Finding paradise in Osoyoos, B.C.

Liza Jensen
These sagebrush grasslands would have been part of the South Okanagan-Lower Similkameen National Park. Parks Canada has said it is following the lead of the B.C. government and stepping away from its plans to establish the park in the Oliver-Osoyoos area.

The following submission was received in response to the Yahoo small towns series. It has been edited for clarity.

I call Osoyoos one of the most beautiful places in British Columbia, my hometown. Osoyoos has a population of around 5000 people, depending on the time of year.

In 2007, we were visiting Osoyoos from Calgary. It was right around Easter and we were at the golf course having lunch outside on the patio in the warm sun. As I gazed at the greens of the golf course and the blue shining lake, I thought ‘this is the life.’

When we reluctantly got back to Calgary, it was snowing. That is when we decided to become small townies, the reverse of what everyone else was doing. We listed our house in Calgary, packed up all of our belongings and moved to Osoyoos within the year.

As we were packing, we got a call from Global Calgary. They were doing a piece on people leaving Calgary and wanted to know why we were leaving. We called it a lifestyle change and have never looked back.

Liza Jensen
Osoyoos, B.C.

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