The Kelowna Story is a comprehensive full-length history of the largest metropolitan centre outside BCs Lower Mainland, a labour of love by a leading local historian whose family roots have been entwined with Kelownas for five generations. It embraces the full sweep of central Okanagan history, starting with the days of the S-Ookanhkchinx, who enjoyed a largely peaceful existence along the shores of the lakes and rivers before the earliest explorers came to trade, followed by Father Pandosy and his Okanagan Mission in 1859. ...
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The Kelowna Story is a comprehensive full-length history of the largest metropolitan centre outside BCs Lower Mainland, a labour of love by a leading local historian whose family roots have been entwined with Kelownas for five generations. It embraces the full sweep of central Okanagan history, starting with the days of the S-Ookanhkchinx, who enjoyed a largely peaceful existence along the shores of the lakes and rivers before the earliest explorers came to trade, followed by Father Pandosy and his Okanagan Mission in 1859. It was the mission that attracted Kelownas first homesteaders, soon followed by cattle ranchers and orchardists, and much later by the empire-builders like the Bennett family who paved the way for todays budding metropolis.
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