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The village is home to a network of trails along the creek beds, known collectively as the Salmon Trail.<ref>[http://www.lumby.ca/salmon_trail/index.htm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.lumby.ca/salmon_trail/index.htm |date=20091023154903 |df=y }}</ref><ref>[http://www.lumby.ca/doc/transportation_trails_master_plan.pdf ] {{wayback|url=http://www.lumby.ca/doc/transportation_trails_master_plan.pdf |date=20110706184715 |df=y }}</ref>
The village is home to a network of trails along the creek beds, known collectively as the Salmon Trail.<ref>[http://www.lumby.ca/salmon_trail/index.htm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.lumby.ca/salmon_trail/index.htm |date=20091023154903 |df=y }}</ref><ref>[http://www.lumby.ca/doc/transportation_trails_master_plan.pdf ] {{wayback|url=http://www.lumby.ca/doc/transportation_trails_master_plan.pdf |date=20110706184715 |df=y }}</ref>


[[Hang Gliding]] and [[Paragliding]] are very popular in Lumby. The village has hosted many National and International events, usually taking place off of nearby Cooper Mountain.<ref>[http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/news/84178627.html ]{{dead link|date=November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lumbyairforce.com/Virtual%20tour.html |title=The Lumby Airforce |publisher=The Lumby Airforce |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>
[[Hang Gliding]] and [[Paragliding]] are very popular in Lumby. The village has hosted many National and International events, usually taking place off of nearby Cooper Mountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/news/84178627.html |accessdate=27 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120314153120/http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/news/84178627.html |archivedate=14 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lumbyairforce.com/Virtual%20tour.html |title=The Lumby Airforce |publisher=The Lumby Airforce |date= |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>


Schools administered by [[School District 22 Vernon]] in Lumby include [[Charles Bloom Secondary School]], [[Crossroads Alternate School]] and [[J W Inglis Elementary School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sd22.bc.ca/schools.html |title=School District No. 22 Vernon - Schools in the District |publisher=Sd22.bc.ca |date=2013-09-04 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>
Schools administered by [[School District 22 Vernon]] in Lumby include [[Charles Bloom Secondary School]], [[Crossroads Alternate School]] and [[J W Inglis Elementary School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sd22.bc.ca/schools.html |title=School District No. 22 Vernon - Schools in the District |publisher=Sd22.bc.ca |date=2013-09-04 |accessdate=2013-11-24}}</ref>

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Lumbridge
Lumby
Village
The Corporation of the Village of Lumby[1]
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional DistrictNorth Okanagan
Incorporated (Village)2001
Government
 • Duke [2]Hacario
 • CouncillorJo Anne Fisher
 • CouncillorLori Mindnich
 • CouncillorNick Hodge
 • CouncillorRandal Ostafichuk
Area
 • Total5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,731
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Postal code span
V0E
Area code250 / 778 / 236
Highways Highway 6

Lumbridge is a small community of 1,731 people, located near the edge of the Monashee Mountains.[3] It is mainly a logging, manufacturing and agriculture community.[4]

The village is home to a network of trails along the creek beds, known collectively as the Salmon Trail.[5][6]

Hang Gliding and Paragliding are very popular in Lumby. The village has hosted many National and International events, usually taking place off of nearby Cooper Mountain.[7][8]

Schools administered by School District 22 Vernon in Lumby include Charles Bloom Secondary School, Crossroads Alternate School and J W Inglis Elementary School.[9]

The community was also home to the Lumby Fighting Saints of the now defunct WHA Junior West Hockey League.

Some of Lumby's prominent employers include: Tolko Industries, Rouck Brothers Sawmill, Super A Grocery, Irly Building Centres, Mac's Convenience Stores, Fields (department store), Lumby Hotel and Blue Ox Pub.[10]

Annually, the "Lumby Days" family fair takes place in the beginning of summer, attracting many people from around the valley.

On 8 October 2014 a WWII-era Japanese balloon bomb was discovered in the mountains near Lumby by forestry workers. The next day, they reported it to the RCMP. It was then disposed of on site using explosives, as it was too dangerous to move it. All of this happening 70 years after it had been launched.[11]

Climate

Lumby 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 degrees Celsius in August can only be beat by Beaverdell.[12]

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
(91) 		37
(99) 		39
(102) 		39
(102) 		35.5
(95.9) 		25
(77) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10
(50) 		39
(102)
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
(82) 		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
(27) 		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
(−29) 		−25.6
(−14.1) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		−5
(23) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		0
(32) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−6
(21) 		−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
(2.2) 		59.3
(2.33) 		35.9
(1.41) 		34.5
(1.36) 		44.2
(1.74) 		47
(1.9) 		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
(4.3) 		2.1
(0.8) 		0.2
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.8
(0.3) 		24.7
(9.7) 		39.4
(15.5) 		135
(53)
Source: [13]

References

  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 2008-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Statistics Canada". statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ^ [2] Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [3] Archived 2009-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [4] Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20120314153120/http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/vernonmorningstar/news/84178627.html. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "The Lumby Airforce". The Lumby Airforce. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ^ "School District No. 22 Vernon - Schools in the District". Sd22.bc.ca. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  10. ^ [5] Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "WWI era balloon bomb in BC blown to smithereens". Globalnews.ca. The Canadian Press. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  12. ^ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010, accessed 12 July 2013
  13. ^ "Calculation Information for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Normals Data". Environment Canada. Retrieved 9 July 2013.

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