Kelowna on Canadian Monopoly Board
ByMy first thought upon hearing the Kelowna was added to the Canadian version of Monopoly was “I wonder if this will affect house prices in the Okanagan Valley?”
According to a Kelowna area media relations spokeperson, this type of publicity can get the city into people’s minds and motivate them to check it out. Whether this means more visits to the Kelowna website, Kelowna proper, and/or more property buying remains to be seen, but my guess is that it sure can’t hurt.
Imagine a family in Toronto who plays Monopoly heading west on a holiday. They see Kelowna on a map, or maybe even see signage. The kid says “Hey isn’t that city on Monopoly? Can we go see it? Please, please please…!?”
Now, the idea that anyone from anywhere else in Canada would travel into BC and NOT visit Kelowna is slightly mind boggling to some of us who live here, but it probably happens. Having Kelowna on the board will probably give a boost to visits, tourism traffic, and if that happens, it will translate into more housing sales as more people discover what many of us already have: the Okanagan Valley is not just a great place to visit- it’s a great place to live!
22 Canadian cities added to new Monopoly game
The community of Chatham-Kent, Ont., boasts the highest rent properties in Canada — if only on the board of the new Monopoly Canada game.
Twenty-two Canadians cities were officially added to the new edition of the game on Tuesday, after Canadians cast their votes for their cities of choice.
Cities big and small made the list, which includes Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal, Kelowna, B.C., Kawartha Lakes, Ont., and Banff, Alta.
