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Options included Okanagan Hills, Westbank, Westlake, and West Kelowna. [8] West Kelowna won over Westbank by a margin of 3,841 to 3,675. The West Kelowna name was confirmed by the municipal council on December 9, 2008 and became official January 30, 2009, after the Government of British Columbia approved the change to the Letters Patent. [9]
It is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in Canada. The city proper encompasses 211.85 km 2 (81.80 sq mi), [ 4 ] and the census metropolitan area 2,904.86 km 2 (1,121.57 sq mi). [ 4 ] Kelowna's estimated population in 2020 is 222,748 in the metropolitan area and 142,146 in the city proper. [ 11 ]
The McDougall Creek Fire was a wildfire in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, Canada as part of the 2023 Canadian wildfires. It started near West Kelowna on August 15, 2023, and was discovered at 5:59 pm PDT. [1] The wildfire forced the evacuation of West Kelowna and parts of Kelowna. Overall, at least 35,000 people were under evacuation ...
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Okanagan Lake. 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. Okanagan Lake winds between Kelowna (foreground) and Westbank (background). Okanagan Lake (Okanagan: kɬúsx̌nítkw) [ 3 ] is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km (84 mi) long, between 4 and 5 km (2.5 and 3.1 mi) wide, and has a surface area ...
West Kelowna wildfires. On July 18, 2009, 3 wildfires broke out around the city of West Kelowna, British Columbia during extremely dry and windy conditions. Over 20,000 people were evacuated as a result of the fires. 9,877 hectares (24,410 acres) of forest was burned along with 4 buildings. [ 1]
Big White is the fourth largest resort in British Columbia, after Whistler-Blackcomb, Sun Peaks, and Silver Star. In 2019, Big White was nominated as the third-best ski resort in Canada by Snowpak. The mountain summit is 2,319 m (7,608 ft) tall with a vertical drop of 777 m (2,549 ft), serviced by 16 lifts. The mountain receives 750 cm (300 in ...