iN PHOTOS: Glowing balloons appear on Kelowna hillside to honour health workers

Last night, glowing balloons appeared in the hills of East Kelowna to honour health care workers fighting COVID-19 on the front lines.   

Credit: FACEBOOK/ Bright small town

The balloons dot the Kelowna skyline, some bearing messages, others showing the caduceus medical symbol.

FILE PHOTO FACEBOOK/ Bright small town

Credit: FACEBOOK/ Bright small town

The photos were posted by the Facebook page Bright small town

The caption reads: "We tribute these lights to all the health care workers and front liners around the world. We praise you and thank you!"


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Brie Welton

Brie is a recent graduate from UBC Okanagan where she studied English and French while managing the campus newspaper. After working as an intern reporter for the summer of 2019 in her home-town of Kelowna, she rejoined the InfoNews team in March 2020 and moved to Kamloops.
Her interests range from food features and artist profiles to politics, crime and minority issues. She has a passion for story-telling and aspires to one day become a full-time court reporter.