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The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word kiʔláwnaʔ, referring to a grizzly bear. [8] [9] Kelowna is the province's third-largest metropolitan area (after Vancouver and Victoria). At the same time, it is the seventh-largest city overall [where?] and the largest in the Interior. [10] It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Founded by G.H. Green Operated floatplane DHC-3 Otter, Noorduyn Norseman [196] Greyhound Air: Winnipeg Richardson: 1996 - 1997 Rebranded to KF Cargo in 2015 Gulf Air Aviation: 1978 – 1980 Established as Alert Bay Air Services To Air BC [197] H: Haida Airlines: Vancouver: 1980 – 1980 To Air BC [198] Hanna Air: Silva Bay: 1997 – 1997 ...
It derives its name from the Okanagan Mission founded by Father Pandosy, historically known as the Okanagan Mission, which was located here and was the first non-native settlement in the Okanagan Valley. [2] The Mission once was a separate jurisdiction before being amalgamated with the City of Kelowna in the mid- to late-20th century.
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.
Kelowna: British Columbia: 222,162 Ethnicity ... One of the most prominent movements is the Group of Seven, which was founded in 1920, ...
The largest city in the Canadian portion is Kelowna, with a metropolitan population of 222,162 residents as of 2021, while the largest city in the American portion is Omak, with 4,860 residents as of 2020. The region took its current name in honor of the Okanagan term, ukʷnaqín. The mild climate and close proximity to lakes, rivers and ...
Founded: 1811 (fur trading post) Incorporated: ... (today's Omineca Country, ... with Ebus connecting to other Interior cities like Kelowna and Vernon, ...
Over 50% of the world's borders today were drawn as a result of British and French imperialism. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] An unambiguous measure is the date of national constitutions ; but as constitutions are an almost entirely modern concept, all formation dates by that criterion are modern or early modern (the oldest extant constitution being that ...