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Stuart Park is a park located near Okanagan Lake in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. In winter, part of the park is turned into an ice rink for public skating. [1] In 2015, the Canadian Institute of Planners named it the greatest public space in Canada. [2] What do I need to do before skating at Stuart Park? The rink is open for drop-in use.
BC Parks Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia , Canada , located in the Okanagan Highland east of Kelowna . [ 3 ] It was established to protect the full elevational range of the North Okanagan Basin and North Okanagan Highlands ecosections .
In 1999, a group of Kelowna residents formed a society called the Friends of Knox Mountain Park to advocate for and to promote stewardship of the park. [ 11 ] Each year the park becomes the site of the Knox Mountain Hillclimb car race, which has been run on a steep course in the park for over 60 years, [ 12 ] making it the longest annually ...
Telus Mobility re-launched its Clearnet discount mobile phone brand in Kelowna and Red Deer, Alberta, in 2011. Kelowna was the first city in Canada to have a permanent flow-rider located at the H2O indoor water park. [67] Peachwave opened its first Canadian store in Kelowna in 2013.
Knox Mountain Park, a nature park in Kelowna.. In 2022, there was 1,268 hectares (3,130 acres) of parkland in Kelowna, comprising 6 per cent of the city's total area.About 75 per cent of the total parkland is made up of natural area, with 25 per cent of Kelowna's parkland being actively managed. [2]
The parks department of Metro Vancouver oversees the development and maintenance of 23 [43] regional parks, as well as various nature reserves and greenways. The organization is committed to the goals and strategies in the Regional Parks Plan, [ 44 ] as approved by the board.
The area has been host to multiple junior hockey championships, including the Memorial Cup in Kelowna in 2004 and RBC Cup in Vernon in 1990 (then called the Centennial Cup) and 2014. Kelowna is home to junior Canadian football team Okanagan Sun, and Jr. Baseball team Kelowna Falcons, including the UBC Okanagan Heat university program.
Little White Mountain is a mountain near the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, near the central Okanagan Valley. The mountain stands an elevation of 2,171 meters (or 7,123 feet). [ 2 ] It is a significant destination for backcountry recreation, with backcountry skiing , snowshoeing and snowmobiling opportunities. [ 3 ]