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Kelowna

Administration
Full nameCity of Kelowna
Official nameCity of Kelowna
Motto"Fruitful in Unity"
CountryCanada
Province 
Regional DistrictCentral Okanagan
Settled1879
Incorporated1905
Government
BodyKelowna City Council
MayorSharon Shepherd
MPRon Cannan
MLAsSteve Thomson
Norm Letnick
Ben Stewart
Geography
Total Area81.7 sq mi (211.69 km2)
Elevation1128.6 ft (344 m)
Demography
Total Population120812 (2009)
Density (pop.)570.7/km2 (1478.1/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)184411
Other information
Time zonePacific Time Zone (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Postal code spanV1P, V1V - V1Z
Area code+1-250 - 778

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Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a native term for "grizzly bear". Kelowna ranks as the 22nd largest metropolitan area in Canada.

Nearby communities include The District of West Kelowna (a separate political entity from Kelowna) to the west across Okanagan Lake, Lake Country and then Vernon to the north, as well as Peachland to the southwest and, further to the south, Summerland and Penticton.

History

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Fiery crash east of Kelowna - CKFR Tweet this news
CKFR---Kelowna- RCMP say a Grand Forks woman is lucky to be alive after her SUV crashed and caught fire on Highway 33 just east of the city. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:28:42 GMT+00:00
Sticky fingers turn lights out in West Kelowna - Kelowna Capital News Tweet this news
Kelowna Capital News--A number of street lights went out in West -Kelowna- this week, as a result of copper theives. Between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, theives were busy pulling copper ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:11:48 GMT+00:00
BC NDP leadership debate coming to Kelowna - CKFR Tweet this news
CKFR--The six candidates vying for the top job will be in -Kelowna- on March 21st. They include John Horgan, Mike Farnworth, Adrian Dix, Nicholas Simons, ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:28:42 GMT+00:00
No stopping slide - Chilliwack Times Tweet this news
Chilliwack Times--The Chilliwack Bruins fought the -Kelowna- Rockets and the men in stripes on Wednesday and, as usually happens when ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:16:18 GMT+00:00
Kelowna firm named one of province's top consulting engineers - Global Winnipeg Tweet this news
Global Winnipeg--The -Kelowna- took the top award for design and contract preparation of roads at the 7th Annual Deputy Minister's Awards for Consulting Engineers. ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:50:06 GMT+00:00
Interior Health admits mistake - Global Edmonton Tweet this news
Global Edmonton--The family of Josef Wolf, 80, believes he was misdiagnosed and given the wrong medication during his stay at -Kelowna- General Hospital. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:25:57 GMT+00:00
One of two street racers nabbed by Kelowna RCMP - CKFR Tweet this news
CKFR--A 22 year old -Kelowna- man has lost his car... and his drivers licence after crashing during a high speed street race. On Tuesday night, a RCMP officer ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:28:42 GMT+00:00
Rockets winning streak - Global Saskatoon Tweet this news
Global Saskatoon--The -Kelowna- Rockets extend their winning streak to seven games after beating the Chilliwack Bruins. The -Kelowna- Rockets have extended their winning streak ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:26:17 GMT+00:00
Women's resource centre to re-open for two days a week - Kelowna Capital News Tweet this news
Kelowna Capital News--On some level, having the doors close forever on the -Kelowna's- Women Resource Centre would be good news, ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:29:45 GMT+00:00
Two greats just rarin' to go - The Province Tweet this news
The Province--Loffler, the quarterback extraordinaire with the -Kelowna- Owls, officially signed with the powerhouse Boise State Broncos, the program which is starting to ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:24:53 GMT+00:00

Events of significance :
1905
1959 10,000
1971 19,089
1978 51,955
1981 59,196
1986 61,213
1991 75,950
1993 85,564
1996 89,442
2001 96,288
2006 106,707

Events of significance :
Total
Catholic 18,195 19.2%
Protestant 38,215 40.3%
Christian Orthodox 795 0.8%
Christian, n.i.e. 5,735 6.1%
Muslim 250 0.2%
Jewish 215 0.2%
Buddhist 505 0.5%
Hindu 140 0.1%
Sikh 855 0.9%
Eastern religions 110 0.1%
Latter-day Saint 305 0.3%
No religious affiliation 29,435 31.1%

Events of significance :
English
Scottish 16,275 37.9%
German 13,170 30.7%
Canadian 12,410 28.9%
Irish 12,265 28.5%
French 7,455 17.4%
Ukrainian 4,485 10.4%
Dutch 2,915 6.8%
Polish 2,815 6.6%
Norwegian 2,765 6.4%
Swedish 2,380 5.5%
Russian 2,045 4.8%
Italian 1,865 4.3%
Aboriginal people 1,695 3.9%
Welsh 1,390 3.2%




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