North BX

North B.X. is a comfortable rural area of Vernon, in the Okanagan.  It boasts fruit trees,  spectacular lake & valley views.  Most importantly it is close to everything...town, shopping, work, and schools.  

North BX played an integral part in Vernon's history. Originally called the BX Ranch it was originally part of a horse ranch used for raising horses for the stage line that supplied the goldfields in the Cariboo area of BC . In 1860, Francis Barnard began ranching five miles east of present-day Vernon. The name BX was applied to the ranch after Barnard had established the B.C. Express and Stage Line, more commonly known as Barnard's Express. Barnard had come to Yale, B.C. from Quebec in search of gold. Like others, he found a more reliable income in providing services to the mining towns. He obtained a mail delivery contract to the Interior, first on foot, then by pony, and finally by a full-scale freight and passenger service.