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Mass timber used in YLW expansion

Jun 17, 2025 | 3:17 PM

Travellers will soon see a big update at Kelowna International Airport.

The terminal expansion has finished installing its wooden roof structure, made from locally sourced mass timber from B.C.’s Slocan Valley.

With $500 thousand dollars in funding from the province, the wood panels were pre-made in Castlegar using advanced technology to speed up the build.

The project is set to be completed by 2026.

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