LIFE STYLE

There's nothing more inviting than summer-fresh fruits, and Osoyoos is the best place to get them! Osoyoos' composite irrigation systems allows the greatest growing season in the country.

The name Osoyoos (pronounced "O-sue-use") is an Indian word meaning narrows of the lake. A city that embraces its natural environment unlike any other in Canada. A city whose gorgeous, brown and terracotta adobe architecture blends with the desert landscape. A city that flourished first as a crossroads for north-south, east-west trade, then as a fruit growing area and, latterly, as an international holiday destination.

As southernmost town in the Okanagan Valley, Osoyoos boasts the driest climate in Canada, as it is actually the continuation of the Sonara Desert extending from Mexico. A hot, dry climate and mild winters offer an immense range of recreational activities.

Themed in Tex-Mex, the town is a source for visitors year-round, who come to enjoy the water sports of warm Lake Osoyoos, taste fine wines and take a pleasing stroll through the downtown shops.