Hope Slide At about 11 miles from the village Hope, one of British Columbia’s worst stone avalanches took place on 9 January 1965. 46 million cubic metres, which was about half the size of the mountain, came sliding down. Highway 3, and 4 occupants of cars were completely buried.

Manning Provincial Park The park is situated in the Cascade Mountains in the southwest of British Columbia, about 139 miles east of Vancouver. It owes its name to Ernest C. Manning who devoted himself to the preservation of the area for future generations. In 1941 70,000 hectares of the area was declared parkland. In the summer countless plants and flowers like blue lupins, snow lilies and wild rhododendrons grow in abundance. There are a great number of footpaths in the park with magnificent views at the Cascade Mountains.

Okanagan Valley The valley is also called the “fruit basket” of Canada. It owes its name to the large number of fruit orchards which are situated here. In the summer, most of the time is very sunny and dry, therefore the Okanagan Valley is well loved by holidaymakers. In the winter you can also ski in this area. About 6 miles from Penticton is the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, here they receive signals from the universe by different telescopes.

S.S.Sicamous In the early days they used steamships to transport the fruit from the orchards to the railway at Vernon. One of these steamships was the SS Sicamous which is still to be seen at the beach in Penticton where it serves as a museum nowadays.