Lumby is a village located near the edge of the Monashee Mountains in the North Okanagan of British Columbia, Canada.[3]
Lumby | |
|---|---|
| The Corporation Of Lumby[1] | |
| Motto: De porta usque ad Monashee (The Gateway to the Monashee) | |
  Lumby Location of Lumby  Lumby Lumby (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′58″N 118°57′56″W / 50.24944°N 118.96556°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional District | North Okanagan |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Acton |
| • Councillor | Geoff Bevan |
| • Councillor | Sherry Kineshanko |
| • Councillor | Lori Mindnich |
| • Councillor | Randal Ostafichuk |
| Area | |
| • Village | 5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Village | 2,000 |
| • Urban | 3,500 |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 6 |
| Website | Official website |
The area is home to approximately 2,000 people, and its economy revolves around the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.[4] Major employers in Lumby include forestry companies such as Tolko Industries, Gudeit Brothers Contracting, and Kineshanko Logging; retail outlets such as Super A Foods, Ace Hardware, and Scotiabank; and organizations providing social services such as the local government, school district, and healthcare facilities.[5]
History
editLumby was originally known as White Valley, however it was renamed to honour Moses Lumby (1842–93) following his death in 1893. He had a varied career throughout his life, including serving as a government agent in Vernon, British Columbia and Vice-President of the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway.[6]: 157
The community was previously home to the Lumby Fighting Saints of the now defunct WHA Junior West Hockey League. The league was founded in 2006, but disbanded shortly after in 2008.
On October 8, 2014, a WWII-era Japanese balloon bomb was discovered by forestry workers in the mountains near Lumby, nearly 70 years after it was launched. The bomb was reported to the RCMP, who disposed of the device on site using explosives due to risks of relocation.[7]
Features and amenities
editThe village is home to a network of trails along the nearby creek beds, known collectively as the Salmon Trail.[8][9]
Hang gliding and paragliding are popular in Lumby. The village has hosted many national and international events, usually taking place at Cooper Mountain.[10]
The village also hosts a winter outhouse race for charity, featuring creative entries of outhouses mounted on skis.[11]
The "Lumby Days" family fair takes place annually in the beginning of summer, attracting attendees from across the Okanagan Valley.
Education
editEducation in Lumby is administered by School District 22 Vernon, which operates 3 schools in the village: Charles Bloom Secondary School, Crossroads Alternate School, and J.W. Inglis Elementary School.[12]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lumby had a population of 2,063 living in 836 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of 12.5% from its 2016 population of 1,833. With a land area of 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.9/km2 (901.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
Religion
editAccording to the 2021 census, religious groups in Lumby included:[13]
- Irreligion (1,325 persons or 65.8%)
- Christianity (670 persons or 33.3%)
- Buddhism (10 persons or 0.5%)
- Other (20 persons or 1.0%)
Climate
editLumby has a humid continental climate with hot summers days and cool nights. Spring and fall are the driest seasons, and summer and winter are the wettest seasons. Fog often sets in during the winter, and can last for days at a time. Lumby is wetter and cooler than Vernon, but is still dry enough to contain natural grasslands, especially on south facing slopes.
During the summer months, Lumby has one of the highest diurnal temperature variations in Canada. The daily temperature swing of 20.1 °C (36.2 °F) in August is only exceeded by Beaverdell.
Lumby is at a transition point between the semi-arid dry belt to the west and the interior rainforest to the east. Thus, both wet and dry vegetation are common in Lumby.
Weather facts:
- Driest Year (1967) = 318 mm (13 in)
- Wettest Year (1982) = 788 mm (31 in)
- Warmest Year (1998) = 8.2 °C (47 °F)
- Coldest Year (1996) = 4.8 °C (41 °F)
| Climate data for Lumby | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.5 (−37.3) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.7 (2.07) |
22.1 (0.87) |
28.5 (1.12) |
27.9 (1.10) |
56.0 (2.20) |
59.3 (2.33) |
35.9 (1.41) |
34.5 (1.36) |
44.2 (1.74) |
47.0 (1.85) |
54.3 (2.14) |
46.3 (1.82) |
508.7 (20.03) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9.2 (0.36) |
8.8 (0.35) |
17.5 (0.69) |
25.8 (1.02) |
55.9 (2.20) |
59.3 (2.33) |
35.9 (1.41) |
34.5 (1.36) |
44.2 (1.74) |
46.2 (1.82) |
29.5 (1.16) |
6.9 (0.27) |
373.7 (14.71) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 43.5 (17.1) |
13.3 (5.2) |
11.0 (4.3) |
2.1 (0.8) |
0.2 (0.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (0.3) |
24.7 (9.7) |
39.4 (15.5) |
135.0 (53.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 16.9 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 12.2 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 14.8 | 158.8 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.4 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 3.8 | 121.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 12.8 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 44.1 |
| Source: [14] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Councillors | Lumby
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Lumby and District Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
- ^ "Major Employers". Village of Lumby. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- ^ "WWI era balloon bomb in BC blown to smithereens". Globalnews.ca. The Canadian Press. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Lumby Weyerhaeuser Salmon Trail".[dead link]
- ^ "Lumby Transportation and Trails Master Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011.
- ^ "The Lumby Airforce". The Lumby Airforce. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Lumby society racing to outhouse". Vernon Morning Star. 17 January 2022.
- ^ "School District No. 22 Vernon – Schools in the District". Sd22.bc.ca. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Climate Normals and Averages Lumby". Environment Canada. Archived from the original (CSV) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.