Carr's Landing

Carr's Landing, officially Carrs,^[1] is a neighbourhood and formal ward in District Municipality of Lake Country, which is located in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada.

It is located by the Okanagan Lake, north of Okanagan Centre neighbourhood.

History

The settlement was named for Andrew Carr, an early settler as of around 1895, who died in 1910. The community and former steamer landing was officially designated only in 1951 as Carr's Landing, based on long-standing use by area residents, even though CPR steamer service had long since ended. In November 1981 the name was officially shortened to Carrs,^[1] yet the former name is still being used today.

In 1995, Carr's Landing and its three neighbouring settlements were amalgamated into the new municipality of Lake Country and it became one of the four wards within the municipality.

References

1 2 BC Names entry "Carrs (community)"

Regional District of Central Okanagan

Communities	Kelowna Rutland Okanagan Mission Lake Country Winfield Oyama Okanagan Centre Carr's Landing Peachland West Kelowna Casa Loma West Kelowna Estates Shannon Lake Glenrosa Rose Valley Lakeview Heights

Electoral areas	Central Okanagan I Central Okanagan J

Education	School District 23 Okanagan College Sprott-Shaw Community College University of British Columbia

Transportation	Kelowna Regional Transit System Kelowna International Airport Kelowna Pacific Railway William R. Bennett Bridge Highway 33 Highway 97 Highway 97C

Category:Regional District of Central Okanagan

Coordinates: 50°06′54″N 119°27′47″W / 50.11500°N 119.46306°W / 50.11500; -119.46306

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