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The Kelowna Accord is a series of agreements between the Government of Canada, First Ministers of the Provinces, Territorial Leaders, and the leaders of five national Aboriginal organizations in Canada. The accord sought to improve the education, employment, and living conditions for Aboriginal peoples through governmental funding and other ...
Kelowna Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. [1] Created under the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution , the riding will first be contested in the 2024 British Columbia general election .
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West, along with the member municipalities of the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, the District of Peachland, and Westbank First Nation.
Greater Kelowna (officially known as Kelowna Census Metropolitan Area) is the largest metropolitan area in British Columbia. It's the fastest growing metropolitan area within B.C and the fifth fastest growing in all of Canada.
Kelowna (/ k ə ˈ l oʊ n ə / ⓘ kə-LOH-nə) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word kiʔláwnaʔ, referring to a grizzly bear. [8] [9]
Kelowna Accord and residential schools [ edit ] In the fall of 2006, Phil Fontaine , National chief of the Assembly of First Nations , expressed disappointment over the Conservative government's refusal to honour the Kelowna Accord , endorsed by 14 jurisdictions (the federal government, 10 provinces, and three territories).
This district was created as "Kelowna" electoral district in 1996 from a portion of Okanagan Centre riding.. In 2003, it was renamed "Kelowna—Lake Country". The 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution concluded that the electoral boundaries of Kelowna—Lake Country should be adjusted, and a modified electoral district of the same name will be contested in future elections. [2]
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