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| Kelowna was incorporated into a city on May 4, 1905. The new city had a population of "100%". Its first mayor was Henry (Harry)
Raymer. |
Henry William Raymer
Mayor 1905 |
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| Waterous Engine and Hose Reeler |
Brick Firehall built in 1924
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Kelowna Courier, July 1906
City council decided to buy Lot 10,
Block 10, at the corner of Water Street and Lawrence Ave. and to build
thereon a firehall 20x30 feet, two storeys high, at a cost of $800.
Kelowna Courier, Nov. 1914
The new fire auto had a tryout and
fully came up to expectations. It was equipped with a horn, a miniature
of the siren at the powerhouse and made a noise described as "ungodly". |
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| Kelowna Regatta approximately 1908
The first Kelowna Regatta was held in 1906. This consisted of canoe
and boat races, swimming, diving, and water oriented events. Soon competition
with other towns in the Okanagan began. In time, towns as far away as Vancouver
(even before the road link) came to the annual event. |
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Bernard Ave. 1909
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Electricity came to downtown Kelowna in 1909
A sight that dazzled shoppers coming in from the outlying
districts, many of which did not have electric power until many years later. |
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