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VIDEO: Public support helped push towering hotel plan through

The outcome was up in the air until the vote was cast.

<who> Photo Credit: Westcorp

The developers behind the sky-scraping hotel planned near the downtown waterfront is still breathing a sigh of relief after the project got the nod from Kelowna City Council

<who> Photo Credit: Westcorp

In a sit down interview at KelownaNow, Westcorp VP Gail Temple credits the outpouring of public support for empowering council to approve their project despite a negative recommendation from their own staff.

<who> Photo Credit: Westcorp

Our sit-down interview includes the first public display of a "fly-through" video that shows how the project will transform the waterfront area at the foot of Bernard Avenue.



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