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The former operator of the historic St. Andrews on the Square Church hopes the city will fix it up following a fire that lead to water and smoke damage inside the building.
The society cared for St. Andrews on the Square since rescuing the city’s oldest public building in 1995
(ROB MUNRO / iNFOnews.ca) January 23, 2021 - 9:00 AM The photo above shows the current state of a Kelowna property that was demolished, even though it was once on the city’s heritage registry. Like dozens of homes in Kelowna, Kamloops and other Okanagan communities, 409 Park Avenue’s inclusion on a registry meant very little in terms of preserving it. Yet it is an example, not so much of local governments’ disregard for their history, but of residents who have turned their backs on their neighbours, communities and history, some heritage advocates say. “People, I d...