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|  Kelowna Fire Hall - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers On the site of Kelowna's original 1906 fire hall, this sturdy brick hall replaced the first wood frame hall in 1924. It was the home of the Kelowna Volunteer Fire Brigade. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/12/2015 last visited: never |
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|  BC Growers Packing House - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The BC Growers Packing House, now known as the Laurel Packing House, is on the corner of Ellis Street and Cawston Avenue at 1304 Ellis Street. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/05/2013 last visited: 01/02/2014 |
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|  Fumerton House - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A Depression Era house, the Fumerton House looks as good as it did nearly a century ago. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Canadian National Station - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers On Thursday, September 10th, 1925, tracks of the Canadian National Railway finally reached the city limits of Kelowna. This occurred after 11 years of delay. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 04/08/2013 last visited: 01/03/2014 |
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|  Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Now a French cultural centre, this Gothic Revival edifice was built to house Kelowna's first Lutheran church. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  First United Church - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built in 1909, this was the replacement for the original wood framed Knox Presbyterian Church, which dated from 1897. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/13/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Old Glenn Avenue School - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A somewhat less than comely building, this onetime school continues to serve the young people of Kelowna as a youth centre. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Cathedral, Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers This grand stone cathedral sits at 608 Sutherland Avenue, on the corner of Sutherland and Richter Street. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 03/22/2013 last visited: 02/11/2014 |
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|  Women's Institute Hall - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built around 1924 as a school, this little wood framed building has had a varied and eclectic history. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Central Elementary School - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Built with all the modern conveniences of 1913, including toilets and lavatories in the basement, somewhat strangely, also included were the more traditional outhouses in the playground. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  W.R. Trench House - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A 1½ storey Arts & Crafts style bungalow built for a druggist, this house has grown, as has the city, through the years. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  J.W. Jones House - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers A beautifully restored and maintained Queen Anne residence, this is now home to a law group. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  James B. Knowles House - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The J. B. Knowles House is now part of a park named for its original owner, Knowles Heritage Park. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/24/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Boyce Gyro Park - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Gyro Park is a combination park and beach along Lakeshore Road in the Mission district of Kelowna. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/02/2023 last visited: never |
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|  Guisachan House - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Guisachan House, built in 1891, is in Guisachan Heritage Park at 1060 Cameron Avenue, just west of Gordon Drive and south of Guisachan Road. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/23/2013 last visited: 01/12/2014 |
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|  Queen Elizabeth's Oak - Summerland, British Columbia
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The first Anglican church in Summerland, St. Peter's, was also the first church in Summerland. Built at an unknown time in the late nineteenth century, it was replaced by St. Stephen's in 1910. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 04/03/2023 last visited: never |
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|  St. Stephen's Anglican Church - Summerland, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The first Anglican church in Summerland, St. Peter's, was also the first church in Summerland. Built at an unknown time in the late nineteenth century, it was replaced by St. Stephen's in 1910. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/12/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Tashme - Sunshine Valley, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers To the side of Sumallo River Road, leading to the Tashme Museum and site of the Tashme Detention Camp is this BC Stop of Interest marker. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/13/2020 last visited: 09/17/2020 |
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|  Hedley - Famous for Gold
in British Columbia Heritage Markers One of the new signs the Province produced in 2008 on 150th anniversary of the creation of BC. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 07/02/2010 last visited: 07/07/2017 |
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|  Gold in Nickel Plate - Hedley, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers One of the BC roadside markers now mounted on the side of the Hedley Museum. posted by: bcrockcrawler, xstitcher, & BMXer location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 07/02/2010 last visited: 05/23/2023 |
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|  Willowbrook Farms Ltd. and the Parkinson Recreation Center — Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Tucked in behind the Parkinson Recreation Center is this historic sign that discusses the changing face of Kelowna. Prior to the present urbanization Kelowna was mostly farms and orchards. The Johnsons were like many others making a living here. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/24/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Tashme Japanese Canadian Internment Camp 1942 - 1946 - Sunshine Valley, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Upon entering the Sunshine Valley community from Highway 3, one spies a BC Stop of Interest marker. Further along, one will encounter a more comprehensive marker at the Tashme Museum. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/13/2020 last visited: 08/07/2019 |
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|  Father Pandosy O.M.I. — Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Father Pandosy created a Catholic mission in the Okanagan Valley in 1859. Here the Province of British Columbia honours him as having started the first white settlement in the valley. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/24/2010 last visited: 10/28/2012 |
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|  Immaculate Conception Mission - Kelowna, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers Mounted on a large boulder inside the entrance of Father Pandosy Mission, this sign recalls the founding and history of the oldest Catholic Mission in the British Columbia Interior. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/16/2016 last visited: never |
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|  The Dewdney Trail — Cascade Recreation Area, BC
in British Columbia Heritage Markers The Dewdney Trail was developed through the 1860s to provide an all-British Columbia route from the Interior of the colony to water access on the Pacific Ocean. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 06/04/2013 last visited: never |
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