Winfield, British Columbia

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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood

| population = 9100

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| subdivision_name2 = Central Okanagan

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| subdivision_name3 = Lake Country

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Winfield is a neighbourhood and formal ward within the District Municipality of Lake Country, British Columbia, located adjacent to the northern city boundary of Kelowna.

The community, formerly an unincorporated settlement, is now one of the four wards of Lake Country. It is situated to the north and slightly east of Kelowna, along Highway 97, in the central part of the Okanagan region. The town is adjacent to Wood Lake, which attracts summer visitors. The economy is based on light manufacturing, fruit producing and tourism, in addition to being a bedroom community for Kelowna.

History

Formerly known as Alvaston, it was renamed Winfield after Winfield Lodge, the home of Thomas Wood, justice of the peace and rancher who settled in the area in 1871.{{Citation | last =Akrigg | first =G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg | first2 =Helen B. | title =British Columbia Place Names | place =Vancouver | publisher =UBC Press | year =1986 | edition =3rd, 1997 | isbn =0-7748-0636-2 | url-access =registration | url =https://archive.org/details/britishcolumbiap0000akri_w1q9 }}{{rp|297}}

In 1968 Winfield and district minor hockey was founded along with the opening of the new arena.

In the 1960s Winfield Foods, which was changed to IGA in 1972, was the only grocery store in Winfield till Save on Foods opened in 1999 as part of the Winfield Commons project. [Winfield had another grocery store through the 1970s and 80s in the Lakewood Mall.]

In 1995, Winfield, along with the neighbouring communities of Oyama, Carr's Landing and Okanagan Centre, was incorporated into the District Municipality of Lake Country.

Education

The area has four public schools, Davidson Road Elementary School (opened 1983), Peter Greer Elementary School (opened 1992), George Elliot Secondary School (opened 1959), and Hank Grenda Middle School (opened 2021), and one traditional school, Oyama Traditional School, an elementary school where uniforms are worn which operates in the public school system. The schools in the area are operated by School District 23 Central Okanagan based in Kelowna. The schools in the municipality that are no longer open include Winfield Elementary, Woodlake Elementary, and Okanagan Centre Elementary (a small school house that later became the Lake Country Museum and Archives). In the 1980s, most grade 5 students attending Wood Lake Elementary were bused daily to Okanagan Centre Elementary which had two classrooms.

Climate

{{Weather box

|location = Winfield

|metric first = Y

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|Jan record high C = 14.0

|Feb record high C = 15.0

|Mar record high C = 20.5

|Apr record high C = 28.0

|May record high C = 33.0

|Jun record high C = 36.5

|Jul record high C = 38.0

|Aug record high C = 38.5

|Sep record high C = 33.5

|Oct record high C = 25.0

|Nov record high C = 19.4

|Dec record high C = 13.0

|year record high C = 38.5

|Jan high C = 0.4

|Feb high C = 3.1

|Mar high C = 9.3

|Apr high C = 14.8

|May high C = 19.5

|Jun high C = 23.2

|Jul high C = 26.8

|Aug high C = 26.5

|Sep high C = 20.6

|Oct high C = 12.5

|Nov high C = 4.8

|Dec high C = 0.1

|year high C = 13.5

|Jan mean C = -1.9

|Feb mean C = 0.0

|Mar mean C = 4.7

|Apr mean C = 9.2

|May mean C = 13.5

|Jun mean C = 17.2

|Jul mean C = 20.3

|Aug mean C = 20.1

|Sep mean C = 14.9

|Oct mean C = 8.4

|Nov mean C = 2.3

|Dec mean C = -2.0

|year mean C = 8.9

|Jan low C = -4.1

|Feb low C = -3.2

|Mar low C = 0.0

|Apr low C = 3.6

|May low C = 7.4

|Jun low C = 11.1

|Jul low C = 13.6

|Aug low C = 13.7

|Sep low C = 9.1

|Oct low C = 4.2

|Nov low C = -0.3

|Dec low C = -4.1

|year low C = 4.3

|Jan record low C = -25.0

|Feb record low C = -22.5

|Mar record low C = -17.8

|Apr record low C = -5.6

|May record low C = -2.5

|Jun record low C = 2.8

|Jul record low C = 5.0

|Aug record low C = 6.0

|Sep record low C = -1.7

|Oct record low C = -16.0

|Nov record low C = -27.0

|Dec record low C = -27.5

|year record low C = -27.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 34.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 20.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 21.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 28.1

|May precipitation mm = 37.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 41.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 33.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 27.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 30.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 28.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 39.2

|Dec precipitation mm = 38.7

|year precipitation mm = 382.0

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 7.5

|Feb rain mm = 9.5

|Mar rain mm = 16.0

|Apr rain mm = 27.5

|May rain mm = 37.9

|Jun rain mm = 41.7

|Jul rain mm = 33.1

|Aug rain mm = 27.7

|Sep rain mm = 30.3

|Oct rain mm = 28.2

|Nov rain mm = 24.3

|Dec rain mm = 7.2

|year rain mm = 290.8

|snow colour = green

|Jan snow cm = 27.2

|Feb snow cm = 11.4

|Mar snow cm = 5.2

|Apr snow cm = 0.6

|May snow cm = 0.0

|Jun snow cm = 0.0

|Jul snow cm = 0.0

|Aug snow cm = 0.0

|Sep snow cm = 0.0

|Oct snow cm = 0.5

|Nov snow cm = 14.9

|Dec snow cm = 31.4

|year snow cm = 91.2

|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 11.0

|Feb precipitation days = 7.6

|Mar precipitation days = 8.8

|Apr precipitation days = 8.3

|May precipitation days = 9.9

|Jun precipitation days = 9.5

|Jul precipitation days = 6.8

|Aug precipitation days = 6.0

|Sep precipitation days = 7.1

|Oct precipitation days = 8.9

|Nov precipitation days = 11.0

|Dec precipitation days = 12.2

|year precipitation days = 107.1

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm

|Jan rain days = 3.3

|Feb rain days = 3.5

|Mar rain days = 6.8

|Apr rain days = 8.1

|May rain days = 9.9

|Jun rain days = 9.5

|Jul rain days = 6.8

|Aug rain days = 6.0

|Sep rain days = 7.1

|Oct rain days = 8.8

|Nov rain days = 8.0

|Dec rain days = 3.0

|year rain days= 80.8

|unit snow days = 0.2 cm

|Jan snow days = 8.4

|Feb snow days = 4.6

|Mar snow days = 2.3

|Apr snow days = 0.4

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.2

|Nov snow days = 3.6

|Dec snow days = 9.7

|year snow days = 29.1

|source 1 = {{cite web|url=http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/station_metadata_e.html?StnId=1074|title=Calculation Information for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Normals Data|publisher=Environment Canada|accessdate=9 July 2013}}|date=9 March 2013

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References

External links

[http://www.lakecountrychamber.com/ Lake Country]

Category:Neighbourhoods in Lake Country