Funding announced for $49M food, wine and tourism centre in Kelowna
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The new Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism is expected to welcome students sometime in 2026.
Alessandra DiMatia is taking the culinary arts program at Okanagan College in Kelowna, B.C.
She hopes to become a certified red seal chef and eventually a culinary instructor.
“My passion really comes from being able to share food with others, DiMattia said. “I mean, I think food is such an important part of our lifestyles”
DiMattia said getting into the program can be challenging.
“We have limited seats. I was very lucky to get in the program when I did,” she said.
But soon students like DiMattia will have easier access to culinary arts with news of a major, multi-million dollar college expansion.
“Today, we are announcing a new, hybrid, mass timber centre for food, wine and tourism at Okanagan College here in Kelowna,” said Selina Robinson, B.C.’s Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
“The centre will be the first purpose-built facility in Canada bringing together food, wine and tourism.”
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