Meet the Tourism Kelowna Team: Chris Lewis
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After living in more than 25 communities in BC and Alberta since childhood, including Penticton where he was born, Chris Lewis has called the Central Okanagan home for the past 14 years…
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After living in more than 25 communities in BC and Alberta since childhood, including Penticton where he was born, Chris Lewis has called the Central Okanagan home for the past 14 years…
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After growing up in her hometown of Montreal, Lisanne Ballantyne set off for Winnipeg, where she graduated from the University of Manitoba before beginning her career in the marketing, communications, and public relations sector…
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After an exciting two years working as Manager of Communications, Media & Public Relations for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games Torch Relays and travelling across the country, Chris Shauf returned from Vancouver to his home province of Saskatchewan—he was born in Estavan and grew up in the southeastern part of the province—where he settled in Saskatoon to further his leadership experience in the marketing and communications sector. However, it wasn't long before BC beckoned him back. …
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Over the past few years, the tourism industry and the landscape of our local business community have shifted. In response, Tourism Kelowna is moving from a stakeholder to a membership model, allowing our organization to meet our local businesses' current needs and work more effectively for our current member base…
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Last fall, we partnered with the District of Lake Country and the City of West Kelowna to start work on a collaborative marketing campaign inviting people to explore more in the Central Okanagan…
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Tourism Kelowna is always on the lookout for new, professional photo assets to add to our library, with the goal of promoting our destination and our stakeholders. If you are a participating stakeholder of Tourism Kelowna, we would welcome your stand-out photos to use in our marketing of Kelowna and the Central Okanagan…
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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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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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We are pleased to provide you with a quarterly update from our team, which offers an overview of some key initiatives, aligned with our organization's strategic goals, that took place during the past few months…
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Over 10 weeks in late fall and early winter, we worked with local media outlets to encourage residents to #exploreKelownatoday.…
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx/Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial