbia]] |
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File:InuksukOsoyoos1.jpg|[[Inuksuk]] on shore of [[Sẁiẁs Provincial Park]], Osoyoos Lake (July 2020) |
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File:InuksukOsoyoos2.jpg|Inuksuk on shore of Sẁiẁs Provincial Park, Osoyoos Lake (July 2020). View is southward, with [[Washington (state)|Washington state]] near [[Oroville, Washington|Oroville]] in the distance |
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==References== |
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Osoyoos | |
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| Town of Osoyoos[1] | |
 Town of Osoyoos | |
| Motto: "Canada's warmest welcome"[2] | |
  Osoyoos Location of Osoyoos  Osoyoos Osoyoos (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°01′57″N 119°28′06″W / 49.03250°N 119.46833°W[3] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | South Okanagan / Boundary |
| Regional District | Okanagan-Similkameen |
| Incorporated | January 14, 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sue McKortoff |
| • Governing Body | Osoyoos Town Council |
| • MP | Richard Cannings |
| • MLA | Roly Russell |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283 m (928 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,556[4] |
| • Density | 660.7/km2 (1,711/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC– 08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 07:00 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | V0H 1V0 & 2V0 |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 3  Highway 97 |
| Website | www |
Osoyoos (/ɒˈsuːjuːs/,[2] historically /ˈsuːjuːs/)[5] is the southernmost town in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia between Penticton and Omak. The town is 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north of the United States border in the Washington State and is adjacent to the Osoyoos Indian reserve.[5] The origin of the name Osoyoos was the word sw̓iw̓s (pronounced "soo-yoos") meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language (Syilx'tsn). The "O-" prefix is not indigenous in origin and was attached by settler-promoters wanting to harmonize the name with other place names beginning with O in the Okanagan region (Oliver, Omak, Oroville, Okanogan).[6] There was a local newspaper, the Osoyoos Times, but merged with the Oliver Chronicle and became the Times Chronicle in May 2020.
The town's population of 5,556 (2021)[7] swells in the summer months with seasonal visitors. Seniors (age 65 and over) comprise 43% of the town population.[8][9] Another 2,139 people live around the town within Electoral Area A of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, and 1,426 more in the Osoyoos 1 Indian Reserve.[10]
History
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The first Europeans to Osoyoos were fur traders working for the Pacific Fur Company, an American enterprise. They ventured up the Okanagan River to Osoyoos Lake and farther north. After the Hudson's Bay Company took over the fur trade in 1821, the Okanagan Valley became a major trade route for supplies to inland forts of British Columbia and furs that were shipped south to the Columbia River and the Pacific to European and Asian markets. The final Hudson's Bay Company brigade in 1860 was the end of an era, as gold rushes transformed the economy of the new Colony of British Columbia. As parties of miners headed for the Fraser goldfields via the Okanagan Trail, they commonly met conflict with the Okanagan people.[11][12] The Dewdney Trail passed through Osoyoos on its way from Hope to the Kootenays. The trail now forms the backbone of the Crowsnest Highway.
Thousands of miners heading to the goldfields and drovers with large herds of livestock crossed the 49th parallel after 1858.[13] A customs house was built in Osoyoos in 1861 with John Carmichael Haynes as the tax collector.[14] Haynes was also the first pioneer settler who obtained land along the Okanagan River north of Osoyoos that had been part of the Osoyoos Indian Reserve established by the Joint Indian Reserve Commission in 1877.[citation needed] These lands, now known as the Haynes Lease lands, remain as an original house and barn.
Osoyoos was incorporated as a village in 1946 when the railway arrived and became a town in the 1980s.[citation needed] When the railway was discontinued, its station house was purchased from the Town of Osoyoos and moved 300 m north to its current location by the Osoyoos Sailing Club.
Geography
[edit]Osoyoos is situated on the east-west Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) with a significant ascent out of the Okanagan Valley in either direction. The Crowsnest headed east begins with an 18 km (11 mi) switchback up the flank of the Okanagan Highland with a 685 m (2,247 ft) rise to the mining and ranching region of Anarchist Mountain, which is part of the Boundary Country (the stretch of rising highway is also referred to as Anarchist Mountain). Highway 3 westbound leads to Keremeos and the Similkameen Valley via Richter Pass. On Highway 97 south is a 24-hour border crossing between Canada and the United States between Osoyoos and Oroville, Washington. The Canada–United States border is located 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the Highway 3 and 97 intersection on the northwest side of town.
The town is situated on Osoyoos Lake, which has a perimeter of 47.9 km (29.8 mi), an elevation of 276 m (906 ft), a maximum depth of 63 m (207 ft), and a mean depth of 14 m (46 ft). The lake's elevation marks the lowest point in Canada of the Okanagan Valley.
Ecology
[edit]The far southern reaches of the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys are part of a threatened xeric shrubland ecosystem in Canada known as the Columbia Plateau ecoregion. Specifically, the ecosystem of the area is named after the antelope brush plant typical of the local climate. This ecosystem was once more prevalent in the South Okanagan but is now becoming fragmented and degraded due to the spread of agriculture, urban development, and other human activities.
Since 2003, a feasibility study by Parks Canada has been going on to determine the need for protection of a large area of grasslands west of the town known as the South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen National Park Reserve Feasibility Study.[15]
Climate
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The climate, according to the Köppen climate classification, is a cold semi-arid (BSk) with summers that are generally hot and dry. Although it claims to be a desert, Osoyoos is actually about 100 mm (3.9 in) too wet to be an actual desert. The average daytime temperature in Osoyoos is 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), which is the warmest in Canada.[citation needed] Osoyoos also has an average annual temperature of 10.7 °C (51.3 °F), which is one of the warmest in the country.[16]
September and October are usually dry and sunny with cool mornings. Winters are short and mild by Canadian standards, and usually dry, but can be cold for brief periods during Arctic outflow conditions bringing sporadic snowfall. Spring arrives earlier than other parts of the Okanagan. Osoyoos averages seven months at or above a 10 °C (50 °F) mean temperature.[16]
During the summer, the southern Okanagan Valley is on average one of the hottest areas in Canada during the day, one of the few places in Canada where the average high is above 30 °C (86 °F). Temperatures exceed 35 °C (95 °F) on average 17 days per summer, sometimes topping 38 °C (100 °F).[17][failed verification] Although days are hot, the humidity is low and nights cool adequately. The summer mean is higher in Windsor, Ontario, 21.6 °C (70.9 °F) in Osoyoos compared to 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) in Windsor, due to warmer nights where July averages 23.0 °C (73.4 °F).[18] The USDA places Osoyoos in Plant Hardiness Zone 7a.[19]
The highest temperature ever recorded in Osoyoos was 44.9 °C (112.8 °F) on 29 June 2021 during the 2021 Western North America heat wave.[20] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −21.7 °C (−7.1 °F) on 4 December 2007[16] and −26.5 °C (−15.7 °F) at Osoyoos West on 29 December 1990.[21]
| Climate data for Osoyoos (Osoyoos CS) WMO ID: 71215; coordinates 49°01′42″N 119°26′28″W / 49.02833°N 119.44111°W; elevation: 282.9 m (928 ft); 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present[a] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high humidex | 15.5 | 16.0 | 25.0 | 29.6 | 36.2 | 45.8 | 46.5 | 45.3 | 39.0 | 30.2 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 46.5 |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
44.9 (112.8) |
42.8 (109.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
44.9 (112.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
| Record low wind chill | −28.1 | −24.5 | −19.9 | −8.1 | −2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −2.3 | −11.1 | −24.5 | −26.3 | −28.1 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.8 (1.13) |
22.3 (0.88) |
24.0 (0.94) |
24.2 (0.95) |
37.1 (1.46) |
41.7 (1.64) |
24.6 (0.97) |
17.3 (0.68) |
14.9 (0.59) |
18.6 (0.73) |
33.8 (1.33) |
35.8 (1.41) |
323.2 (12.72) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 14.3 (0.56) |
17.7 (0.70) |
22.3 (0.88) |
24.1 (0.95) |
37.1 (1.46) |
41.7 (1.64) |
24.6 (0.97) |
17.3 (0.68) |
14.9 (0.59) |
18.5 (0.73) |
28.2 (1.11) |
18.8 (0.74) |
279.4 (11.00) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 14.6 (5.7) |
4.6 (1.8) |
1.7 (0.7) |
0.1 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.0) |
5.7 (2.2) |
17.0 (6.7) |
43.8 (17.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 12.0 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 111.1 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 6.0 | 6.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 93.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 6.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 20.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 1500 LST) | 73.9 | 58.7 | 43.5 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 35.0 | 27.9 | 29.1 | 35.9 | 48.3 | 65.1 | 73.0 | 46.5 |
| Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[16] (June maximum)[20] (precipitation / precipitation days)[21] | |||||||||||||
Average number of days:[21]
- above 20 °C (68 °F): 142.4
- above 30 °C (86 °F): 36.0
- above 35 °C (95 °F): 5.3
Agriculture
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Although the fruit-growing possibilities were noticed by early settlers, the first commercial orchard in the area was not established until 1907, growing cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, pears and apples.[2] Osoyoos Orchard Limited was formed in 1920 and an irrigation project was planned which finally brought water to the west bench via "The Ditch" in 1927.[2] The former shrub-steppe environment was transformed into a lush agricultural belt and Osoyoos promoted "the earliest fruit in Canada".
