Okanagan Game Farm

Okanagan Game Farm
Okanagan Game Farm
Date opened June 22, 1967
Date closed March 31, 1999
Location Kaleden, BC, CAN
Land area 270 hectares (667 acres)
Number of animals 1,200

The Okanagan Game Farm was a private zoo located in Kaleden, British Columbia, a small community approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Penticton, British Columbia. The park closed on March 31, 1999 after 33 years in operation.[1]

History

The Okanagan Game Farm opened in 1967 after a group of thirty shareholders agreed to invest $200,000 in the Farm on 270 hectares of land leased from the Penticton Indian Band in the small community of Kaleden, British Columbia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Beasts gone, it's game over for the farm". The Province. 1999-03-31. 
  2. ^ MacQueen, Ken (1998-05-02). "Reversing Noah's Ark". The Vancouver Sun. 
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