Lumby, British Columbia

Lumby is a small community of 2,063 people, located near the edge of the Monashee Mountains.[3] It is mainly a logging, manufacturing and agriculture community.[4]

Lumby
Village
The Corporation Of Lumby[1]
Motto: 
De porta usque ad Monashee (The Gateway to the Monashee)
Lumby is located in British Columbia
Lumby
Lumby
Location of Lumby
Lumby is located in Canada
Lumby
Lumby
Lumby (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°14′58″N 118°57′56″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional DistrictNorth Okanagan
Incorporated (Village)1956
Government
[2]
 • MayorKevin Acton
 • CouncillorLorelei Fiset
 • CouncillorSherry Kineshanko
 • CouncillorLori Mindnich
 • CouncillorRandal Ostafichuk
Area
 • Village5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Village2,000
 • Urban
3,500
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Postal code span
V0E
Area code250 / 778 / 236
Highways Hwy 6
WebsiteOfficial website

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 at nearby Cooper Mountain.[7]

Schools administered by School District 22 Vernon in Lumby include Charles Bloom Secondary School, Crossroads Alternate School and J W Inglis Elementary School.[8]

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, Valley Pallet Plus,[9] Super A Grocery, Irly Building Centres, Mac's Convenience Stores, Fields, 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.

The Village also hosts a winter outhouse race featuring creative entries of three sided outhouses mounted on skis.

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]

Lumby had been known as White Valley but one year after his death, the town name was changed to honour Moses Lumby (1842–93). He had a varied career including serving as Government Agent in Vernon, British Columbia and vice-president of the Shuswap and Okanagan Railway.[12]: 157 

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 °C (36.2 °F) in August is only exceeded by Beaverdell.

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)		 33.0
(91.4)		 37.0
(98.6)		 39.0
(102.2)		 39.0
(102.2)		 35.5
(95.9)		 25.0
(77.0)		 16.5
(61.7)		 10.0
(50.0)		 39.0
(102.2)
Average high °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)		 28.0
(82.4)		 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)
Average low °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −3.0
(26.6)		 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)		 −34.0
(−29.2)		 −25.6
(−14.1)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −1.7
(28.9)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 −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)		 56.0
(2.20)		 59.3
(2.33)		 35.9
(1.41)		 34.5
(1.36)		 44.2
(1.74)		 47.0
(1.85)		 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)		 11.0
(4.3)		 2.1
(0.8)		 0.2
(0.1)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.8
(0.3)		 24.7
(9.7)		 39.4
(15.5)		 135.0
(53.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 16.9 10.0 14.3 12.2 15.8 14.9 9.0 9.1 10.9 15.1 15.9 14.8 158.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.4 4.8 10.3 11.7 15.8 14.9 9.0 9.1 10.9 14.9 10.8 3.8 121.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 12.8 6.4 5.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 6.8 11.7 44.1
Source: [13]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lumby had a population of 2,063 living in 836 of its 861 total private dwellings, a change of 12.5% from its 2016 population of 1,833. With a land area of 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 347.9/km2 (901.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

Religion

According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Lumby included:[14]

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. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. Councillors | Lumby
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. "Lumby and District Chamber of Commerce". Archived from the original on 10 October 2006.
  5. "Lumby Weyerhaeuser Salmon Trail".
  6. "Lumby Transportation and Trails Master Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011.
  7. "The Lumby Airforce". The Lumby Airforce. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. "School District No. 22 Vernon – Schools in the District". Sd22.bc.ca. 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. Valley Pallet Plus
  10. "Major Employers in Lumby and Area". Archived from the original on 25 March 2009.
  11. "WWI era balloon bomb in BC blown to smithereens". Globalnews.ca. The Canadian Press. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  12. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  13. "Climate Normals and Averages Lumby". Environment Canada. Archived from the original (CSV) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  14. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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