Onega, Russia museum in the town is the Onega Historical Museum. Kiy Island, offshore from Onega, and the surrounding ice fields were used as the location for filming "A Captive in the Land" in the winter of 1989–1990. The island is the site of a monastery, the Holy Cross Monastery, which was closed during the era of religious persecution by the Soviets. Ill-fated young captain, oceanographer and linguist Alexander Kuchin (1888-1913?), was born in Onega. Bolshevik writer Nikolai Bukharin was exiled to Onega in 1911 and left for Germany in 1912. Onega, Russia Onega () is a town in the northwest of
Lake Country (2006-2011): 21.9% Land Area (square km) : 122.19 Age Immigration Aboriginals & Visible Minorities Income Religion Municipal elections were last held on November 15, 2014. At that time, James Baker was elected mayor for a fourth term. Representing the four wards of the municipality are Blair Ireland (Okanagan Centre), Matt Vader (Carr's Landing), Rob Geier (Winfield), and Owen Dickie (Oyama). The two councillors at large are Bill Scarrow, and Penny Gambell. The next round of municipal elections is scheduled for November 2018. Provincially, Lake Country is part of the constituency of Kelowna-Lake Country, this seat having been occupied by Norm