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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]
School District 23 Central Okanagan is a school district in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia.It includes the cities of Kelowna, and West Kelowna, and the District Municipalities of Lake Country, and Peachland, and is the 5th largest district in BC. [2]
Kelowna General Hospital originally opened on August 2, 1908, with 19 beds on the land that was donated by Kelowna Land & Orchard Company. This building remained until 1940 when a new hospital building was constructed. In 1969, the five-storey Strathcona building was constructed, followed by the five-storey Royal Building in 1992.
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.
Kelowna Secondary is known as one of the provincial championship contenders through recent years in high school boys' volleyball. In the 2023 volleyball season, the Owls completed a provincial title three-peat with a victory in four sets against the Yale Lions from Abbotsford; [5] in the same season, the Owls' Senior Girls Volleyball Team won the 'AAAA' High School Girls Volleyball Provincial ...
Kelowna Regional Transit System is operated by Transdev, providing public bus transportation services in part of the central Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, ...
Kelowna Pacific Railway (reporting mark KPR) was a short-line railroad, formerly a Canadian National Railway line, leased by Knighthawk Rail. The KPR's line ran from Kelowna to Kamloops through the Okanagan Valley. Operations started on January 30, 2000, and ended on July 5, 2013, when the company entered receivership.
Kelowna-Mission's MLA is Gavin Dew.He was first elected to represent the riding in the 2024 provincial election.He is a member of the BC Conservatives.. Prior to Gavin Dew, the MLA were Renee Merrifield and Hon. Steve Thomson respectively, the latter was the former executive director of the B.C. Agriculture Council.