Today, the area continues to produce tree fruits. Aside from tourism, agriculture is a major component of the local economy, as is evident by the abundant produce stands along Highways 3 and 97, and the numerous commercial orchards surrounding the town. With the growing popularity of viticulture, some of these orchards are being converted to vineyards, as the area is a major wine-producing region of Canada. After clearing of mainly sagebrush, parcels of bench land have been replanted for viticulture.
The vast majority of the land in the valley bottom surrounding the town is protected by the Agricultural Land Reserve which prevents valuable agricultural lands from being converted into other uses.
Tourism
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Tourism in the Osoyoos area has become a large contributor to the local economy.[citation needed] This tourism is brought on by the many amenities in the Osoyoos area.
Osoyoos Lake is "the warmest freshwater lake in Canada" according to the town of Osoyoos[2] and the BC Parks System,[22] with reported average summer water temperatures of 24 °C (75 °F).[23] The lake is surrounded by kilometres of beaches (public and private), parks and picnic grounds, such as Gyro Beach, Lions Centennial Park, Kinsmen Park, Legion Beach and Sẁiẁs Provincial Park. There are also major plans to revitalize the waterfront along the town core,[24] spurred on by recent major developments such as the Watermark Beach Resort which include increased public space and an expanded marina.
Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos.
There are two centres dedicated to preserving the ecosystem of the Okanagan Desert. The Osoyoos Desert Centre is located 3 km (2 mi) north of Osoyoos off Highway 97,[25] while the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre is located adjacent to the Nk'mip Winery on the Osoyoos Indian Reserve.[26]
The area is served by four championship golf courses – Osoyoos Golf Club which boasts two distinct eighteen-hole courses, the Park Meadows Golf Course and the Desert Gold Golf Course, Fairview Mountain Golf Club (Oliver) and the Nk'Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course (Oliver) – and one nine-hole course, Sonora Dunes (Osoyoos).
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 899 | — |
| 1956 | 860 | −4.3% |
| 1961 | 1,022 | +18.8% |
| 1966 | 1,166 | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 1,285 | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 2,100 | +63.4% |
| 1981 | 2,738 | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 2,956 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 3,403 | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 4,127 | +21.3% |
| 2001 | 4,295 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 4,752 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 4,845 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5,085 | +5.0% |
| Sources: Statistics Canada[8] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Osoyoos had a population of 5,556 living in 2,647 of its 3,279 total private dwellings, a change of 10% from its 2016 population of 5,050. With a land area of 8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 660.6/km2 (1,711.1/sq mi) in 2021.[27]
The town's popularity among retirees is reflected in the age of the average resident at 55.4 years (2016) compared to 40.8 years for the rest of the population of British Columbia.[9] The average age of the Osoyoos senior population is second in Canada only to Qualicum Beach, BC (60.1 years).[9]
The town is served by a high school, Osoyoos Secondary School.
