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BC's best boating spots

UPDATE: 11:30 a.m.

Okanagan Lake is on the list.

After being sent a press release with incorrect information, boy, did we hear about it from Castanet readers.

Boating BC issued a press release this week listing B.C.'s top 150 most scenic and picturesque boating locations.

And, of course, we were shocked not to find Okanagan Lake on that list. A link to Boating BC's website, however, did contain the correct information.

And, rather than being a ranking of 1 to 150, the rivers, lakes and ocean passages are provided alphabetically, unlike the contents of the original release.

However, in a corrected release this morning, Boating BC did reveal its top 10 boating spots. These are:

  • Shuswap Lake
  • Gwaii Haanas National Park, Haida Gwaii
  • Mayne Island
  • Howe Sound
  • Telegraph Cove, Thetis Island
  • Desolation Sound
  • Harrison Lake
  • Princess Louisa Inlet, Sunshine Coast
  • Okanagan Lake
  • Ganges Harbour, Salt Spring Island 

British Columbians now have the opportunity to vote for their favourite on Boating BC's Facebook page.


ORIGINAL: 5 a.m.

Okanagan Lake didn’t make it into the top 150 most scenic and picturesque boating locations in B.C., but there several beauty spots in the region that did.

Kalamalka Lake beat out 72 other locations on the list issued by Boating BC.

“We are so excited to celebrate Canada’s 150th this year with our list of the most breathtaking boating locations,” said Boating BC president Don Prittie.

The destinations listed encompass every region in the province, both salt and fresh water. Ocean spots dominated the top of the list, but the Okanagan-Shuswap did have a decent showing.

Nearby locations include Mabel Lake in the North Okanagn at No. 83, Mara Lake in the Shuswap (85), Nicola Lake near Merritt (93), Osoyoos Lake in the South Okanagan (96), Shuswap Lake and Shuswap River at 120 and 121, Penticton's Skaha Lake in 123rd place, and the Central Okanagan's Wood Lake rounding out the list in 150th spot.

Other high-profile tourist and fishing lakes and rivers that made the list include Adams Lake, Kootenay Lake, Christina Lake, Cultus Lake, Harrison Lake, Slocan Lake, Thompson River and Upper Arrow Lake.

Over 27,000 kilometres of coastlines and thousands of lakes and rivers were looked over to choose the top 150.



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