Electoral Area D, North OkanaganBritish Columbia

Summer runs warm in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan: July highs of 28.4°C, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

Winter lows average −6.4°C in January, below British Columbia’s towns (0.5°C) but above Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal June brings 55 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in December: 31 cm in a normal year.

Commuters in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average

The nearest high school to Electoral Area D, North Okanagan is 5.1 km away

Results lean low: 3 of 5 in the lower two fifths in British Columbia.

Rent takes less of local pay in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

85% of households own their home, above British Columbia’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, below both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

The police who cover Electoral Area D, North Okanagan record less serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 53

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area D, North Okanagan’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Shared with the rest of the Lumby detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 16.9 per 1,000 a year, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (31) and Canadian towns (31.2). The force’s area logs 10.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

More of Electoral Area D, North Okanagan’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

A normal November in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan runs from −2°C to 5°C

Expect around 18 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −6°C. Precipitation in November averages 49 mm. July brings the warmest days, 28°C; January the coldest nights, −6°C.

Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee, which takes in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, is held by Scott Anderson (Conservative Party of Canada)

Electoral Area D, North Okanagan is in Vernon-Lumby for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, whose current MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly, the provincial or territorial legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

Electoral Area D, North Okanagan has no public library of its own; the nearest is Lumby Branch, 4.8 km away

After it comes ORL: Lumby Branch (Lumby), 5.5 km away.

Echo Lake Park reaches the edge of Electoral Area D, North Okanagan

Mount Revelstoke National Park is the closest national park, 67 km from town. Within 10 km are 26 protected areas. Of the land within 10 km, 6.2% has protected status, lower than British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.3%). Swimmers have 10 beaches within 5 km, Kal Beach the nearest.

Very good or excellent health for 52% of adults in Electoral Area D, North Okanagan’s health region

Measured across the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area: health survey and life expectancy

Smoking is commoner than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.0, women 84.1 and men 78.2 (2022/2024). Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, above British Columbia’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). What sets Electoral Area D, North Okanagan apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 24 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Around Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, 17% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Burn scars are few around Electoral Area D, North Okanagan, with 1.9% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.05% a year). Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 3 studies on the national inventory.