Facts about Kelowna

Did you know the following interesting facts about Kelowna:

1. The Okanagan Sunflower is the official floral emblem of Kelowna and is also called Arrowleaf Balsamroot. The Okanagan Sunflower thrives particularly well in the Kelowna area and is one of the longest blooming wildflowers, providing abundant splashes of bright yellow on the hillsides in early spring.

2. As per a newsreport publishedon July 17, 2007

British Columbia's population remains one of the oldest, with 14.6 per cent being seniors, a reflection of its higher life expectancy. The proportion of elderly also rose in all of Canada's 33 largest cities, while the proportion of children declined. The oldest city in Canada was Kelowna, B.C., with 19 per cent of its population being elderly, while Calgary had the fewest elderly at just 9.4 per cent.

For complete story, check out : The Vancouver sun

3. The word Kelowna means Grizzly Bear in Indian dialect.

4. Kelowna was founded in 1905 and until 1925, it was entirely dependent on water transportation for all freight and passenger movement.

5. The Okanagan Lake Bridge which connects West bank and Kelowna was opened on July 19, 1958 and operated as a toll bridge until April 1st, 1963.

6. As per Citizenship and Immigration Canada statistics annual flow of foreign students in Kelowna in 2006 was only 243 compared to Vancouver which had 14,473.
For further information, see CIC facts

7. Also, Kelowna has been ranked 9th in list of top 10 busiest terminals based on total number of customers passing through in 2004 published by Greyhound survey

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