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City of Kelowna to consider hosting 2026 BC Summer Games

Kelowna mayor and council will decide whether they will put KelownaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s name forward, on Monday, Feb. 8
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Nicholas Monro powered to the finish line en route to the victory in the MenÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s 200 Meter Dash at the Cowichan Sportsplex at the BC Summer Games in 2018. (Arnold Lim/Black Press file)

The City of Kelowna will decide Monday whether it will make a bid to host the 2026 BC Summer Games.

In a report to council by Doug Nicholas, the cityÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s sport and event services manager, he highlights a variety of benefits in hosting the games including an economic impact of at least $2 million.

The last time Kelowna hosted the games was in 2008.

School District 23, as well as every local organization contacted, endorsed the cityÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s bid to host the games.

The school district endorsed the use of schools for accommodations and sporting venues, as well as the use of school buses for transport.

Staff are also seeking $110,000 from the Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥˜major events programÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ as the cityÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s financial contribution to the event, if awarded.

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Do you have something to add to this story, or something else we should report on? Email: phil.mclachlan@kelownacapnews.com


 


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About the Author: Phil McLachlan

Phil McLachlan is the editor at the Penticton Western News. He served as the reporter, and eventually editor of The Free Press newspaper in Fernie.
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