Tourism Kelowna Welcomes Colin McGuinness to the Team
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We are excited to announce that Colin McGuinness will be joining the Tourism Kelowna team later this month, overseeing our business development for sports and events.…
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Kelowna Ready to Welcome 2019 55+ BC Games
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The countdown is officially on for the Kelowna 2019 55+ BC Games. This past Saturday, event organizers held a ceremonial torch lighting in Stuart Park to kick-off the games, which take place September 10-14, 2019…
Tourism Kelowna Joins 2020 Memorial Cup Host Committee in Halifax
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Last week, Thom Killingsworth, Chair of the Tourism Kelowna Board of Directors, accompanied the 2020 Kelowna Memorial Cup Host Committee to the 2019 Memorial Cup in Halifax to host a welcome event and to meet with event officials in preparation for Kelowna hosting next year's event. …
Big White Ski Resort to Host Snowboardcross World Cup in 2020
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Last week, Big White Ski Resort, in partnership with BC Snowboard and Canada Snowboard, announced that they will host athletes from around the globe at the Barrels & Berms Snowboardcross World Cup, taking place at the resort from January 20 to 27, 2020. This will be the first Snowboardcross World Cup to be held in Canada since 2013…
Kelowna to Host World Mixed Doubles and Senior Curling Championships 2020
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This morning, the World Curling Federation announced that the World Mixed Doubles and Seniors Curling Championships 2020 will take place at the Kelowna Curling Club from April 18-25, 2020.…
Kelowna Wins Bid for 2019 Canada West Golf Championships
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UBC Okanagan has won the bid to host the inaugural Canada West Golf Championships this fall at the Okanagan Golf Club. Canada West, the conference within U Sports that is represented by 17 post-secondary institutions across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, announced Kelowna as the 2019 host at their semi-annual meeting last week. …
Kelowna Curling Club Wins Tourism Kelowna Sport Hosting Award
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On Wednesday, February 6, Tourism Kelowna presented the Tourism Kelowna Sport Hosting Award to Jock Tyre and the Kelowna Curling Club for their outstanding efforts in hosting the 2018 Winn Rentals World Mixed Curling Championships…
Harvey Hubball Finalist for National Rising Star Award
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We are proud to announce that Harvey Hubball, Business Development, Sports & Events for Tourism Kelowna, has been selected as a finalist for the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA) Sport Tourism Rising Star of the Year Award.…
Tourism Kelowna Participates in BC Sport Tourism Network Round Table in Vancouver
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In mid-December 2018, Tourism Kelowna participated in a meeting with 14 other sport tourism officials from British Columbia (BC) as part of the BC Sport Tourism Network…
Kelowna Wins Bid for 2019 Skate Canada International
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Skate Canada International is returning to Kelowna in October 2019. This morning, Skate Canada announced that Kelowna won the bid to host the 2019 Skate Canada International, marking the second time the event has been held in the Okanagan…
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Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 6S4 Canada
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