Lake Okanagan Resort future bleak one year after fire

The dream of a phoenix rising from the ashes of Lake Okanagan Resort is fading.

More than 10 months since the McDougall Creek wildfire destroyed or damaged most of the buildings at the resort, efforts to rebuild appear to be at a standstill.

“Unless we can bring the owner of the hotel and the property to the table in a constructive way, I don’t see a path forward. You can’t live without sewer and water,” said Wayne Carson, Central Okanagan West director with the Regional District of Central Okanagan board.

So far, the owner of the hotel and resort property has not indicated a desire to restore water, sewer and other

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