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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-2million.html

I was looking at this earlier and am so pleased that I can have a place like this (not THE same of course) on a lake for decidedly less than GBP2m

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or you could buy an island in BC
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...-for-sale.html

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if you have loads of money

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Seriously - is it possible to buy a lake in Canada? (ie for mere mortals)

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You can buy land around a lake or have a lake on you property, you cannot just buy a lake.

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This comes pretty close: http://www.ecoproperty.ca/propd.php?id=17885

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We are fortunate enough to live on a lake, something that was simply 'Pie in the sky' in the UK....a wonderful way of life to be sure for those so inclined, the icing on the cake for rural life.

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But if you have a lake on your property you then own the lake? As in it's not classed as being public and nobody else would have access to fish it? (I'm not clear on what you're saying because why can't you just buy a lake if that's what someone is selling? When you buy a lake in other countries it would usually include a margin of land around it or at least part way around it for access which could be as little as the bank and a track.)

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That ad says it's a private lake so it is possible then? ie nobody else has access to it or it's contents at all?

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We have some ponds, I suppose they're only different from lakes in terms of size. No one else has use of them, they're private in the same way as, say, one's back garden.

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That same GBP2M can buy a more sizeable lot on the Naramata bench! Although I do love the lake district :D

http://www.realtor.ca/propertyDetail...ey=-1462760645

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I think that whether or not other people have access to it is somewhat moot. There is nobody else there.

They aren't joking when they describe it as remote.

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Bzzzzzzzzz-zzzzzzz- <SLAP>

Repeat every 5 minutes during evenings, June-September

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:D Because of being near water or is that just generally true in Canada??

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The wrong lake and it'll be every 5 seconds...........

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Certainly true here

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Nova Scotia, the poor man's Lake District :thumbup:

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Yes there must be some really nice lakeshore properties in NS. Although the hills in the Lake District are beautiful, the lakes themselves are nothing special when compared to NS/Canadian Lakes, access to LD is limited, and it's too crowded in summer.

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Something trivial, but supposedly there are more lakes in Canada than the rest of the world combined.

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The Lake District is indeed beautiful, but as with many other of the world's beauty spots, a visit there is ruined by...........................human beings.

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Google 'okanagan lakefront property' you can buy land for about $150-200k CAD and then build a cabin on it. Same goes for the gulf islands

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Please show me the links you have to Okanagan Lake frontage land for $150k. I'll buy 10 lots.

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You may not get 10 lots in a row, but there appears to be stuff out there.


http://www.okhomeseller.com/content/...eal-estate.asp

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One lot under $150k on leased First Nations land. There's no such thing as inexpensive property on Okanagan lake.

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At least you have now bought yourself one lot, only nine more to go! ;)

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I am up for this as well if there really is such a thing as 150k lots on that lake!

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What are the other lakes in or around the Okanagan (ie. not Okanagan Lake) that are popular for cottages etc. ?

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The main lakes are Okanagan, Skaha, Osoyoos Lake, Wood Lake, Kalamalka Lake and Mabel Lake. There are also some beautiful ones further north in the Salmon arm area. There are many many smaller more remote lakes with nice properties such as Osprey lake, Chain lake and link lake behind Summerland or Beaver lake behind Winfield or Hydraulic Lake , fish lake, browne lake near big white - too many to mention but lots to choose from:D

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Thanks, will look them up on Google Earth - I feel a big lottery win coming up this weekend!

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No need for the lottery win if it is just for a weekend retreat as you can pick them up pretty reasonable - this one is next door to our friends cabin on fish lake near big white. http://kelowna.kijiji.ca/c-real-esta...AdIdZ390877645 and this is my hubby on the same lake (our friends cabin in the background) this winter.

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Actually, it's more like the "I'm not insane enough to spend obscene amounts of money on a very small dwelling" approach!

I live on a lake in NS. I couldn't afford it in the UK but that's fine...I'm not in the UK! We have good jobs and a comfortable life... When things change we will move on and probably swap our lake view for that of a skyscraper...

We need to live in the moment! ;)