Kelowna Cenotaph - Kelowna, British Columbia - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

This cenotaph is located in City Park in Kelowna, British Columbia. Surrounded by a well used park, close to one of the well used beaches, provide residents and visitors to this park an opportunity to stop and pay their respects to those that gave the ultimate sacrfice.

Design: Andrew Gibbs (City of Kelowna) and Don Ferguson (Site 360)

Fabrication and installation: West Coast Monuments and West-Wind Nurseries (2006)

The Work

This group of monuments situated in an expansive plaza honours Kelowna's war and peacekeeping personnel lost in World War I, World War II, Korea and other military operations. The Veendam Walkway is dedicated to one of Kelowna's sister cities, Veendam, Holland, liberated by local troops in 1944.

The Project

A multi-phase improvement project for the cenotaph, plaza and walkway was launched in 2004, supported by the Kelowna Veendam Sister City Association, local veterans' organizations, the British Columbia Dragoons, the Province of British Columbia, the Government of Canada and the City of Kelowna. The project also generated a lot of support from local citizens. The improvements are valued at approximately $675,000.

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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): World War I World War II Korean War In Honor Of: Only names and wars listed Marker Text: World War I 1914 1918 Names of 150 persons killed in action World War II 1939 1945 Names of 99 persons killed in action Korean 1950 1953 Names of 2 persons killed in action Date of dedication: 2004 Who Put it Here?: City of Kelowna and Others Description of Memorial: Three spires located in a plaza within City Park. This park, located on the shores of Okanagan Lake this very popular park and beach presents a perfect opportunity for visitors to visit this monument. Numerous recreational activities are possible in this park and it sees hundreds of visitors daily with thousands possible on weekends during the summer.

Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.

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