Celebrating Kelowna's Centennial 1905 - 2005

Robert captures the colorful history of the beautiful city of Kelowna, British Columbia,  Canada through his intricate drawings of the special people and historic events that have molded Kelowna into the vibrant and inviting destination city that it has become today. 

The legend below provides the names and places that have contributed to the legend that has become "Kelowna" 

 "Reflections" Legend

1. 1905             Henry William Raymer; First Mayor, Population 600
2. Father Pandosy and his mission, first person to bring apple seeds to Kelowna.
3. 1892             Eli Lequime helped Father Pandosy, Bernard Lequimes father, King of OK
4. 1861             John McDougalls HBTrading Post, clothing, packed by horse & mules
5. 1892             Presbyterian Church on Benvoulin road, now a historical site
6. 1914-1922    S.S. Sicamous,Capt, George Ludlow Estabrooks, Queen of the OK Lake 
7. 1900-1914    Tobacco drying barn &Tobacco fields, 800,000 cigars annually
8. 1925             CN Rail #416 arrived in Kelowna, joined to the Kamloops connector
9. 1890             KVR CP Rail, connected Vancouver to Kettle Valley
10. 1914             Pooles Cakes and baking deliveries & Okanagan Mission Mills Flour
11. 1892             Bernard Lequime, established townsite with map #462, post office worker 
12. 1894             Dr. Boyce; Kelownas first doctor only doc from Vernon to US border
13. 1860-1944     David Lloyd Jones, carpenter, last member of the original city council
14. 1903-1938     P.B. Wittits; First pharmacist
15. 19271976      Dr. A.S. Underhill, 1934 Director of Calona Wines
16. 1878-1967     Dr. W.J. Knox/Dr Boyce, 1961 rewarded the order of the British Empire
17. 1968             Dick Parkinson; Mayor & established airport and tourism
18. 1908             Dr Kneller & his McLaughlin car, upset many horses on the trail
19. 1909             South side of Bernard Ave, Royal Bank of Canada, Kelowna Cafe
20. 1940-1960s   Quongs restaurant; 3 generations Chinese, Population 5000 10% Chinese
21. 1950             Bernard Ave, CKOV, oldest radio station, Safeway, Post Office
22. 1960-1999     Flintstone Park, 40ft Fred a favourite family tourist attraction
23. 1957-58        Floating Bridge, tolls charged till April 1^st,1963
24. 1908             City Park, Home of the Kelowna Regatta started by Mr. J.B. Knowles
25. 1958             July 19^th,Princess Margaret & W.A.C. Bennet; Ceremony - bridge opening
26. 1848-1932    Giovanni Casorso, known as the Onion King, vegetables, grocery store
27. 1959            Cap Capozzi, Capri Mall; hardware store
28. 1972-1997    Mayor Jim Stewart, Population 1971 19,089, 1975 50,000, 1991 78,500
29. 2004            Gerry Zimmerman; Kelowna Fire chief, Okanagan Park Fire
30. 1993-2005    Werner Schmidt, Member of Parliament for Kelowna
31. 1932            The Kelowna Daily Courier, Originally the Kelowna Clarion (1904)
32. 1985            Silk FM101, created by Nick Frost
33. 1957            3 radio stations created CHBC (CKOV,CKOK, CJIB) ,Keith Williams GM now
34. 1932            Calona Wines, Cap Capozzi turned Calona wines into Canada #1 Winery
35. 1946            Sun-Rype Products, North American leading fruit juice processor
36. 1993            Okanagan Grand Hotel, Lakeside Convention Center
37. 1945            Kelowna Yacht Club, #1Commodore Harry Mitchell, 900 members today
38. 1980s          Spirit of Sail by Robert Dow Reid
39. 1990s          Dolphins by Robert Dow Reid
40. 1996-           Mayor Walter Gray; helped establish the second radio station CKIQ, 1971
41. 2003            Okanagan Mountain Park Fire, 238 homes lost, 30,000 people evacuated
42. 1905            Kelowna- Grizzly Bear; First Nations name
43. 1955            Fruitful in Unity; Kelowna Coat of Arms
44. 2003            Fire-bomber #204, Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
45. 200?            Future site of "William. R. Bennetts" Bridge or "Bills Bridge"

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