Talk:Kelowna
Latest comment: 14 days ago by Knightoftheswords281 in topic Demonym is Kelownian. Someone keeps changing it to Kelownan. Kelownan is wrong.
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More recent photo of rapidly changing Kelowna skyline
editHi all. I took this picture of the downtown core in Feb. 2021 and upload it, but I'm not sure how to best incorporate it into the info panel. I can post the file here, and anyone is welcome to include it by making the required edits if they feel it benefits the article.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Bomb319 (talk • contribs) 01:40, 12 July 2021 (UTC)
Culture
editIs there really nothing more to say about the culture of the city than to list a bunch of sports teams and a few annual events? There seems to be surprisingly little for a relatively large (and relatively isolated) place. - Jmabel | Talk 01:03, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
Notable residents
editDid Ted Scott, former primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, live here when he was Bishop of Kootenay? I can't find a source to say so, but I assume he did. MidnightBlue (Talk) 14:55, 27 May 2025 (UTC)
Demonym is Kelownian. Someone keeps changing it to Kelownan. Kelownan is wrong.
editNo one has ever been known as a Kelownan here ~2026-43739-35 (talk) 20:53, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- You need to cite evidence and try to find consensus. If you revert again I will block you. Drmies (talk) 20:56, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- I’m from here ~2026-43739-35 (talk) 20:57, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- I understand that, but that's not actual evidence. You'll need papers, articles, and other sources that definitively use the term how it's spelled - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 21:05, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- As I said in my edit summaries, "Kelownan" got more hits when I searched. Meters (talk) 21:10, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- I’m from here ~2026-43739-35 (talk) 20:57, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- I'm not seeing a source for either demonym. If there's no source either way it should probably just come out. Mackensen (talk) 21:11, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- I didn't find it on any definitive lists of demonyms, but there are lesser sources which use it. Meters (talk) 21:29, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- The Canadian government list of demonyms, for example, does not include Kelowna: https://nos-langues.canada.ca/fr/writing-tips-plus/demonyms-in-canada#k Meters (talk) 21:32, 7 August 2026 (UTC)
- This local news site used "Kelownian", while this one says "Kelownan" and "Kelownaite"; digging through, I've seen all three be used in various local WP:SPSes in my brief look. — Knightoftheswords 23:40, 7 August 2026 (UTC)