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The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [ 1] The wildfire forced the evacuation of West Kelowna and parts of Kelowna . Overall, at least 35,000 people were under ...
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]
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.
Dyas moved to British Columbia in 1986 to become a sous chef, becoming executive chef of Delta Hotels while living in Whistler. In 1987, he created an insurance and financial company called TD Benefits. [ 7] He would later become the president of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, serving for two terms until 2018. [ 8]
12,564 Sunday (as of 2011) [1] ISSN. 0842-0092. Website. www.kelownadailycourier.ca. 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. It has a print circulation of around 13,000 copies per day ...
The Rotary Centre for the Arts is a visual and performing arts centre in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It is very close to the Kelowna Art Gallery, both of which are located on Cawston Avenue. [ 1] The building houses the Mary Irwin Theatre, [ 2] the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art, [ 3] Potters Addict Ceramic Art Centre, several ...
Highway 97C is an east–west highway, forming part of an important link between the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan Valley south of Kelowna, which is the third largest metropolitan area in the province. It bisects the Coquihalla Highway at Merritt. The expressway and freeway sections of the highway are known as Okanagan Connector or Coquihalla ...
Okanagan Mission, also known colloquially as the Mission is a neighbourhood of the City of Kelowna in the Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the south side of the city at the foot of Okanagan Mountain. [ 1] It derives its name from the Okanagan Mission founded by Father Pandosy, historically known ...