[Metro-One]

Kelowna's economy is not as bad as many think it is.

It's agriculture is based on high value crops which involve a lot of decent processing industrial activities afterwards (the obvious ones being wine and juice production).

It also has a decently strong aerospace industry (I know people personally who work in that industry in Kelowna).

I believe for its size high tech is not doing so bad.

Then of course there is the tourism industry. The obvious summer based activities but also there are decent winter resorts up in the hills nearby.

It is also the heart of the larger Okanagan area and it has a direct major highway link to the Lower Mainland.

It will never be a huge city, but I don't think 500 000 or so is out of the question.