Penticton

Penticton is beautiful city situated in the Southern Interior of British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley. Penticton is quaintly situated between Okanagan lake and Skaha Lake. This makes it a perfect place for fishing, boating and participating in different water sports. Both lakes have beautiful beaches and hence the city has become a fun tourist destination. The population during 2010 was 37,721.

The city of Penticton is home to various recreational opportunities which can be enjoyed year round. For example, Apex Mountain Resort offers exciting and challenging vertical runs for skiers and snow boarders. There is the Kettle Valley Railway Trail that provides a great opportunity for biking and hiking. The Skaha Bluffs are well-known for rock climbing. All through the winter months, Penticton Vees, the BCHL hockey team, play. The PCSL soccer team is the Penticton Pinnacles and their season is from the month of may until the month of July. The city of Penticton is likewise home to Penticton Lakers, the KIJHL team.

The South Okanagan Events Centre is amongst the newest construction additions to the city of Penticton. In 2006, residents voted 80.3% in favor of the structure. This seventy three million dollar convention centre, sports complex and arena bring various big name concerts and entertainers like Cirque de Soleil to the city of Penticton. It could also possible serve as a summer or early fall training facility for the Vancouver Canucks. It is home to the BCHL's Penticton Vees. The hockey team is named to honor the senior hockey team that won the Ice Hockey World Championships versus Russia in the year 1955. The South Okanagan Events Centre opened in September 2008 and has fast become a popular stop on concert tours and other special events.

Penticton city is within the Okanagan Wine Valley and has access to 88 wineries within a one hour drive. Naramata is a city found nearby which had 22 wineries for the 2009 Fall Wine Festival.

The Kettle Valley Railroad Trail Network is a scenic and historic journey. There are trail heads leading to over 160 km of flat rail-bed trails. This has become a perfect place for biking and hiking adventures. This trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail and it has become a well-known summer location for day trips or longer overnight treks where individuals camp out along the way. In springtime of the year 2011, the Penticton Aquatic Center was constructed to be able to replace the Community Center pool. This new facility offers a refreshing and relaxing atmosphere for those who want to partake in aquatic classes or simply enjoy the health advantages of the hut-tubs, sauna and swimming lanes.

Penticton has a Semi-arid type of weather with cold winters and warm summers. The average precipitation is somewhat more than 330 mm yearly. Throughout the hot summertimes, the daytime temperatures usually reach thirty degrees. Since humidity is quite low, the evenings during summer are rather warm. Wintertimes in the city of Penticton are brief. For approximately two months of the year, the mean daily temperatures average just below freezing. All through the whole year, the average daily maximum temperature remains above zero.