‘Successful’ Family Day long weekend for Okanagan tourism sector
Global News
It was a busy weekend for tourism as many Okanagan residents and visitors celebrated Family Day across the Interior.
It was a busy weekend for tourism as many Okanagan residents and visitors celebrated Family Day across the Interior.
Hundreds of families took part in Kelowna’s family day event at MNP Place in the Lower Mission area. In the first half an hour of the event, the City of Kelowna says over 700 families came out to try different activities.
While outside of town, local ski hills welcomed hundreds of visitors over the weekend.
“This is a big weekend for us, certainly with Presidents Day weekend, having Americans up here is great. Also, the Family Day long weekend so the Canadians are out so it’s just really helpful that we did see the numbers that we saw,” said Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association CEO Ellen Walker-Matthews.
“Certainly, our local ski hills… Apex, Big White, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, all the ones in the in the majors in the region… I have heard very good feedback that there was great snow and great visitation on the hills.”
While local ski hills welcomed hundreds of visitors over the weekend.
After a tough start to the ski season with little snow and extremely cold temperatures, Apex Mountain Resort’s general manager James Shalman says this was their busiest weekend so far this season.
“It was an absolutely fantastic long weekend exactly what we would have wanted or could have ordered if we could order anything. We had fresh snow. We had clear skies. Everybody was happy,” said Shalman.
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