KELOWNA– It’s the 30th time the Canadian Student Leadership Conference has taken place, but it’s the first time it’s come to the Okanagan.
Kelowna organizers made the successful application three years ago and on Tuesday 840 student delegates from across the country arrived for the opening ceremonies.
Over the course of five days delegates will take in keynote speakers, workshop opportunities and leadership experiences.
Co-chair Norm Bradley says it’s all about giving them skills they can take back home and use in their schools and communities.
‘A Ticket to Inspiration’ is this year’s theme and the goal is to inspire action, not just ideas.
It takes a huge amount of community support to put on an event of this magnitude.
650 students are billeted in Kelowna area homes.
Last minute location changes had to be made because of the teachers strike which ended late last week.
The bulk of the events were moved from KSS to Evangel Church on Gordon Drive.
Visiting delegates will be in Kelowna until Sunday morning
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