Ethnicity
[edit]| Panethnic group |
2021[28] | 2016[8] | 2011[29] | 2006[30] | 2001[31] | 1996[32] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||
| European[b] | 4,530 | 85.8% | 4,235 | 87.14% | 4,115 | 89.95% | 4,470 | 96.34% | 4,175 | 98.35% | 3,680 | 92.58% | ||
| South Asian | 305 | 5.78% | 225 | 4.63% | 270 | 5.9% | 45 | 0.97% | 25 | 0.59% | 60 | 1.51% | ||
| Indigenous | 215 | 4.07% | 245 | 5.04% | 100 | 2.19% | 70 | 1.51% | 25 | 0.59% | 85 | 2.14% | ||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 85 | 1.61% | 10 | 0.21% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 40 | 1.01% | ||
| Latin American | 75 | 1.42% | 30 | 0.62% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.22% | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0.63% | ||
| East Asian[d] | 10 | 0.19% | 55 | 1.13% | 55 | 1.2% | 50 | 1.08% | 15 | 0.35% | 55 | 1.38% | ||
| African | 10 | 0.19% | 45 | 0.93% | 20 | 0.44% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.24% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Middle Eastern[e] | 0 | 0% | 10 | 0.21% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 15 | 0.38% | ||
| Other/Multiracial[f] | 40 | 0.76% | 15 | 0.31% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||
| Total responses | 5,280 | 95.03% | 4,860 | 96.24% | 4,575 | 94.43% | 4,640 | 97.64% | 4,245 | 98.84% | 3,975 | 96.32% | ||
| Total population | 5,556 | 100% | 5,050 | 100% | 4,845 | 100% | 4,752 | 100% | 4,295 | 100% | 4,127 | 100% | ||
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses | ||||||||||||||
Religion
[edit]According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Osoyoos included:[28]
- Christianity (2,600 persons or 49.3%)
- Irreligion (2,345 persons or 44.5%)
- Sikhism (225 persons or 4.3%)
- Hinduism (45 persons or 0.9%)
- Buddhism (10 persons or 0.2%)
- Islam (10 persons or 0.2%)
- Other (15 persons or 0.3%)
Sports
[edit]| Club | League | Sport | Venue | Established | Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos Coyotes | Ice hockey | Osoyoos Sunbowl Arena | 2010
|
1 (2011)
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Notable people
[edit]- Chuck Kobasew – retired professional hockey player
- Jack B. Newton – amateur astronomer
- Alison Smith – television journalist and anchor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Osoyoos Town Website". Town of Osoyoos. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
- ^ "Osoyoos". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Osoyoos, Town (T) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Osoyoos". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "History of Osoyoos Lake and Area". Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population – Osoyoos, Town (T) [Census subdivision], British Columbia". February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Osoyoos has one of Canada's oldest populations, says 2016 census". Osoyoos Times. May 8, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". February 9, 2022.
- ^ McGowan's War, Chapter: The Okanagan Trail, Donald J. Hauka, New Star Books, Vancouver (2000) ISBN 1-55420-001-6
- ^ British Columbia Chronicle, 1847–1871: Gold & Colonists, Helen and G.P.V. Akrigg, Discovery Press, Vancouver (1977) ISBN 0-919624-03-0
- ^ "Okanogan County — Thumbnail History". HistoryLink.org, The State of Washington. March 13, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "Detailed history on "Crowsnest Highway" website history page". Crowsnest-highway.ca. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "South Okanagan–Lower Similkameen National Park Reserve Feasibility Study". Pc.gc.ca. Government of Canada, Parks Canada Agency. November 17, 2006. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Osoyoos Climate Normals". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Daily Data | Canada's National Climate Archive". Climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Windsor, Ontario". 1991 to 2020 Canadian Climate Normals Data. Environment and Climate Change Canada. October 1, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Interactive Map | USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map". Planthardiness.ars.usda.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Hourly Data Report for June 29, 2021". Environment and Climate Change Canada. October 1, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Osoyoos West". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. October 1, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ^ "Sẁiẁs Provincial Park". BC Parks. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ French, Paul (June 24, 2009). "Osoyoos, Canada's lone desert". thestar.com. The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "CivicWeb: Waterfront Master Plan". Osoyoos.fileprosite.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Osoyoos Desert Society". desert.org. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Nk'mip Desert Cultural Centre". nkmipdesert.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (August 20, 2019). "2006 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (July 2, 2019). "2001 Community Profiles". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (June 4, 2019). "Electronic Area Profiles Profile of Census Divisions and Subdivisions, 1996 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Precipitation and precipitation days are for Osoyoos West: Climate ID: 1125865; coordinates 49°01′55″N 119°26′34″W / 49.03194°N 119.44278°W; elevation: 297.2 m (975 ft); 1981–2010 normals.
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osoyoos.
- Official website
Osoyoos travel guide from Wikivoyage
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