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Kelowna
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley in the British Columbia Interior, 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 language, Okanagan word ', referring to a grizzly bear. Kelowna is the province's third-largest Greater Kelowna, metropolitan area (after Greater Vancouver, Vancouver and Greater Victoria, Victoria). It is the List of municipalities in British Columbia, seventh-largest municipality in BC and the largest in the Interior. It is the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, 20th-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city proper encompasses , and the Census geographic units of Canada#Census metropolitan area, census metropolitan area . Kelowna's population in 2025 is 165,907 in the city proper. Nearby communities include the City of West Kelowna (also referred to as Westbank and Westside) to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Dyas
Thomas J. Dyas is a Canadian politician. He has served as the mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia since 2022. Early life Dyas' parents were Thomas "Harry" Dyas, an immigrant from Blackheath, West Midlands, Blackheath, England and Hilda Ann Holtforster, who was born in Trout Creek, Ontario. His parents lived in Oshawa, Ontario. Dyas moved to British Columbia in 1986 to become a sous chef, becoming executive chef of Delta Hotels while living in Whistler, British Columbia, Whistler. In 1987, he created an insurance and financial company called TD Benefits. He would later become the president of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, serving for two terms until 2018. During this time, he led Kelowna's bid to host the 2020 Memorial Cup (which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Political career Dyas first ran for mayor of Kelowna 2018 British Columbia municipal elections#Kelowna, in 2018, citing the need for "leadership... at city hall", and ran on a plan on financial account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fuhr
Stephen Bradley Fuhr (born May 27, 1969) is a Canadian politician, retired air force officer, and aviation executive who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Kelowna in the House of Commons since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he previously held this seat from 2015 to 2019 under the previous name Kelowna—Lake Country. Fuhr is also a decorated pilot who served for 20 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), retiring with the rank of Major. Early life and education Fuhr was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. He pursued post-secondary studies in aviation technology at Trinity Western University, earning a diploma that enabled him to begin an aviation career. Military career In 1989, Fuhr joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Over a 20-year career, he served in various roles, including A2 flight instructor, standards officer, CF-18 Hornet fighter pilot, and fleet manager. He was a qualified NORAD and NATO operations evalu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional District Of Central Okanagan
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West, along with the member municipalities of the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, the District of Peachland, and Westbank First Nation. The RDCO office is located in Kelowna. Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA (census geographic units of Canada, Census Metropolitan Area) or Kelowna Metropolitan Area as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2016 was 194,882, an increase from the official Canada 2006 Census total of 162,276 (these figures exclude the population of reserves belonging to the Westbank First Nation). The area is 2,904.86 square kilometres. Communities Incorporated municipalities *Cities **Kelowna **West Kelowna *District municipalities **Lake Country **Peach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Dew
Gavin Dew (born January 1st, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Mission as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Early life and career Dew was born and raised in British Columbia. He currently resides in Kelowna with his wife, Erin, and their two children. He first moved to Kelowna in 2023 when he opened Play Area, a childcare facility and indoor playground serving young families in the Okanagan, with his wife who has a background working with children on the autism spectrum. They previously operated a childcare centre in East Vancouver. Dew holds a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from Oxford, specializing in corporate social responsibility. He is also deeply involved in his community serving on both boards of the Business Council of BC and Resource Works, an or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knox Mountain Park
Knox Mountain Park is a natural park and recreation area located in Kelowna, British Columbia, north of the city's core. It is one of the most popular attractions for tourists visiting Okanagan Valley. Apex Trail is a 4.0 kilometre, lightly trafficked out-and-back trail, best used from May till September The park is made up of of forest and grassland and contains a variety of wildlife, such as deer, birds, an occasional grizzly bear and Kokanee salmon that spawn along the lakeshore adjacent to the park. There are 10 trails in the park of varying length and difficulty, providing views of both Kelowna and Okanagan lake There are two lookout points, including the mountain's summit, which can be reached by car, making the mountain a picnicking location, as well as popular hiking and running destination. The mountains trails are also commonly utilized by mountain bikers. The park is open 9:30am to 9:00pm during most of the year. According to the City of Kelowna web site, Knox Mountai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake () is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.). Hydrography Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as it has been carved out by repeated glaciations. Although the lake contains numerous lacustrine terraces, it is not uncommon for the lake to be deep only offshore. Major inflows include Mission, Vernon, Trout, Penticton, Equesis, Kelowna, Peachland and Powers Creeks. The lake is drained by the Okanagan River, which exits the lake's south end via a canal through the city of Penticton to Skaha Lake, whence the river continues southwards into the rest of the South Okanagan and through Okanogan County, Washington to its confluence with the Columbia. The lake's maximum depth is near Grant Island (Nahun Weenox). There are three other islands: one known as Rattlesnake Island, much farther south by Squally Point. The other two are near Grant Island. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristina Loewen
