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In 1935, residents of the Okanagan participated in a referendum to decide whether to start a library system in the valley. After a majority voted "yes", the first Kelowna library, then called the Okanagan Union Library, was constructed. The original collection was 18,000 items, and served a population of about 25,000. [1]
Street Books is a nonprofit book service founded in 2011 in Portland, Oregon, that travels via bicycle-powered cart to lend books to "people living outside". [ 52 ] Books on Bikes [ 53 ] is a program begun in 2013 by the Seattle Public Library that uses a customized bicycle trailer pulled by pedal power to bring library services to community ...
RapidBus expanded its service to West Kelowna on September 2, 2012. Digital screens with real-time schedule information installed at all stops. [8] 97 Okanagan connects West Kelowna, downtown Kelowna and UBC Okanagan via HOV lanes on Highway 97 with traffic signal priority with limited stops to provide fast and direct service.
Frequency Call sign Branding Format Owner Notes 1150 AM CKFR: AM 1150 news/talk: Bell Media: 88.9 FM CBTK-FM: CBC Radio One: public news/talk: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CHBC-DT (channel 2) is a television station in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, part of the Global Television Network.It is owned and operated by network parent Corus Entertainment, and maintains studios on Leon Avenue (near Water Street) in Downtown Kelowna; its main transmitter is located on Blue Grouse Mountain in the Regional District of Central Okanagan.
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.
In September 2012, the centre hosted the kick-off of the Okanagan Fall Wine Festival, [6] the annual general meeting of the Okanagan Basin Water Board, [7] and the Kelowna Student Film Festival. [8] In October of that year, UBC Okanagan students published a typewriter-produced zine called The Heartbreak at one of the centre's studios. [9]
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.