Summerland

SUMMERLAND, district municipality, pop 10,828 (2006), is on the west side of OKANAGAN LK, 16 km north of PENTICTON in the shadow of Giants Head Mt (el 832 m). A community was founded in 1903 by John Moore ROBINSON, a settlement promoter; it was incorporated on 21 Dec 1906 and developed as a major fruit-growing and packing centre. Originally situated right on the lake, the town centre was moved slightly west after 1905. In 1914 the...

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