People forget too that Ogopogo is a HUGE part of the tourist component there, just like Nessie in Scotland.

https://www.tourismkelowna.com/plan/about-kelowna/history/ogopogo/

https://www.tourismkelowna.com/blog/post/the-legend-the-spirit-the-creature-the-history-of-ogopogo/

https://similkameenvalley.com/directory-listings/listing/ogopogo-tours-1/

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g616300-d8672913-Reviews-Ogopogo_Tours-Summerland_Okanagan_Valley_British_Columbia.html

I really want nothing but the best for the region which so closely identified with Ogopogo.