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After travelling Europe and living in England after high school, Cheryl van den Bold settled in Vancouver. Once she started a family, her hometown of Kelowna, where she was born and raised, called her back and she's been enjoying the best of the Okanagan since returning to the region in 2005…
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We want to recognize and celebrate some of the award wins and highlight notable news from our local tourism industry that occurred over the past few months…
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While visiting family in Oliver during spring 9 years ago, Steve Small stayed in Kelowna for one night during the trip and from there, decided it was the place to call home.…
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After visiting Kelowna and the Okanagan numerous times as a kid, Julia Garner was determined to become a local and reside in the region one day. Now, she is proud to call West Kelowna, where she has lived for the past 16 years, home. For more than half of this time, she has also been a part of the team at Tourism Kelowna. …
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Tourism Kelowna is inviting community members and travellers to join in the celebrations for the third annual Love for Kelowna Day, which will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Locals and visitors are invited to share what they love most about our region on Instagram for a chance to win a Kelowna prize pack worth $500. …
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After kicking off 2022 with several exciting announcements, Kelowna International Airport (YLW) has celebrated additional achievements, initiatives, and air service this spring. …
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Born and raised in Kelowna, Sydney Solland knows a thing or two about the region. This intimate knowledge of the Central Okanagan has served Sydney well in her four years working as part of Tourism Kelowna's team, where she has transitioned through several roles, building on her education, skills, and experience in each new position…
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A short trip across Okanagan Lake on the William R. Bennett bridge will have you in the growing city of West Kelowna, which was incorporated as a municipality in 2007. …
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Four years ago—on April 1, 2018, to be exact—Carla Bechard arrived in Kelowna after packing up and making the move from her home province of Saskatchewan…
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Over the past month, Central Okanagan Chambers of Commerce have all hosted their annual business awards, recognizing the best in the region, including businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors.…
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people
Kelowna Visitor Centre:
238 Queensway
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
1-800-663-4345
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