Kristina Loewen is a Canadian politician who has been elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Kelowna Centre as a member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Early life and career Loewen has been a part of the Kelowna community for over 25 years. She has been married to her husband Andrew for 26 years and together they have four children. As her children were growing up she was involved in fundraising and community collaboration efforts eventually heading up their preschool as president and sitting on its council for many years. She also has had extensive experience in the healthcare system first as a care-aide before becoming a doula, supporting over 200 births over a 10 year period. For the past five years before getting involved in politics, Loewen was a real estate professional. Political career On February 17, 2024, Loewen was nominated as the Conservative P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Armstrong
Tara Armstrong MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2024. Initially elected as a member of the Conservative Party, she represents the electoral district of Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream as a member of OneBC and has served as the parties House leader since 2025. Early life and career She has worked with her family's seniors transportation business, Driving Miss Daisy, before joining the Conservative Party as the party's Election Readiness Chair in 2023. In March 2025, she left the Conservative Party to sit as an Independent, after the MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena, Dallas Brodie, was ejected from the Conservative Party for making offensive comments towards survivors of residential schools. On June 9, 2025, Armstrong and Brodie started a new party called OneBC. Political views Healthcare In November 2023, Armstrong criticized Canadian broadcaster Jody Vance for retweeting a Peter Hotez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Albas
Dan Albas ( ; born December 1, 1976) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola as a member of the Conservative Party. In the 41st Canadian Parliament, Albas was appointed to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and introduced one piece of legislation, a private members bill called ''An Act to amend the Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act (interprovincial importation of wine for personal use)'' which would allow individuals to import wine from another province for the purpose of personal consumption. Background Born in 1976 in Victoria, British Columbia, Albas's family moved to Penticton when he was three years old. With his two sisters, he was raised mostly in Penticton by a father who worked as a lawyer and was active in conservative politics and a mother who worked as a social worker. The family spent a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelowna City Council
Kelowna City Council is the governing body of the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The council consist of the mayor and eight elected city councillors who represent the city. Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of November. 2022–present ''Elected in the 2022 municipal elections'' Mayor: Tom Dyas Councillors: Charlie Hodge, Mohini Singh, Maxine DeHart, Luke Stack, Loyal Wooldridge, Ron Cannan, Rick Webber, Gord Lovegrove 2018-2022 Vote ResultsMayor: Colin Basran Councillors: Charlie Hodge, Mohini Singh, Ryan Donn, Gail Given, Maxine DeHart, Brad Sieben, Luke Stack, Loyal Wooldridge 2014-2018 Vote ResultsMayor: Colin Basran Councillors: Charlie Hodge, Mohini Singh, Ryan Donn, Gail Given, Maxine DeHart, Brad Sieben, Tracy Gray Tracy Gray is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) representing the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country (federal electoral district), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of V Postal Codes Of Canada
__NOTOC__ This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is V. Postal codes beginning with V are located within the Canadian province of British Columbia. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The V postal code area is currently the most utilized in Canada, with only three of the 180 available urban FSAs not yet assigned. Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROM A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains computer data storage, data computers can read, but not write or erase. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold b ...s. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy directories can also be consulted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Hill Family Estate
Mission Hill Family Estate is a wine grower and producer based in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, in the Okanagan Valley (wine), Okanagan Valley wine region. The winery is situated atop Mission Hill overlooking a 145 kilometre lake, mountains and vineyards. History Mission Hill Winery was established in 1966; years later, Anthony von Mandl would create the Mission Hill Family designation. von Mandl was a wine seller in Vancouver during the 1970s and assisted in preparing a feasibility study regarding growing grapes in the area for Josef Milz, a Mosel (wine region), Mosel based winery. While the German vintner did not go ahead with a purchase, von Mandl decided that the area was worth investing in, and in 1981 purchased the abandoned Mission Hill estate. von Mandl is also the founder of Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. The first Chardonnay made by John Simes, who had just joined the winery, in the 1992 vintage won the trophy for "Best Chardonnay" at the 1994 International Wine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
