Kelowna's population is growing faster than any other city in Canada. Credit: wikipedia.org

Way to grow, Kelowna

KELOWNA – We may be old, but we're still growing, 

According to figures released by Statistics Canada today, Feb. 10, Kelowna's population is growing faster than in any other metropolitan city in Canada, 

From June 2014 to June 2015 the number of Kelowna residents grew by 3.1 per cent, beating all other cities in the country for growth, including Vancouver, which has a population of 2.5 million.

According to the national census, the area between Peachland and Lake Country has a population of 197,000.

Young people make up only 13.7 per cent of the population, however those 65 and older make up 20.6 per cent, making Kelowna also the most elderly city in B.C.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, emaiall@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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