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The Daily Courier is a local newspaper in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. [2]The newspaper covers a wide range of topics, including local news, sports, business, entertainment, and community events.
The Kelowna Community Theatre is an 853-seat Theatre in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the Kelowna Community Concert Society and is also the home of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra and has been since it opened.
Orchard Park Shopping Centre is a regional shopping mall in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.It is the largest shopping mall in the Okanagan.It is located on the major provincial highway, Harvey Avenue (Highway 97), at the intersections of Cooper Road and Dilworth Drive, south of Dilworth Mountain.
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.
The Okanagan International Marathon is as a major fundraiser for the interior of BC. Held in the fall in Kelowna and has a history of Boston qualifying times on a course, which attracts both the elite and recreational runner. To date the Okanagan International Marathon has donated in excess of $173,000 to the Sunshine Foundation Dream for Kids.
Prospera Place, formerly known as Skyreach Place, is a 6,886-seat multi-purpose arena, in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It replaced Kelowna Memorial Arena, which is still in use for minor hockey. Opened in 1999, it is home to the Kelowna Rockets hockey club. The arena hosted the Memorial Cup in 2004.
At around 9:55 pm, August 17, the wildfire jumped over Okanagan Lake sparking new wildfires north of Kelowna forcing a state of emergency by the city and further evacuations. [5] [6] Just after 10:20 am PT, August 18, Kelowna International Airport announced that they were suspending flights to and from the airport until further notice. [7]
CKKO-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a classic rock format on 96.3 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station uses the on-air branding K 96.3 and the slogan "Kelowna's Classic Rock". Originally owned by Sun Country Cablevision and currently owned by Stingray Group, the station was licensed on March 14, 2008. [1]