Kettle Valley Railway Trail
British Columbia and its many resources, joined the Confederation of Canada with the promise of a railway that would come into BC, thus extending the rails from sea to sea. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) arrived in BC in 1885, fourteen years after the province became a part of Canada..................click here to read more
Myra Canyon
In a truly outstanding feat of railway construction engineering, KVR Chief Engineer Andrew McCulloch managed to locate, layout, and construct a railway directly through the Myra Canyon by seemingly hanging the supporting engineering works around the rim of the canyon, several thousand feet above the canyon floor. The railway swung into the canyon, just west of Myra Station...................click here to read more
The City of Kelowna
Kelowna was incorporated in May 1905 when our population consisted of 600 people and farming was the economic mainstay of the region. Today 109,000 people call Kelowna home and we’re considered by many to be one of the most livable cities in Canada..............click here to read more |
