Okanagan Falls, a small community south of Penticton, that lost its only grocery store last year.According to the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, the three-year plan provides a vision to help the South Okanagan community of 2,500 recover from a gradual decline.The plan is also a call to action for all stakeholders, noting that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the downtown, and that a new strategy is needed to reverse the trend.
Okanagan Falls crossing guard Rose Mah celebrates retirement Residents now have to travel to Penticton or Oliver for food, after the only grocery store shuttered in September because of a lack of customers.The regional district also said 90 per cent of service-based businesses in Okanagan Falls.