Electoral Area E, North OkanaganBritish Columbia

Commuters in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan travel further than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, 40 min on average

89% of commuters drove, near both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Renting in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan eats 32% of household income, more than in both British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

31% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 82%.

Electoral Area E, North Okanagan has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 28.4°C

Snow peaks in December: 31 cm in a normal year. Precipitation totals 447 mm a year, below both British Columbia’s towns (1,152 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). In January, overnight lows in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan settle at −6.4°C.

For the force that serves Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, the Crime Severity Index is 53, below British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Electoral Area E, North Okanagan itself · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Lumby detachment area

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

Residents of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan live 47 km from the nearest hospital on average

On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 50% for British Columbia. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 12% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. Women in the region live to 84.1 and men to 78.2, 81.0 years taken together (2022/2024). Chronic conditions run at 16% of adults, age-standardised, above British Columbia’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Electoral Area E, North Okanagan alone, so this card uses the figure for the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area.

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

Across the year, normals run from −6°C nights in January to 28°C afternoons in July. Expect about 49 mm of rain and snow over November. A typical November adds 18 cm of snow. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vernon forecast.

Electoral Area E, North Okanagan sends Scott Anderson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee

Of the 43 Commons seats from British Columbia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 20.

Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s public library is ORL: Cherryville Branch

From the centre of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, it is 2.2 km away.

Children make up 17% of Electoral Area E, North Okanagan, above British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6% of residents, above both British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.

17% of homes tested in Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s area are above the radon guideline

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.009 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Wildfire is a moderate presence around Electoral Area E, North Okanagan: 2.8% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.07% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. No flood study for Electoral Area E, North Okanagan is on the national inventory. Electoral Area E, North Okanagan doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Okanagan health region.

Mount Revelstoke National Park lies 17 km beyond Electoral Area E, North Okanagan’s edge

13 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Of the country within 10 km, 10% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Inside the town itself, 16% of the land is protected.

The nearest high school to Electoral Area E, North Okanagan is 23 km away

Young children have 2.5 km to the nearest elementary school, above both British Columbia’s towns (0.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).