Community InformationLumby is located twenty-five minutes east of Vernon, British Columbia and only fifty minutes from the Kelowna International Airport. Nestled on the northern edge of the Okanagan, the town’s location provides an excellent starting point for outdoor adventures whether they be fishing, hunting, hiking, or camping.
Although the village was incorporated in 1956, its history dates back to 1893 when the town site of forty acres was surveyed and named “Lumby”. Prior to that, a small settlement of pioneer farmers and gold miners lived in White Valley, whose beginning commenced with the Cherry Creek gold strike in 1862.
For years, farming and logging were the main source of revenue for the region, and so it is today, but on a much grander scale. Lumby is now considered to be the wood products and logging capital of the North Okanagan.
Lumby receives over 1,890 hours of sunshine each year with an annual rainfall of 43.6 cm and annual snowfall of 143.2 cm. Temperatures range from a frosty -6.5 to a comfortable 23.6 degrees C in August.
INDUSTRY:
Manufacturing, forestry, tourismPopulation
Town Population: 1,731 (BC Stats, 2011 Census)
Health Administrative Information
Health Authority: Interior Health
Health Service Delivery Area: Okanagan
Regional District: Vernon
Rural Designation: RSA community
RRP Designation: D
RRP Points: 0.80
Practitioners + Clinic information
General Practitioners: 1 (www.cpsbc.ca)
Health Centre Info
Lumby Health Centre
2135 Norris Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-9741 | F: 250 547-9743
Maternity
North Okanagan Midwifery Care
2200 – 25th Avenue
Vernon, BC, V1T 1M9
P: 250 503-5133 | F: 250 503-5136
Born Naturally Midwifery
3916 – 16th Street
Vernon, BC, V1T 7N6
P: 250 550-6850
Lab services
General Laboratory Testing
Lumby Health Unit
2135 Norris Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-9741 | F: 250 547-9743
Hrs: Tues 8:00 am – 9:45 am
Imaging services
X-Ray
Lumby Health Centre
2135 Norris Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-9741 | F: 250 547-9743
Hrs: Tues 9 am – 2 pm, Wed 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, Thurs 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, Fri 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Mammography
Mammography services provided by BC Cancer Agency. See www.bccancer.bc.ca for details.
BC Ambulance
BC Ambulance Service provides coverage to this community.
Pharmacy
IDA Pharmacy
Vernon Slocan Highway
Box 1030, 1960 Vernon Street
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-2324
Home Nursing
Lumby Health Centre
2135 Norris Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-2127 | F: 250 547-9743
Physiotherapy
Concept Physiotherapy
2000 Norris Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G6
P: 250 260-1550
Lumby Physiotherapy
Bloom Wellness Centre
Box 1112, 2161 Shuswap Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-6066
Mental Health and Addictions
Whitevalley Community Resource Centre
Box 661, 2114 Shuswap Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-8866 | F: 250 547-6285
Social workers
Whitevalley Community Resource Centre
Box 661, 2114 Shuswap Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-8866 | F: 250 547-6285
Street Nurse available every second Wednesday at Lumby Food Bank from 12 pm – 1 pm.
Seniors Wellness Program
Lumby Health Centre
Box 661, 2114 Shuswap Avenue
Lumby, BC, V0E 2G0
P: 250 547-8866 | F: 250 547-6285Diabetic Clinic
By referral from your doctor to Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
P: 250 558-1210
Hrs: Mon-Fri 8 am – 4 pm
Appointments upon request for Lumby in May and September only.
