SS Sicamous is a large, four-decked sternwheeler commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and was built by the Western Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company for Okanagan Lake service between the fruit communities of Penticton, and other towns of Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia.

The saloon deck was home to the exquisite dining hall featuring an impressive mezzanine balcony and clerestory windows.

These changes were designed to reduce wind resistance and weight, decreasing coal consumption and allowing for more cargo to be transported.

Despite her decrease in size, Sicamous remained a first-class steamship with the same fine Australian mahogany and Burmese teak finishings.

Sicamous was a steam-driven sternwheeler, consuming an average of fifteen to seventeen tons of coal each day,[2] depending upon weather conditions and the number of stops made along the lake.

Twenty-three feet long and made of Carnegie flange steel, the boiler was designed to burn 1720 kilograms of coal each hour.

Built in 1914 and retired in 1936, Sicamous dedicated twenty-two years of service to the CPR, transporting people of the Okanagan and travelers alike.

Although always a first-class steamship complete with luxurious staterooms and cabins, Sicamous was renovated in 1935 and became primarily a cargo vessel, reducing her total number of berths from 80 to 20.

The hull, engine and boiler were fabricated beforehand in Port Arthur, Ontario (Thunder Bay) and shipped to the construction site at Okanagan Landing.

Dave Stephens was the British Columbia Lake and River Service’s Primary Chief Engineer and oversaw operations from Nelson.

His recollection is included below: "The first night I fell asleep and did not waken until 5:30 a.m., exactly in time to sound the three whistles to announce that it was a half hour before leaving time-something any kid would have loved to do all by himself.