Okanagan Falls

OKANAGAN FALLS, pop 1,971, lies at the twin falls draining SKAHA LK south into the Okanagan R, 20 km south of PENTICTON. Originally called Dogtown, a reference to Skaha, a FIRST NATIONS word for "dog," it was a trading and SALMON fishing site and part of an important CANOE route. In the 1890s it was promoted as a settler's paradise but did not live up to its notices; it is a small TOURISM and orchard (see TREE FRUITS) centre. The twin WATERFALLS, which gave the spot its name, have been...

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