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iN PHOTOS: Kelowna’s skyline then and now

iN PHOTOS: Kelowna’s skyline then and now | iNFOnews.ca
The view from Knox Mountain in the 1900s and today. 1900s photo via the Old Kelowna Facebook group. (JESSE TOMAS / iNFOnews.ca)

Highrises keep sprouting out of the ground in Kelowna. With more and more people moving to the city the trend doesn’t show any sign of changing.

BC Stats expects the Central Okanagan population to grow to roughly 350,000 people by 2040, and Kelowna’s population is expected to hit 180,000 by 2040.

Over the past 10 years the city but the pace has picked up dramatically and now has roughly 1,000 storeys in highrises built, on the books or proposed.

If you have some photos of the new Kelowna or the old Kelowna, send them to news@infonews.ca.

Kelowna's skyline from Knox Mountain on Sept. 16, 2025.
Kelowna’s skyline from Knox Mountain on Sept. 16, 2025.
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A view of Kelowna from Knox mountain from a picture taken in the 1940s. Shared by 'Old Kelowna' Facebook group.
A view of Kelowna from Knox mountain from a picture taken in the 1940s. Shared by ‘Old Kelowna’ Facebook group.
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Kelowna's skyline from the lookout on K.L.O Road on Sept. 16, 2025.
Kelowna’s skyline from the lookout on K.L.O Road on Sept. 16, 2025.
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A single-family home in downtown Kelowna with a skyscraper under construction behind it on Sept. 16, 2025.
A single-family home in downtown Kelowna with a skyscraper under construction behind it on Sept. 16, 2025.
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The view from the new pedestrian bridge at Richter Street on Sept. 16, 2025.
The view from the new pedestrian bridge at Richter Street on Sept. 16, 2025.
(JESSE TOMAS / iNFOnews.ca)
No, this isn't Vancouver or Toronto, it's an alleyway in downtown Kelowna.
No, this isn’t Vancouver or Toronto, it’s an alleyway in downtown Kelowna.
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Jesse Tomas

Jesse Tomas is a reporter from Toronto who joined iNFOnews.ca in 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism from Carleton University in 2022.

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