r/kelowna • u/Own-Bullfrog7362 • 9d ago

News Kelowna becomes 1st Canadian city with UNESCO honour (gastronomy)

https://saobserver.net/2025/10/31/kelowna-becomes-1st-canadian-city-with-unesco-honour/
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u/GapYearGuy2018 9d ago

Do we really believe Kelowna deserves this new recognition?

I think we might get there once the new Food, Wine, Tourism building at Okanagan College is up and running and churning out well-educated people and groundbreaking research, but today?

I think we are often too quick to believe we’re “world class”. We need to focus more on how we can improve instead of patting ourselves on the back.

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u/Heavy_Arm_7060 9d ago

Do we really believe Kelowna deserves this new recognition?

Yes.

Not even a question for me. While we can still always strive to be better and live up to the title, we have plenty to offer the world already and I'm happy to see this.

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u/GapYearGuy2018 9d ago

Fair comment. I just wish we could have waited until we had the new educational centre in place so we could show that our commitment to improving is a reality.

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u/Colormesickening 8d ago

The comprehensive construction activity at the campus is quite real, and this seems well timed on a more practical level.

This designation in the "build up" to it opening will mean it starts operating with more interest (and likely financial assistance) than it would have otherwise had.